Hyphenate the following words:

4. computer, telephone, automobile, traffic, sentry

5. cornet, realistic, fanatic, repetitious, gigantic

Can someone explain what i'm supposed to do? I don't exactly understand how these words can be hyphenated.

Question

Hyphenate the following words:

4.    computer, telephone, automobile, traffic, sentry

5.     cornet, realistic, fanatic, repetitious, gigantic

Can someone explain what i'm supposed to do?  I don't exactly understand how these words can be hyphenated.

anonymous · Answer

Probably either by roots or syllables.

anonymous · Answer

What grade are you in? Have you learned about roots yet?

anonymous · Answer

9th grade and yes but are they asking me to hyphenate the words like this: computer-generated etc.. is that what they mean?

anonymous · Answer

"Computer-generated" was provided as an example?

anonymous · Answer

No I just came up with that.

anonymous · Answer

Okay. Well, I think they're probably talking about roots, so for instance "tele-phone."

anonymous · Answer

Should I post the whole lesson to make sure?

anonymous · Answer

If you want to.

anonymous · Answer

I already did questions 1-3

anonymous · Answer

Okay, cool. It's 11pm here so I have to log off now though.

anonymous · Answer

ok thx for the help

jademc01 · Answer

Were there any other instructions with this besides to hyphenate?