Hyphen Teacher Resources

It's a whole packet full of information on hyphens! Several pages detailing the rules for using a hyphen and giving learners an opportunity to practice are included here. Give this packet to your class to really drill them on hyphens!

When should you use a colon, dash, or hyphen? Middle schoolers insert different types of punctuation marks into given sentences. Rules for usage are included in each example.

Review the use of dashes and hyphens. This presentation comes with a series of examples to make the concept understandable. While a useful resource, it could be augmented with a greater number of examples.

This is more than a worksheet, this is a full college style list of all the rules related to hyphens and capitals one would need to write excellent papers. You can use this resource to inform your own writing, or to enhance your...

Teaching grammar can be so difficult! Help your class master how to use hyphens correctly. The first page details different places one would use a hyphen. On the second page, learners are introduced to two practice activities. In the...

Thoroughly cover the nuances of apostrophes, quotation marks, dashes, hyphens, colons, and semi-colons. Intended for higher-level English classes, the examples given pertain to tricky rules and formal language. There are no animations or...

In this hyphens instructional activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the correct use of hyphens with "-ly" words.

In this hyphens worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the proper use of hyphens in words with prefixes. From three choices, students mark the word that is correct. There are no rules or...

Examine the proper uses of punctuation with this easy PowerPoint. Simple, bold, and straightforward, each slide introduces a different symbol. Difficult or confusing instances are indicated as well.

In this ESL worksheet, learners type a, an, the or a hyphen if no article is needed in a sentence. Students may check answers on line.

In this ESL worksheet, students type either a, an, the or enter a hyphen if sentences don't need an article. Students may check answers on line.

In this grammar quiz instructional activity, students read sentences and choose the ones that have hyphened or not hyphened words used correctly. Students answer 12 multiple choice questions.

Students explore various punctuation marks used in writing.  In this lesson, students read an article on punctuation, then complete several exercises to practice what they learned.

Young scholars identify and use hyphens, dashes, and semicolons. Using teacher created cards, they correct sentences written on the board by the instructor.

In this spelling instructional activity, students learn to spell 20 words in a list that are compound words. Some spelling words have hyphens. Students write each word one time on the lines.

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. All are plural nouns; some have hyphens. Students write each word one time. There are other at-home activities listed.

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. All are compound words spelled with a hyphen. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities listed.

In this recognizing usage of the re- prefix learning exercise, learners read groups of three sentences and choose the sentences that are written correctly. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.

If grammar practice is anywhere in your curriculum, you must check out an extensive collection of warm-up activities for language arts! Each page focuses on a different concept, from parts of speech to verbals, and provides review...

In this punctuation activity, students connect words in a maze to form sentences that require them to use apostrophes, quotation marks, hyphens, and commas correctly.

Make sure your pupils exercise their grammar muscles with this collection of worksheets. Organized into units, the packet covers everything from the parts of speech to sentence structure to punctuation.

To an English teacher, the only sound worse than nails on a chalkboard is a student using improper grammar. Make poor grammar a problem of the past with this extensive collection of worksheets that covers everything from sentence...

Which animal has a blow-hole? How about a trunk? Help your young scholars explore different animal characteristics with this matching worksheet, which has them matching from a word bank of animal names to various features. There are 13...

In this math and writing worksheet, students write 11 numbers in words. They print the numbers on elementary lines inserting hyphens as needed.