B2 U3 C3

B2 U3 C3

By Henrique Alves

I live in a house. It has two stories

I live in a two-story house.

How to form a compound adjective

1 - take the words that are describing something.

two stories

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​2 - Take the word that is being described.

house​

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3 - Put number 1 before number 2.

two stories house

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4 - Eliminate the plural form and join them with a hyphen.

two-story house​

Let's see more examples

I live in a house. It has two stories

I live in a two-story house.

I have two black dogs

​My classmates are polite

Those bags are expensive​

The girls are beautiful​

I live in a two-story house

I have a four-year-old daughter​

​Her job is a twenty-minute walk away from home​

Remember: Adjectives are always in the singular form

Adjectives

Let's take a quiz

Multiple Choice

I have a dog. He has three legs. He is adorable!

• I have a three-legs dog. He is adorable!

• I have a three leg dog. He is adorable!

• I have a three-leg dog. He is adorable!

• I have a three-leg-dog. He is adorable!

Multiple Choice

I have a car. It has three doors.

• I have a three-door car.

• I have a three-tire car.

• I have a three door car.

• I have a Kombi

Multiple Choice

My sister lives in a small house. It has five rooms

• My sister lives in a five-rooms house

• My sister lives in a five room house

• My sister lives in a five-room house

• My sister lives in a six-room house

Multiple Choice

My uncle has a car. It has seven seaters

• My uncles has a seven-seater car

• My uncle has a seven-seaters car

• My uncle has a seven seater car

• My uncle is a car

Multiple Choice

Clara bought a sofa. It has three seaters

• Clara bought a three-seaters sofa

• Clara bought a three-seater sofa

• Clara bought a three seater sofa

• Clara bought a sofa that has three-seater

Multiple Choice

She has a son. He is ten years old

• She has ten sons

• She has a ten-years-old son

• She has a ten-year old son

• She has a ten-year-old son

Multiple Choice

They have two children. They are twins. They are two years old.

• They have two-two-year-old children

• They have two two-year-old children

• They has two two-year-old children

• They have two two-year-old child