no space or hyphen? Spelling list of fourth grade son has the word extraspecial. No hyphen or space.
Is extra special one word or two?
When you use extra as an adverb meaning very, you usually don't need a hyphen to join it to the word it modifies: Make your holidays extra special. You do need a hyphen, however, when extra is part of a compound modifier preceding the word it modifies: We're planning extra-special holidays this year.
How do you know when to use a hyphen?
The Hyphen
- Use a hyphen at the end of a line to divide a word where there is not enough space for the whole word. ...
- Use a hyphen to indicate a word spelled out letter by letter. ...
- Use a hyphen to join two or more words to form compound adjectives that precede a noun. ...
- Use a hyphen to avoid awkward doubling of vowels.
