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seahorse is so tiny that it can hide on a single piece of coral.\u003Cbr>2) A high scoring volleyball match went back and forth for five exciting sets before a winner emerged.\u003Cbr>3) The bright eyed puppy wagged its tail and ran across the park to greet every visitor.\u003Cbr>4) A bird watching club at school spotted a rare red-tailed hawk nesting near the playground.\u003Cbr>5) A fire breathing dragon is not real, but the Komodo dragon is a powerful lizard that really exists.\u003Cbr>6) The noise canceling headphones blocked out all the loud sounds on the airplane during the flight.\u003Cbr>7) The far off planet Neptune takes over one hundred sixty years to orbit around the sun once.\u003Cbr>8) A thick skinned rhinoceros can weigh over four thousand pounds and run at thirty miles per hour.\u003Cbr>9) The pitch perfect singer hit every note during the school concert and the audience cheered loudly.\u003Cbr>10) A good natured golden retriever gently carried the baby duck in its mouth back to the pond.\u003Cbr>11) The mind blowing fact that a teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh a billion tons amazed the class.\u003Cbr>12) The four legged robot walked across the stage and even climbed a small set of stairs on its own.\u003Cbr>13) The battery operated flashlight helped the scouts find their way back to camp in the dark woods.\u003Cbr>14) A hard boiled egg rolled off the counter and cracked on the kitchen floor before lunch.\u003Cbr>15) The heavy duty crane lifted a steel beam that weighed more than five elephants combined. |  |  |  |  | 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) | 1-10\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. |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) A pint sized pygmy seahorse is so tiny that it can hide on a single piece of coral. |  |  | 1.  pint-sized  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) A high scoring volleyball match went back and forth for five exciting sets before a winner emerged. |  |  | 2.  high-scoring  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) The bright eyed puppy wagged its tail and ran across the park to greet every visitor. |  |  | 3.  bright-eyed \u003Cbr>4. bird-watching |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) A bird watching club at school spotted a rare red-tailed hawk nesting near the playground. |  |  | [5. ](5.  fire-breathing)[ fire-breathing](5.  fire-breathing)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) A fire breathing dragon is not real, but the Komodo dragon is a powerful lizard that really exists. |  |  | 6.  noise-canceling  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The noise canceling headphones blocked out all the loud sounds on the airplane during the flight. |  |  | 7.  far-off \u003Cbr>8. thick-skinned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) The far off planet Neptune takes over one hundred sixty years to orbit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| around the sun once.\u003Cbr>8) A thick skinned rhinoceros can weigh over four thousand pounds and run at thirty miles per hour.\u003Cbr>9) The pitch perfect singer hit every note during the school concert and the audience cheered loudly.\u003Cbr>10) A good 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