53359 compound adjectives

1. Translate:
1. A red - haired girl
2. A four - engine plane
3. A ten - minute walk
4. A well – written story
5. A three – legged table
6. A kind – hearted girl
7. A good – looking woman
8. A well – known sportsman
9. A forty – feet fence
10. A five – star hotel

3. Write compound adjectives instead of
these word combinations:
1. a distance of three kilometers
_____________________________
2. a girl with a kind heart
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3. a table with four legs
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4. a crew of three men
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5. a girl who is ten years old
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6. a dress very old in fashion
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7. a walk of thirty minutes
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8. a trip which lasted seven days
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9. a hotel with four stars

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10. a woman with red hair
_____________________________
11. a man with brown eyes
_____________________________
12. a story written badly
_____________________________
13. a talk of about five minutes
_____________________________
14. an exam of about three hours
_____________________________

2. Connect the words to make compound
adjectives:
1. short
2. badly
3. four
4. seven
5. absent
6. kind
7. old
8. hard
9. home
10. five
11. blue

a) written
b) sleeved
c) day
d) legged

e) hearted
f) minded
g) working
h) fashioned
i) eyed
j) made
k) star

4. Fill in the correct word from the box
below:
1. I was very ____ - minded and forgot my
keys on the table.
2. Helen has found a ten - _____ note in
the street.
3. Tom is fond of thirty - _____ walks in
the park
4. This coat is _____ - fashioned, I don’t
like it at all.
5. Have a look! Do you like this fifty _____ dress?
6. My sister is a good - _____ young girl.
She works as a dentist in the hospital
7. I don’t like this second - _____ mobile.
It doesn’t work well.
8. Tom has got a part - _____ job and now
he can fulfill his dream.
9. We live in a five - _____ building in the
center of the city.
10. My friends stayed in a five - _____
hotel in Paris and were very pleased.
11. A two - _____ old boy fell down and

cut his left knee.
12. Bob’s friend is a very kind - _____
person. He helps a lot of people.
euro
minute
time
year

old
hand
star

looking

dollar

absent
storey
hearted


KEY:
2. Connect the words to make compound
adjectives:
1. short
2. badly
3. four
4. seven
5. absent
6. kind

7. old
8. hard
9. home
10. five
11. blue

b) sleeved
a) written
d) legged
c) day
f) minded
e) hearted
h) fashioned
g) working
j) made
k) star
i) eyed

3. Write compound adjectives instead of
these word combinations:
1. a distance of three kilometers
a three – kilometer distance
2. a girl with a kind heart
a kind – hearted girl
3. a table with four legs
a four – legged table
4. a crew of three men
a three – man crew
5. a girl who is ten years old
a ten – year old girl

6. a dress very old in fashion
an old – fashioned dress
7. a walk of thirty minutes
a thirty – minute walk
8. a trip which lasted seven days
a seven – day trip
9. a hotel with four stars
a five – star hotel
10. a woman with red hair
a red – haired woman
11. a man with brown eyes
a brown – eyed man
12. a story written badly
a badly – written story
13. a talk of about five minutes
a five – minute talk
14. an exam of about three hours
a three – hour exam

4. Fill in the correct word:
1. I was very absent - minded and forgot
my keys on the table.
2. Helen has found a ten - euro note in the
street.
3. Tom is fond of thirty - minute walks in
the park
4. This coat is old - fashioned, I don’t like
it at all.
5. Have a look! Do you like this fifty dollar dress?
6. My sister is a good – looking young girl.

She works as a dentist in the hospital
7. I don’t like this second - hand mobile. It
doesn’t work well.
8. Tom has got a part - time job and now
he can fulfill his dream.
9. We live in a five - storey building in the
center of the city.
10. My friends stayed in a five – star hotel
in Paris and were very pleased.
11. A two – year old boy fell down and cut
his left knee.
12. Bob’s friend is a very kind – hearted
person. He helps a lot of people.