Do hyphenated words count as 1 or 2?

[vanadium]

Same as subject.

Say, the model answer was 'human activities' and I wrote 'human-related activities' (as-is from the listening test recording), will I be considered incorrect?

Thanks in advance.

[Ryan]

Hi vanadium,

In the writing section, hyphenated words are counted as one word. I imagine the rule crosses over to the listening section, too.

Here's a video on how words are counted in writing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2bZgx7gAt0