NEWORKS2030: 2BAC: EXERCISES: VOCABULARY WORK: Compound Adjectives

1. make compound adjective out of the underlined phrases:

a) John has got blue eyes = John is a ....................... boy

b) Our school forms athletes = it is an.................................... school

c) The meal was cooked well = it was a ............................... meal

d) Her father has a very narrow mind = she has a very ........................ father

e) I have a plant that eats meat = I have a ........................... plant

f) Models must have long legs = Models are ...................................women

g) My mother makes all my clothes by hand = I wear ............................... clothes

h) People know this writer very well = he is a .............................writer

i) My nephew Stuart is a serious boy. He works hard = he is a .................................. student

j) This cottage is covered with snow = it’s a ................................. cottage

k) He is a boy with dark hair = he is a ................................................ boy

2. fill in the gaps with the appropriate compound adjectives:

Red-handed/ absent-minded/ well-informed/ open-minded/ tight-fisted

a) The criminal was caught…………..he was seen stealing the young lady’s hand bag

b) People should be tolerant towards other cultures. They should be…………………….

c) Sarah couldn't answer the teacher’s question because she was…………………………

d) Don’t expect him to invite you for dinner. He is…………………………………………………..

e) To be a translator you need to be…………………………..about linguistics

3. match the words in column A with the words in column B to make correct compound adjectives:

NEWORKS2030: 2BAC: EXERCISES: VOCABULARY WORK