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    The document discusses compound adjectives in English. It explains that compound adjectives are two-word adjectives formed by combining an adjective and a noun, verb, or adverb using a hyphen. It provides examples of four common patterns for forming compound adjectives: number-noun, adjective-noun-ed, adjective-gerund, and adverb-past participle. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to form compound adjectives based on these patterns and fill in the blanks of sentences with the appropriate compound adjective.

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    The document discusses compound adjectives in English. It explains that compound adjectives are two-word adjectives formed by combining an adjective and a noun, verb, or adverb using a hyphen. It provides examples of four common patterns for forming compound adjectives: number-noun, adjective-noun-ed, adjective-gerund, and adverb-past participle. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to form compound adjectives based on these patterns and fill in the blanks of sentences with the appropriate compound adjective.

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    The document discusses compound adjectives in English. It explains that compound adjectives are two-word adjectives formed by combining an adjective and a noun, verb, or adverb using a hyphen. It provides examples of four common patterns for forming compound adjectives: number-noun, adjective-noun-ed, adjective-gerund, and adverb-past participle. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to form compound adjectives based on these patterns and fill in the blanks of sentences with the appropriate compound adjective.

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    The document discusses compound adjectives in English. It explains that compound adjectives are two-word adjectives formed by combining an adjective and a noun, verb, or adverb using a hyphen. It provides examples of four common patterns for forming compound adjectives: number-noun, adjective-noun-ed, adjective-gerund, and adverb-past participle. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to form compound adjectives based on these patterns and fill in the blanks of sentences with the appropriate compound adjective.

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    9th form

    Simple adjectives are one-word adjectives ( ex: large, long, beautiful, interesting…)

    Compound adjectives are two-word adjectives: Word + hyphen(-) + word

    1. Number + hyphen +singular noun

     There are three bed rooms in her house ( a three – bedroom house)
     The holiday lasted ten days ( a ten – day holiday)
     She received coins worth five pounds ( five – pound coins)
     The boy is nine years old ( a nine – year old boy)

    2.
    Adjective + hyphen + noun + ed

     I wear a shirt with short sleeves. ( a short – sleeved shirt)


     This tennis player uses his left hand when he plays. ( a left – handed tennis player)
     My sister has got a blond hair. (a blond – haired sister)

    3.
    Adjective + hyphen + gerund (verb+ing)

     My parents aren’t strict. They’re friendly and easy – going.


     The meeting lasted very long. ( a long – lasting meeting)
     This man looks nice. ( a nice – looking man)

    4. Adverb + hyphen + past participle

    Regular ( visited / raised / presented…)

    The past participle can be irregular ( done / known / written…)

     They rarely visit their mother. (a rarely – visited mother)


     She raised her child badly. ( a badly – raised child)
     We know well this actor. He’s very famous. ( a well – known actor)
     He wrote the letter nicely. ( a nicely – written letter)
    Let’s practise:

    (1)Express differently using compound adjectives:

     Lucy has red hair. She’s a ……………………………………………… girl.


     There are two ways in this street: it's a ………………………………………………….street
     Mary dresses well. She is a …………………………………………………………….woman.
     This builder works in a fast way. He is a ………………………………………………….builder.
     The singer looks good. He is a …………………………………………………………..singer.
     She lives in a house of three rooms. She has a ……………………………………………..house.
     The war lasted a long time. It was a ………………………………………………………war.
     Her father has a very narrow mind. He’s a ……………………………………………………father.
     He prizes his car highly. A ……………………………………………………….car
     She cooks badly her lunch .it’s a ………………………………………………………..lunch.
     Sally did her project nicely. It’s a ………………………………………………….project.

    (2)Complete the compound adjective in these sentences:

    Hours /know / hand / kilos / write / go / years / raise / pay / sleeves

    1.She has a nine-.....................................old son.

    2.My best friend is very well- ........................, so she can go to expensive restaurants.

    3.They were both wearing short-................................. shirts.

    4.It was an awfully- ………...................... article: there are lots of spelling mistakes.

    5.I get on well with my parents. They’re friendly and easy-............................ .

    6.Her boy was badly- ..........................: he kept shouting and then threw food on the floor.

    7. Goran Ivanisevic is probably the most famous left-……......................... tennis player.

    8.the flight was long. It was a seven-………………………………. flight.

    9. This boxer plays heavy weight. He is a 100-……………………….. boxer.

    10. Have you ever met a well- ………........................ actor or singer?

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