COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

a dark-blue uniform
adj. adj.
Adjective / noun + adjective
a navy - blue hat
nom adj.

an old - looking building

adj. part. présent

Adjective, adverb or noun + present a fast - running horse

participle adv. part. présent

a heart - breaking story

nom part. présent

an old - established tradition

adj. part. passé

Adjective, adverb or noun + past a well - known actor

participle adv. part. Passé

a home - made cake

nom part. passé

Adjective + noun + ED

– a green - eyed boy

– a red - roofed house
– a blue - uniformed soldier
– a bad - tempered man
a drive - in restaurant
a four - letter word
Other a fifteen - year - old boy
the 9.45 train
a one - way street
a second - hand car