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2. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
A compound adjective is a combination
of two words which function as a single adjective. The two words are often
joined with a hyphen.
Task 1. Join one word on the box A with
one word on the box B to make compound adjectives.
A
absent- |
dark- |
eye- |
fair- |
half- |
hand- |
hard- |
home- |
run- |
short- |
semi- |
sun- |
three- |
well- |
world- |
B
burnt |
catching |
detached |
down |
eyed |
famous |
haired |
hearted |
made |
minded |
off |
read |
sighted |
skilled |
skinned |
star |
tannned |
up |
Task 2. Use the compound adjectives to
complete the following sentences.
1 |
We stayed in a ________ hotel on the |
2 |
Everybody has heard of Mel Gibson; he’s |
3 |
After six hours on the beach, he had a |
4 |
I can’t see very clearly. I’m a bit |
5 |
It wasn’t a particularly ________ |
6 |
She was wearing an ________ dress that |
7 |
All these items are ________ by skilled |
8 |
I feel a bit ________. Perhaps I should |
9 |
My wife comes from a ________ family; |
10 |
My grandfather’s becoming very ________ |
11 |
To make a bit of money, my sister and I |
12 |
He made a ________ attempt to take an |
13 |
My father is a very ________ man. His |
14 |
I live in a rather plain ________ house |
15 |
There are lots of jobs for ________ |
ANSWER KEY
This section focuses on general vocabulary items that would be useful in the exam as a whole (for example, word forms, phrasal verbs, prepositions, language of contrast, and uses of common verbs such as make and do).
Adjectives to nouns
A lot of adjectives can be changed to nouns by the addition of a suffix (e.g., brave — bravery, equal — equality,, etc), or by changing other features of the word (e.g., proud — pride, sympathetic — sympathy, etc). Some nouns need a prefix and a suffix, depending on how they are being used (e.g., equal = equality or inequality)
Task 1. Look at these sentences, and decide if the nouns in bold are correct or incorrect (the
key adjectives are in brackets at the end of each sentence). Look at the meaning of the whole
sentence before you decide, and don’t forget to check the spelling.
1.I’m not sure you’re old enough to be given such a responsibility. (responsible)
2.Although there are several differents between British and American English, there are also many similarity. (different / similar)
3.It was a terrible lesson, the hotness in the room was unbearable, we were almost falling asleep with boredom, and our stomachs were rumbling with hungryness. (hot / bored / hungry)
4.I asked her if she was telling the trueth. (true)
5.The check-in staff said that the flight was late and apologised for the convenience, although they didn’t show much sympathetically. (convenient / sympathetic)
6.They almost died of thirstiness before they were rescued. (thirsty)
7.Your calculations are wrong; there are several accuracies. (accurate)
8.We had to measure the length, the wideth and the deepth of the swimming pool, and then measure the hight of the diving board. (long / wide / deep / high)
9.She experienced a lot of happyness and lonelyness in her lifetime; her parents died when she was still in her youth, her first husband left her, and her only child ran away from home. (happy / lonely / young)
10.He lacked confidence in his ableness, and seemed unaware of his own intelligence.
(confident / able / intelligent)
11.There’s a strong probableness, perhaps even a certainty, that he’s going to get a grade A in the exam. (probable / certain)
Task 2. Here are some more adjectives which can be made into nouns. How many can you
change?
vocabulary general
pessimistic • patient • mature |
• |
optimistic |
• honest |
• |
brave |
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accurate |
• |
selfish |
• possible |
• |
inferior |
• |
violent |
• |
stupid |
foolish • anxious • reliable |
• |
loyal |
• |
popular |
• |
warm |
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necessary |
• |
safe • |
realistic • ill |
• |
proud |
• |
superior |
• |
strong |
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For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (0 7475 6624 0)
Compound adjectives
A compound adjective is a combination of two words which function as a single adjective. The two words are often joined with a hyphen.
