Compound Adjectives | Exercises with answers
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Exercise 10
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Exercise 10
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Exercise 8
Which of the three words proposed is best suited to form a compound adjective?
Example: sun-____ (lost / dried / mannered) → sun-dried
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Exercise 9
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Exercise 5
By combining the bold words in the first sentence, form a compound adjective that you will use in the second sentence.
Don’t forget to add a dash between the words that make it up:
Ex:  work eight hours every day → I work an eight-hour day
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Exercise 6
By combining the bold words in the first sentence, form a compound adjective that you will use in the second sentence.
Don’t forget to add a dash between the words that make it up:
Ex:  work eight hours every day → I work an eight-hour day
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Exercise 7
Form compound adjectives using the following words:
Ex:Â bullet-proof
secret |Â breaking | peak |Â minute |Â time |Â class |Â famous | fashioned |Â consuming |Â made |Â free |Â controlled |Â distance |Â ending |Â conditioned
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Exercise 4
Complete the sentences with the following words:
1. He is a famous writer. = He is a writer.
2. This is suitable for your diet because it’s a product.
3. New York City is one of the most cities in the world. There are more than 25,000 people living per square mile in the city.
4. He was supposed to talk for five minutes, but ended up giving a speech.
5. I’m not a fast driver, but I don’t like get stuck in traffic either.
6. The decision was might right before the deadline. = It was a decision.
7. Kevin is an  man who will listen to both sides of an argument.
8. Paul is a  man who will smile to your face, but talk badly about you behind your back.
9. I always dated men with blue eyes, but I married a  man.
10. It’s not fair that all my co-workers are going on vacation for three weeks, when I only have a  vacation.
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Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with the following words:
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.
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Exercise 5
Complete the questions with the following words:Â
1. How do you  ‘coche’ in English?
2. What does ‘rush’ ?
3. What’s the  between ‘for’ and ‘since’?
4. How do you  this word?
5. How do you  ‘headache’?
6. What’s the  of ‘calf’?
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Exercise 4
What do you call a person who is a specialist in the following subjects?