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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 _________________________________

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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COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Compound Adjective Practice

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

1. part _____ a. reaching

2. well _____ b. cold

3. middle _____ c. made

4. English _____ d. fashioned

5. narrow _____ e. minute

6. old _____ f. speaking

7. five _____ g. thinking

8. far _____ h. time

9. forward _____ i. star

10. ice _____ j. known

11. last _____ k. aged

12. home _____ l. minded

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

1. There's nothing better than drinking an ____________ beer on a hot summer day.

2. There are some traditional farmers left who still make cheese the ____________ way.

3. Tourism has had ____________ effects on Thailand's economy.

4. Some ____________ politicians are proposing reforms to the educational system.

5. A ____________ person is between 45 and 65 years old.

6. I don't like ____________ people who are intolerant of new ideas.

7. ____________ jam is usually better than the kinds you buy in the shops.

8. Many students get a ____________ job if they are not eligible for a loan.

9. A ____________ goal by England put them through to the World Cup Final.

10. It's a ____________ fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.

11. Lessons with ____________ instructors can be booked in the language school.

12. Sydney has many ____________ hotels and luxurious resorts.

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

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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