Compound Adjective Practice: A. Describe The Nouns Using Compound Adjectives

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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Compound Adjective Practice
A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. Generally, we put a
hyphen between the words when we want them to act as a single adjective before a noun.
Compound Adjectives Examples:

Number + Noun A break that takes ten minutes is a ten-minute break.
Adjective + Noun A bike ride over a long distance is a long-distance bike ride.
Adjective + Present Participle A person who works hard is a hard-working person.
Noun + Present Participle An athlete who breaks records is a record-breaking athlete.
Noun + Adjective A room that is free from smoke is a smoke-free room.
Noun + Past Participle An engine cooled by water is a water-cooled engine.
Adjective + Past Participle A man with a bad temper is a bad-tempered man.
Adverb + Past Participle A city that has a dense population is a densely-populated city.
A. Describe the nouns using compound adjectives.
1. a walk that takes ten minutes a ten-minute walk

_________________________________
2. a building that has twelve stories _________________________________

a twelve-story building
3. a boy who is five years old _________________________________

a five-year-old boy
4. a report that is thirty pages long _________________________________

a thirty-page report
5. students in high spirits _________________________________

high-spirited students
6. children who behave well _________________________________

well-behaved children
7. a monster with green eyes _________________________________

a green-eyed monster
8. a man who has short hair _________________________________

a short-haired man
9. a lady with a kind heart _________________________________

a kind-hearted lady
10. an app that saves time _________________________________

a time-saving app
11. a dessert that makes your mouth water _________________________________

a mouth-watering dessert
12. a woman who has a strong will _________________________________

a strong-willed woman
13. traffic that moves slowly _________________________________

slow-moving traffic
14. a man who looks good _________________________________

a good-looking man
15. medicine that lasts a long time _________________________________

long-lasting medicine
16. a person who has an open mind _________________________________

an open-minded person
17. a room that has bright lights _________________________________

a brightly-lit room
18. a documentary that provokes thinking _________________________________

a thought-provoking documentary
19 a museum that is famous throughout the world _________________________________

a world-famous museum
20. cookies that are free from fat _________________________________

fat-free cookies
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COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
ESL / EFL RESOURCES Compound Adjective Practice
B. Match the words together to form 12 compound adjectives.
1. part _____
-time a. reaching
2. well _____
-know b. cold
3. middle _____
-aged c. made
4. English _____
-speaking d. fashioned
5. narrow _____
-minded e. minute
6. old _____
-fashioned f. speaking
7. five _____
-star g. thinking
8. far _____
-reaching h. time
9. forward _____
-thinking i. star
10. ice _____

-cold j. known
11. last _____

-minute k. aged
12. home _____

-made l. minded
C. Use the compound adjectives in Exercise B to complete the sentences.
1. There's nothing better than drinking an ____________

ice-cold beer on a hot summer day.
2. There are some traditional farmers left who still make cheese the ____________
old-fashioned way.
3. Tourism has had ____________

far-reaching effects on Thailand's economy.
4. Some ____________
forward-thinking politicians are proposing reforms to the educational system.
5. A ____________
middle-aged person is between 45 and 65 years old.
6. I don't like ____________

narrow-minded people who are intolerant of new ideas.
7. ____________
home-made jam is usually better than the kinds you buy in the shops.
8. Many students get a ____________

part-time job if they are not eligible for a loan.
9. A ____________
last-minute goal by England put them through to the World Cup Final.
10. It's a ____________

well-known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.
11. Lessons with ____________

english-speaking instructors can be booked in the language school.
12. Sydney has many ____________

five-star hotels and luxurious resorts.
D. Now, describe yourself or someone you know using compound adjectives.
__________________________________________________________________________________
I am well-educated because I have learned values from home. I am so kind-hearted because I like to help people and animals.
__________________________________________________________________________
for example children in the street or puppies . He is well- informed because he liked learn about everything
__________________________________________________________________________
She is forward-thinking because she is a saver, and she likes save money for examplo if you have a problem, she would lend you
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Compound Adjectives Examples:

A. Describe the nouns using compound adjectives.

1. a walk that takes ten minutes a ten-minute walk

2. a building that has twelve stories _________________________________

3. a boy who is five years old _________________________________

4. a report that is thirty pages long _________________________________

5. students in high spirits _________________________________

6. children who behave well _________________________________

7. a monster with green eyes _________________________________

8. a man who has short hair _________________________________

9. a lady with a kind heart _________________________________

10. an app that saves time _________________________________

11. a dessert that makes your mouth water _________________________________

12. a woman who has a strong will _________________________________

13. traffic that moves slowly _________________________________

14. a man who looks good _________________________________

15. medicine that lasts a long time _________________________________

16. a person who has an open mind _________________________________

17. a room that has bright lights _________________________________

18. a documentary that provokes thinking _________________________________

19 a museum that is famous throughout the world _________________________________

20. cookies that are free from fat _________________________________

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B. Match the words together to form 12 compound adjectives.

10. ice _____

11. last _____

12. home _____

C. Use the compound adjectives in Exercise B to complete the sentences.

1. There's nothing better than drinking an ____________

3. Tourism has had ____________

6. I don't like ____________

8. Many students get a ____________

10. It's a ____________

11. Lessons with ____________

12. Sydney has many ____________

D. Now, describe yourself or someone you know using compound adjectives.

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