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Use hyphens in compound words

Use hyphens to join prefixes to root words where needed (co-ordinate, re-enter, co-own, co-operate)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    A compound word is like a sandwich 🥪 — two words squished together to make one new word!

  2. 2

    Which of these is a hyphenated compound word?

  3. 3

    Drag the two words together with a hyphen to make 'part-time'.

  4. 4

    Let's build 'up-to-date' together.

  5. 5

    Now build 'well-known' with the words and hyphens.

  6. 6

    Where does the hyphen go in 'father in law'?

  7. 7

    Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly?

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