Hyphenated Words Activity

Dictionary hunt for hyphenated words: students list as many words as they can find beginning with the prefixes all-, co-, ex- and semi-.
Grades
Grades 3–9
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1
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Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Grammar, ELA
Topic
Hyphenated Words, Hyphenated Words Activity
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Activity Introduction

An amazing activity designed for the students to learn more about languages.

Hyphenated Words

Do you enjoy learning English? Which topic do you like the most Grammar, writing, reading, spelling, comprehension, vocabulary or phonics?

Have you ever tried to learn any other language? If yes, tell us more about it?

How many languages are spoken in the world? What do you think the most interesting one?

Can you say Hello in Spanish, French or even Japanese? You can give it a try!

Can you name the countries that speaks Portuguese?

How many countries speaks Dutch?

What is the less spoken language in the whole world?

Would you like to learn a new language someday? If yes, which language will you choose?

The activity is perfect for encouraging the researching skills for the students, while learning more about world languages.

Hyphenated Words

This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity.

Instructions

Use your dictionary to find as many hyphenated words as you can for each category.

Format

Available in a PDF format.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recognize hyphenated words formed with common prefixes

Teaching tips

  • Each student or group needs a dictionary to work from.

Skills covered

  • Dictionary use — searching entries for hyphenated prefix words

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