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Academic listening- wrong use of hyphens
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:34 pm
by Priya
I have an irritating habit of hyphenating my words, sometimes unnecessarily so. Eg., time-table, ticket-office, answer-sheets, etc.
In the listening section, if I wrongly hyphenate a word, will I be penalized?
Re: Academic listening- wrong use of hyphens
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:11 am
by petryworn
correct spelling is a must in the IELTS test, so the improper placement of the hyphen might affect your overall score. There is no such word as time-table, ticket-office and answer-sheets. Don't complicate the English language. Learn the proper use of hyphens.
You can check out more IELTS listening tips at:
http://www.jroozreview.com/ielts-listening-tips/
You should also avoid the following common mistakes:
http://www.ieltsexamstips.com/2013/10/c ... -exam.html