6th grade hyphens. Please help!

1. In which sentence is the number written correctly?

A.
We filled twenty four bags with the leaves we raked.

B.
The temperature in Los Angeles today is seventy-seven degrees.

C.
My next door neighbor turned twenty one yesterday.

2. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?

A.
The recipe says to add two-thirds cup of flour.

B.
The dog ate one-third of the turkey.

C.
Connie paid one-half of the sales price.

3. In which sentence is the number written correctly?

A.
We calculated that we rode twenty three miles on the bike trail.

B.
The restaurant bill came to thirty-six dollars and fifty cents.

C.
When fully packed, my trunk weighed sixty five pounds.

4. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?

A.
She donated one-third of the profits to charity.

B.
She received three quarters of the votes.

C.
Leah jogged one-half of a mile.

5. In which sentence is the number written correctly?

A.
Twenty-four trees were planted in the park.

B.
Sarah has filled eighty eight pages of her scrapbook.

C.
Twenty seven people attended the town council meeting.

6. In which sentence is the number written correctly?

A.
I think their house number is seventy-six.

B.
Seventy nine people have signed up for the course.

C.
It will take about thirty five minutes to finish our walk.

7. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?

A.
My puppy weighs only five and three-eighths pounds.

B.
The fenced area of the garden has four-fifths of my vegetables.

C.
One-quarter of the park is covered by evergreen trees.

8. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?

A.
We passed out flyers to one-half of the neighborhood.

B.
Two-thirds of the team attended practice.

C.
Thirty-three cents make up about one third of a dollar.

9. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?

A.
We made four-fifths of the decorations this afternoon.

B.
Twist the knob one-half turn to get hot water.

C.
One-fourth of the guests arrived early.

10. In which sentence is the compound word written correctly?

A.
A family of raccoons lives in my tree-house.

B.
A family of raccoons lives in my treehouse.

C.
A family of raccoons lives in my tree house.

Question

6th grade hyphens. Please help!

1. In which sentence is the number written correctly?	
 
 A.
We filled twenty four bags with the leaves we raked.
 
 B.
The temperature in Los Angeles today is seventy-seven degrees.
 
 C.
My next door neighbor turned twenty one yesterday.

2. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?	
 
 A.
The recipe says to add two-thirds cup of flour.
 
 B.
The dog ate one-third of the turkey.
 
 C.
Connie paid one-half of the sales price.

3. In which sentence is the number written correctly?	
 
 A.
We calculated that we rode twenty three miles on the bike trail.
 
 B.
The restaurant bill came to thirty-six dollars and fifty cents.
 
 C.
When fully packed, my trunk weighed sixty five pounds.

4. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?	
 
 A.
She donated one-third of the profits to charity.
 
 B.
She received three quarters of the votes.
 
 C.
Leah jogged one-half of a mile.

5. In which sentence is the number written correctly?	
 
 A.
Twenty-four trees were planted in the park.
 
 B.
Sarah has filled eighty eight pages of her scrapbook.
 
 C.
Twenty seven people attended the town council meeting.

6. In which sentence is the number written correctly?	
 
 A.
I think their house number is seventy-six.
 
 B.
Seventy nine people have signed up for the course.
 
 C.
It will take about thirty five minutes to finish our walk.

7. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?	
 
 A.
My puppy weighs only five and three-eighths pounds.
 
 B.
The fenced area of the garden has four-fifths of my vegetables.
 
 C.
One-quarter of the park is covered by evergreen trees.

8. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?	
 
 A.
We passed out flyers to one-half of the neighborhood.
 
 B.
Two-thirds of the team attended practice.
 
 C.
Thirty-three cents make up about one third of a dollar.

9. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?	
 
 A.
We made four-fifths of the decorations this afternoon.
 
 B.
Twist the knob one-half turn to get hot water.
 
 C.
One-fourth of the guests arrived early.

10. In which sentence is the compound word written correctly?	
 
 A.
A family of raccoons lives in my tree-house.
 
 B.
A family of raccoons lives in my treehouse.
 
 C.
A family of raccoons lives in my tree house.

anonymous · Answer

If anyone can answer ANY of them it would be a lot of help!!

paki · Answer

for 1 it's B...

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! Can you answer any others? @paki

paki · Answer

@Hilisa  remaining questions are simple... you can have a try... and if there is a problem, then let us know....

anonymous · Answer

@paki I have done this lesson on hyphens 3 times and failed everytime... I can't figure it out.

paki · Answer

ahh... then have a look here... it will be useful for you... http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/hyphens.asp

anonymous · Answer

I'll try my best.. 2 B. 3. B. 4. A. 5. A. 6. A. 7. A. 8. B. 9. C. 10. B. These were actually quite easy.

anonymous · Answer

were they right!