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Compound Adjectives

This document provides examples of compound adjectives and exercises to practice using them. A compound adjective is formed by combining two words to function as a single adjective, often joined with a hyphen. Examples are given such as "fair-minded" and "well-read." Two tasks are then presented: 1) joining single words to form compound adjectives and 2) using the compound adjectives in sentences to complete blanks. The sentences provide contexts related to hotels, actors, tanning, eyesight, durability, dresses, craftsmanship, health, family background, aging, baking, attempts, literary tastes, and housing.

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Compound Adjectives

This document provides examples of compound adjectives and exercises to practice using them. A compound adjective is formed by combining two words to function as a single adjective, often joined with a hyphen. Examples are given such as "fair-minded" and "well-read." Two tasks are then presented: 1) joining single words to form compound adjectives and 2) using the compound adjectives in sentences to complete blanks. The sentences provide contexts related to hotels, actors, tanning, eyesight, durability, dresses, craftsmanship, health, family background, aging, baking, attempts, literary tastes, and housing.

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general vocabulary

Compound adjectives
A compound adjective is a combination of two words which function as a single adjective.
The two words are often joined with a hyphen.

Task 1. Join one word on the left with one word on the right to make compound adjectives.

absentfair-

hard-

half

shortthree-

dark-

eye-

hand-

home-

run-

semiwell-

sun-

world-

burnt catching detached


down

haired

eyed

minded

famous

hearted

sighted
star

off

skilled

tanned

made

read
skinned

up

Task 2. Use the compound adjectives to complete the following sentences.


1. We stayed in a ________ hotel on the seafront.
2. Everybody has heard of Mel Gibson; he's a ________ actor.
3. After six hours on the beach, he had a terribly ________ face.
4. I can't see very clearly. I'm a bit ________ .
5. It wasn't a particularly ________ tennis racket; it broke soon after I bought it.
6. She was wearing an ________ dress that made heads turn as she walked through the room.
7. All these items are ________ by skilled craftsmen in a local factory.
8. I feel a bit ________. Perhaps I should take more vitamins.
9. My wife comes from a ________ family; they've always had more money than my own family.
10. My grandfather's becoming very ________ . Last week he went to the library in his slippers.
11. To make a bit of money, my sister and I used to sell ________ cakes.
12. He made a ________ attempt to take an interest, but it was obvious he didn't want to be there.
13. My father is a very ________ man. His favourite authors are Orhan Pamuk and Umberto Eco.
14. I live in a rather plain ________ house on the outskirts of Nottingham.
15. There are lots of jobs for ________ workers in the factories in my area.

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For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (0 7475 6624 0)

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