compound nouns

COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

WHAT ARE THEY?

Let's look at the following sentences:

• I saw a man-eating alligator.

• I saw a man eating alligator.

The first sentence contains a compound adjective.

The second sentence doesn't.

However the meaning of the two sentences are very different as can be seen in the picture below:

NUMBER + NOUN

• I work eight hours every day --> I work an eight-hour day

• I'm going on vacation for three weeks --> I have a three-week vacation

• There was a delay of 5 seconds --> There was a five-second delay

Multiple Choice

Better or more extreme than anything that has come before.

• Well-known

• So-Called

• record-breaking

Multiple Choice

I am a ___________ time student.

• time-consuming

• cold-blooded

• full-time

Multiple Choice

Known or recognize by many people.

• so-called

• well-known

• poorly-dressed

• top-secret

Multiple Choice

The Eiffel Tower is one of the ____________ monuments

• so-called

• last-minute

• world-famous

• second-class

Multiple Choice

To work for only some of the day or week.

• Full-time

• part-time

• last-minute

• time-consuming

Multiple Choice

Extremely secret.

• Quick-witted

• old-fashion

• top-secret

Multiple Choice

Snakes and lizards are_________animals.

• bad-tempered

• second-class

• cold-blooded

• so-called

Multiple Choice

Synonym for: OBEDIENT

• Old-fashion

• bad-mannered

• well-behaved

Multiple Choice

My _______________ friend has stolen my girlfriend.

• bad-tempered

• so-called

• top-secret

Multiple Choice

Taking a lot of time to do or complete.

• full-time

• time-consuming

• last-minute

Multiple Choice

He always leaves his homework until the _______________.

• quick-witted

• brand-new

• last-minute

Multiple Choice

She looks_______________

• second-class

• poorly-dressed

• bad-mannered

Multiple Choice

How can he afford to buy himself a ____________ car?

• old-fashion

• quick-witted

• brand -new

Multiple Choice

He is very lovely and __________despite his age.

• old-fashion

• quick-witted

• time-consuming

Multiple Choice

We always travel in _________________.

• second-class

• record-breaking

• time-consuming

Multiple Choice

Not Modern.

• bad-tempered

• old-fashion

• brand-new

Multiple Choice

Why are you so _______________?

• quick-witted

• bad-tempered

• bad-mannered

Multiple Choice

It´s a ____________ to speak with wour mouth full.

• bad-tempered

• bad-mannered

• old-fashion

Multiple Choice

When two words are joined to form an adjective, a_______ is used between them to make the meaning clear.

• A comma

• A period

• a hyphen

Multiple Select

Put a check mark to different categories of compound adjectives

• noun+verb

• noun+adjective

• adjective +noun

• noun+adverb

• verb-verb