Listening - hyphenated words in the answer

[glassiko]

Hi all,

My question is about listening section:
is it a mistake to write a compound word with/without hyphen?

For example,
1) My answer is "ice-cream" instead of "ice cream".
2) I write "role play activities" instead of "role-play activities"
3) Or I put "web-site" instead of "website"

Thanks in advance.
Yury

[drsid]

Hi Yuri

I think the only thing they look for in the ielts listening test is whether you have correctly identified the answer from the audio clip and if the spelling is correct.

I feel that the hyphens do not matter much.

[David.IELTS.Examiner]

Hi All,
Hyphens are generally not an issue. 'Website' is written as one word, not hyphenated.
As drsid says, spelling is far more important.
All the best,
David

[glassiko]

Thanks guys for your answers.
It sounds encouraging, because I usually make mistakes in hyphenated words.