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octopuses is that they have three hearts pumping blood through their bodies.\u003Cbr>2) The fast moving cheetah can reach speeds of up to seventy miles per hour in just a few seconds.\u003Cbr>3) Scientists discovered a brand new species of frog hiding deep inside a tropical rainforest.\u003Cbr>4) The record breaking athlete jumped higher than anyone else at the track and field competition.\u003Cbr>5) A life size model of a Tyrannosaurus rex stood at the entrance of the dinosaur museum.\u003Cbr>6) The high speed roller coaster at the amusement park zoomed around the track in under a minute.\u003Cbr>7) Our teacher showed us a close up photo of the moon that revealed hundreds of tiny craters.\u003Cbr>8) The left handed pitcher threw a curveball that completely fooled the batter at home plate.\u003Cbr>9) A fun loving dolphin jumped out of the water and splashed all the visitors atthe aquarium.\u003Cbr>10) The old fashioned steam train chugged slowly through the mountains on its way to the next town.\u003Cbr>11) A jaw dropping rainbow stretched across the entire sky after the afternoon thunderstorm passed.\u003Cbr>12) The deep sea diver spotted a giant squid swimming near the bottom of the dark ocean.\u003Cbr>13) My brother built a hand made rocket out of cardboard tubes and launched it in the backyard.\u003Cbr>14) The long necked giraffe reached the leaves at the very top of the tall acacia tree.\u003Cbr>15) A world famous chef showed the kids how to make homemade pasta from scratch in the kitchen. |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.  \u003Cbr>11.  \u003Cbr>12.  \u003Cbr>13.  \u003Cbr>14.  \u003Cbr>15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 1 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 |  | 80 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  |  |  | 27 | 20 |  | 13 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nIdentifying Hyphenated Words in a Sentence  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine which words in the sentence should be hyphenated.\u003Cbr>1) A well known fact about octopuses is that they have three hearts pumping blood through their bodies. |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  well-known  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) The fast moving cheetah can reach speeds of up to seventy miles per hour in just a few seconds. |  |  |  |  |  | [2. ](2.  fast-moving)[ fast-moving](2.  fast-moving)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Scientists discovered a brand new species of frog hiding deep inside a tropical rainforest. |  |  |  |  |  | 3.  brand-new \u003Cbr>4. record-breaking |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The record breaking athlete jumped higher than anyone else at the track and field competition. |  |  |  |  |  | [5. ](5.  life-size)[ life-size](5.  life-size)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) A life size model of a Tyrannosaurus rex stood at the entrance of the dinosaur museum. |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  high-speed  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The high speed roller coaster at the amusement park zoomed around the |  |  |  |  |  | 7.  close-up  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| track in under a minute.\u003Cbr>7) Our teacher showed us a close up photo of the moon that revealed hundreds of tiny craters. |  |  |  |  |  | 8.  left-handed \u003Cbr>[9. ](9.  fun-loving)[ fun-loving](9.  fun-loving)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) The left handed pitcher threw a curveball that completely fooled the batter at home plate. |  |  |  |  |  | 10.  old-fashioned  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) A fun loving dolphin jumped out of the water and splashed all the visitors at |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  jaw-dropping  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| the aquarium.\u003Cbr>10) The old fashioned steam train chugged slowly through the 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