This bright, appealing PDF hyphenated words KS2 worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using this grammar device.
We’ve divided this hyphenated words KS2 resource into five sections:
- Understand
Create sentences for these hyphenated words.
- Challenge
How many hyphenated words can you create by putting together one word from each table?
- Test
Circle the underlined word or words to complete the sentences correctly. Add hyphens to the sentences where necessary. Rewrite the description as a phrase which uses a hyphenated word.
- Explain
Using your own words, explain why you need to hyphenate some words. Give examples.
- Apply
Imagine that you have just returned home after a day in the future. Write a recount of your time. Make sure to include at least three hyphenated words to show that you understand how they work and to avoid any ambiguity over what you have seen.
This 15-minute challenge features activities that include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.
What is a hyphenated word?
Use a hyphen to join words or separate syllables of a single word. Hyphenated words show the reader that two or more elements in a sentence are linked.
When to hyphenate words
Hyphenate two or more words when they:
- come before a noun they modify.
- act as a single idea.
We can use hyphens to avoid ambiguity (eg ‘man eating shark’ versus ‘man-eating shark’, or ‘recover’ versus ‘re-cover’).
Hyphenated words list of examples
check-in, empty-handed, get-together, in-depth, know-it-all, one-sided, runner-up, warm-up
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Using hyphens to avoid ambiguity