Compound Adjectives | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 3

Complete the sentences with the following words:

absent-minded | five-page | long-haired | part-time | middle-aged | old-fashioned | ten-story | three-hour | kind-hearted | brand-new

1. He couldn’t pay his bills with his job.

2. My father is a modern man, while my grandfather is fairly .

3. I don’t have time to watch a movie. I’ve got to be at work in two hours.

4. I’m not interested in buying a used bike. I want a one.

5. My mother is a woman. She’s 50 years old.

6. He lives on the fifth floor of a building.

7. He is a friendly man. = He is a man.

8. Your sister is very forgetful. = Your sister is .

9. Kevin prefers women with short hair, while I like women.

10. Every student will have to write a essay on this topic.

He couldn’t pay his bills with his part-time job.
My father is a modern man, while my grandfather is fairly old-fashioned.
I don’t have time to watch a three-hour movie. I’ve got to be at work in two hours.
I’m not interested in buying a used car. I want a brand-new one.
My mother is a middle-aged woman. She’s 50 years old.
He lives on the fifth floor of a ten-story building.
He is a friendly man. = He is a kind-hearted man.
Your sister is very forgetful. = Your sister is absent-minded.
Kevin prefers women with short hair, while I like long-haired women.
Every student will have to write a five-page essay on this topic.