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The document provides examples and exercises to help learn compound adjectives. It lists compound adjectives and has the learner categorize them, provide opposites, and think of associated nouns. Exercises include filling in blanks with compound adjectives, listing ones beginning with "self-", answering questions with opposite adjectives, and describing oneself and others using the adjectives. The document aims to help the learner expand and demonstrate understanding of compound adjectives.

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Exercises

The document provides examples and exercises to help learn compound adjectives. It lists compound adjectives and has the learner categorize them, provide opposites, and think of associated nouns. Exercises include filling in blanks with compound adjectives, listing ones beginning with "self-", answering questions with opposite adjectives, and describing oneself and others using the adjectives. The document aims to help the learner expand and demonstrate understanding of compound adjectives.

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Exercises

12.1
Fill each of the blanks to form a new compound adjective. Use a dictionary if necessary.
blue - eyed
one - eyed
sharp - eyed
home - made
hand - made
foreign - made
bullet - proof
fire - proof
water - proof
taxes - free
fat - free
sugar - free
open - minded
absent - minded
strong - minded
two - headed
clear - headed
big - headed
long - necked
open - necked
short - necked
kind - hearted
broken - hearted
cold - hearted
12.2
Put the words in E opposite into any categories which will help you learn them.
Time-attached: last-minute, long-standing, time-consuming, part-time, off-peak
Money-attached: duty-free, cut-price, interest-free
Space(room)-attached: air-conditioned, long-distance, remote-controlled
Measures and degrees: record-breaking, world-famous, top-secret, second-class
Object-attached: bullet-proof, sugar-free, hand-made
Action-attached: drip-dry, so-called
12.3
List as many compound adjectives beginning with self, as you can. Mark them P or N for
positive or negative characteristics, or write neutral.
self-centered N
self-appointed Neutral
self-confident P
self-controlled P
self-satisfied Neutral
self-destructive N
self-sacrificing P
12.4
Answer the questions by using a compound adjective which is opposite in meaning to the
adjective in the question. Note that the answer may or may not have the same second
element as the adjective in the question.
Example: Is he working full-time? No, part-time.
1 Isn't she rather short-sighted? No, she is rather long-sighted.
2 Is your brother well-off? No, my brother is bad-off.
3 Would you say the boy's well-behaved? No, I would you say the boy's ill-behaved.
4 Are her shoes high-heeled? No, her shoes are low-heeled.
5 Is this vase mass-produced? No, this vase is custom-made/ made-to-order/ hand-made.
6 Do they live in south-east England? No, they live in north-west England.
12.5 Think of two nouns that would frequently be associated with any ten of the compound
adjectives listed in E opposite.
Time: last-minute, long-standing, time-consuming, part-time, off-peak
Measure(degree): record-breaking, world-famous, top-secret, second-class, long-distance
12.6 Add a preposition from the list below to complete appropriate compound adjectives.
1 She's been doing the same low-paid job for so long that she's really fed-up with it now.
2 The two cars were involved in a head-on collision.
3 He has a very casual, laid-back approach to life in general.
4 It'll never happen again. It's definitely a one-off situation.
5 He's a smash hit here but he's unheard-of in my country.
6 She bought a cut-out paper pattern and made her own dress.
12.7
Which of the adjectives from this unit could you use to describe yourself and other students in your
class or members of your family?
My classmates are easy-going and good-tempered.
My family members are very warm-hearted.
I am absent-minded but rather quick-witted.

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