UNAIZAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

‘compound adjectives’
Revision
English CLASS:9
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NAME DATE :

1. Match the words together to form 12 compound

adjectives.

Part Reaching
Forward Star
Well Cold
Middle Made
English Fashioned
Narrow Minute
Old Speaking
Five Thinking
Ice Known
Last Aged
Home Minded
Far Time

2. Use the compound adjectives in Exercise B to complete the

sentences.
i. There's nothing better than drinking an ...................... soda on a hot
summer day.
ii. There are some traditional farmers left who still make cheese the
...................... way.
iii. Tourism has had ...................... effects on Thailand's economy.
iv. Some ...................... politicians are proposing reforms to the
educational system.
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 v. A ...................... person is between 45 and 65 years old.
vi. I don't like ...................... people who are intolerant of new ideas.
vii. ...................... jam is usually better than the kinds you buy in the
shops.
viii. Many students get a ...................... job if they are not eligible for a
loan.
ix. A ...................... goal by England put them through to the World
Cup Final.
x. It's a ...................... fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.
xi. Lessons with ...................... instructors can be booked in the
language school.
xii. Sydney has many ...................... hotels and luxurious resorts.

3. Answers:
1.
part-time
five-star
well-known
far-reaching
middle-aged
forward-thinking
English-speaking
ice-cold
narrow-minded
last-minute
old-fashioned
home-made

2.

1. ice-cold 7. home-made
2. old-fashioned 8. part-time
3. far-reaching 9. last-minute
4. forward-thinking 10. well-known
5. middle-aged 11. English-speaking
6. narrow-minded 12. five-star