Task 1. Join one word on the left with one word on the right to make compound adjectives.
absent- |
• |
dark- |
• eye- |
burnt |
• |
catching • |
detached |
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down |
• |
eyed |
• |
famous |
• |
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fair- |
• |
half- |
• |
hand- |
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haired |
• |
hearted |
• |
made |
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hard- |
• |
home- |
run- |
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minded |
• |
off |
• |
read |
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short- |
• |
semi- |
• |
sun- |
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sighted |
skilled |
• |
skinned |
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three- |
• |
well- • |
world- |
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star |
• |
tanned |
• |
up |
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Task 2. Use the compound adjectives to complete the following sentences.
1.We stayed in a ________ hotel on the seafront.
2.Everybody has heard of Mel Gibson; he’s a ________ actor.
3.After six hours on the beach, he had a terribly ________ face.
4.I can’t see very clearly. I’m a bit ________ .
5.It wasn’t a particularly ________ tennis racket; it broke soon after I bought it.
6.She was wearing an ________ dress that made heads turn as she walked through the room.
7.All these items are ________ by skilled craftsmen in a local factory.
8.I feel a bit ________. Perhaps I should take more vitamins.
9.My wife comes from a ________ family; they’ve always had more money than my own family.
10.My grandfather’s becoming very ________ . Last week he went to the library in his slippers.
11.To make a bit of money, my sister and I used to sell ________ cakes.
12.He made a ________ attempt to take an interest, but it was obvious he didn’t want to be there.
13.My father is a very ________ man. His favourite authors are Orhan Pamuk and Umberto Eco.
14.I live in a rather plain ________ house on the outskirts of Nottingham.
15.There are lots of jobs for ________ workers in the factories in my area.
For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (0 7475 6624 0)
Compound nouns
A compound noun is a combination of two words which function as a single noun.
•Some compound nouns can be written as one word. e.g., headache (head + ache).
•Some compound nouns can be joined using a hyphen (-). e.g., half-brother.
•Some compound nouns must be written as two words. e.g., television set.
There are no rules to tell us how a compound noun should be written. We have to learn each one individually.
Task 1. Join one word on the left with one word on the right to make compound nouns. In some cases, more than one combination is possible.
air |
• |
airline |
• |
book |
fairy |
• |
food |
• |
football |
hair |
• |
home |
• |
income |
moon • parking • police
question |
• |
race |
• |
shoe |
|
stamp |
• |
sun |
• |
table |
|
traffic • |
time |
• tooth |
• |
water |
basin • boots • case
collection • dryer • glasses
laces • light • lights
mark • meter • paste • pilot
poisoning |
• |
pollution |
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relations |
• |
station |
• |
story |
table • |
tax |
• tennis • |
work |
vocabulary general
Task 2. Use the compound nouns above to complete the following sentences. You may need to change the forms of some of the words.
1.When I was young, my parents used to tell me ________ about witches and giants and other strange creatures.
2.We had to wait for the ________ to turn green before we were able to continue.
3.Don’t leave this plant in the shade; it needs lots of ________.
4.In my home city, there is a lot of bad ________ as a result of the large number of cars and industrial factories.
5.________ in my city are very bad. There are often fights between black and white youths.
6.The more money you earn, the more ________ you have to pay to the government.
7.On my last holiday, I had terrible ________ as a consequence of eating some bad fish.
8.I tripped over my ________ and ended up with a broken arm.
9.Don’t forget to put some money in the ________ or the traffic wardens will give you a ticket.
10.When does our train leave? Why don’t you check the ________ .
11.I enjoy playing all ball games, but my favourite must be ________.
12.When you write a question, don’t forget to put a ________ at the end of the sentence.
13.I enjoy my English lessons, but sometimes our teacher gives us too much ________.
14.I’ve got a huge ________. I started it when I was six. My favourite comes from an island in the South Pacific.
15.We could see the path in front of us clearly in the ________, although everything else around us was dark.
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For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (0 7475 6624 0)
answers in the boxes:
For example: credit card, departure lounge.
1. box
2. cash
3. civil
4. economy
5. exchange
6. filing
7. income
8. insurance
9. job
10. notice
11. office
12. profit
13. stock
14. trade
15. word
————
a. block
b. board
c. cabinet
d. exchange
e. flow
f. margin
g. number
h. policy
i. processor
j. rate
k. satisfaction
l. service
m. tax
n. union
o. drive
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