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    Compound Adjectives: Intermediate

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    This document provides examples of compound adjectives formed from determiners and nouns or past participles. It lists 20 possible collocations of determiners and adjectives such as "a short-sighted man" and "a three-bedroom flat". It then provides 20 sentences for learners to fill in the blanks with appropriate compound adjectives from a list of 20 options such as "absent-minded", "kind-hearted", and "cold-blooded".

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    This document provides examples of compound adjectives formed from determiners and nouns or past participles. It lists 20 possible collocations of determiners and adjectives such as "a short-sighted man" and "a three-bedroom flat". It then provides 20 sentences for learners to fill in the blanks with appropriate compound adjectives from a list of 20 options such as "absent-minded", "kind-hearted", and "cold-blooded".

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    This document provides examples of compound adjectives formed from determiners and nouns or past participles. It lists 20 possible collocations of determiners and adjectives such as "a short-sighted man" and "a three-bedroom flat". It then provides 20 sentences for learners to fill in the blanks with appropriate compound adjectives from a list of 20 options such as "absent-minded", "kind-hearted", and "cold-blooded".

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    Compound Adjectives: Intermediate

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    This document provides examples of compound adjectives formed from determiners and nouns or past participles. It lists 20 possible collocations of determiners and adjectives such as "a short-sighted man" and "a three-bedroom flat". It then provides 20 sentences for learners to fill in the blanks with appropriate compound adjectives from a list of 20 options such as "absent-minded", "kind-hearted", and "cold-blooded".

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    INTERMEDIATE

    _____________________________________________________________________________DETERMINERS

    COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
    POSSIBLE COLLOCATIONS

    Adjective+ past participle A boy who has blue eyes is … a blue-eyed boy

    Adjective + verb –ing A person who works hard is… a hard-working person

    Adjective + noun Arrangements made at the last minute are … last –minute arrangements

    Number + past participle A table with three legs is … a three-legged table

    Number + noun A walk that takes two hours is … a two-hour walk

    Noun+past participle/adjective Apricots dried by the sun are … sun-dried apricots

    1. a man who has short sight A short-sighted man

    2. a flat with three bedrooms. A three-bedroom flat

    3. a shirt with short sleeves. A short-sleeved shirt

    4. a rumour that last for a long time A long-lasting rumour

    5. people with bad manners. Bad-mannered people

    6. a reception in which they shake hands. A hand-shaking reception

    7. a plane with four engines. A four-engine plane

    8. a message which has been written by hand. A hand-written message

    9. a girl with red hair. A red-haired girl

    10. a man who has only one leg. A one-legged man

    11. a story that never ends. A never-ending story

    12. shoes with high heels. High-heeled shoes

    13. Animals that have cold blood Cold-blooded animals

    14. a person with an open mind An open-minded person

    15. petrol without lead A lead-free petrol

    16. a boy who is 19 years old A 19-year-old boy

    17. photographs taken in deep sea Deep-sea photographs

    18. customers who receive good advice Well-advised customers

    19. a person with a kind hart A kind-hearted person

    20. plans which have been made in the last minute Last-minute plans
    INTERMEDIATE
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    absent-minded home-made tongue-tied


    bad-tempered hundred-pound twenty-page
    brightly-coloured kind-hearted two-mile
    brightly-lit labour-saving two-wheeled
    cold-blooded(2) old-fashioned warm-blooded
    far-reaching open-minded world-famous
    full-length sun-dried

    Fill the gaps with the words above:

    1. Most animals are warm-blooded but all reptiles are cold-blooded.

    2. He was full-length murderer and showed no emotion of any kind.

    3. She lived in an old-fashioned house which was built in 1935 and had a horrible design.

    4. He did everything for people in need. He was a very kind-hearted man.

    5. He accepts other people's proposals. He is a very open-minded person.

    6. The brightly-lit streets in our town discourage burglars.

    7. My absent-minded grandmother always forgets our names.

    8. She likes wearing brightly-colored dresses. She’s not very keen on pale colours.

    9. Although she trained a lot, she knew that was a far-reaching record.

    10. We were waiting _____________ for my mother to put the food on the table.

    11. He looked through the twenty-page contract before signing it.

    12. I was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say.

    13. The sun-dried tomatoes that we sell are world-famous vegetables. We have orders from all over the world.

    14. When I get up in the morning. I’m always bad-tempered. Nobody can talk to me until I’ve had my first cup of
    coffee.

    15. Their home-made cakes have no additives. That’s what makes them absolutely delicious.

    16. It’s stupid to wear a new hundred-pound tie with such an old cheap suit.

    17. Bikes are two-wheeled vehicles.

    18. We have a lot of labour-saving devices at home, which make our lives easier.

    19. The col-blooded portrait of the grandfather hung on the hall walls. It was impressive.

    20. We’ll arrive on time. It’s only a two-mile drive.


    INTERMEDIATE
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