Class 5 Hyphen Numbers Adjectives Worksheet
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Class 5 Hyphen Numbers Adjectives Worksheet
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Aishwarya VijayVisit Profile
I’m a former banking and finance professional with 6 years of corporate experience, now a certified educator working at PlanetSpark. After completing my ECCEd and teaching coding at WhiteHat Jr for 2.5 years, I transitioned fully into teaching to build a healthier work–life balance and be more present for my son—while doing work I genuinely love.
Hyphen Hero: Compound Number Adjectives for Class 5
This Grade 5 worksheet helps students master the correct use of hyphens in compound number adjectives such as “five-day trip” and “ten-year-old statue.” It builds clarity in writing by teaching when and how to join words correctly before nouns.
Why Hyphens in Compound Number Adjectives Matter in Grammar?
Hyphens are used to connect words in compound number adjectives that describe nouns. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It improves sentence clarity and avoids confusion.
2. It teaches correct adjective formation before nouns.
3. It strengthens writing accuracy and grammar skills.
4. It helps students apply rules in real-life contexts.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes five engaging grammar exercises designed to strengthen punctuation and word formation skills:
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correctly hyphenated compound adjective.
Exercise 2 – True or False
Students identify correct and incorrect hyphen usage.
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students form correct compound number adjectives using given numbers.
Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting
Students rewrite sentences with correct hyphen usage.
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion
Students complete a paragraph using correctly formed compound adjectives.
Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice
1. b
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. b
7. b
8. a
9. c
10. a
Exercise 2 – True or False
1.True
2. False
3.True
4.False
5.True
6.False
7.True
8.False
9.True
10.False
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. five-day
2. two-year-old
3. three-storey
4. twenty-rupee
5. one-hundred-page
6. ten-year-old
7. six-foot
8. seven-day
9. thirty-rupee
10. four-year-old
Exercise 4 – Rewritten Sentences
1. The trip was a five-day journey.
2. They climbed a three-storey tower.
3. She carried a twenty-rupee coin.
4. A two-year-old calf ran fast.
5. He wrote a one-hundred-page diary.
6. We saw a ten-year-old statue.
7. The pole was six-foot tall.
8. It was a seven-day fair.
9. He bought a thirty-rupee pass.
10. They adopted a four-year-old calf.
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion
1. two-storey
2. three-day
3. fifty-year-old
4. five-kilo
5. one-hundred-year-old
6. ten-kilometre
7. seventy-year-old
8. two-day
9. one-hundred-page
Help your child write clearer and more accurate descriptions by mastering hyphen rules in compound number adjectives.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hyphens are used when numbers act as adjectives before nouns, such as in a twenty-one-year-old boy.
They help connect the number words clearly so the meaning of the sentence is not confusing.
Students can practice by forming compound number adjectives and using them correctly before nouns in sentences.
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