Hyphens

Years 5 & 6 · Using hyphens to avoid ambiguity

F O R
Children in Years 5 and 6 learning to use hyphens accurately, in school and at home.

W H A T ’ S I N S I D E
• A clear guide to what hyphens do and when to use them
• Worked examples for each use
• Section A: hyphens that avoid ambiguity
• Section B: hyphens in compound adjectives
• Section C: prefixes and numbers
• Section D: editing and a challenge
• A full answer key for every question