The document discusses compound adjectives, which are adjectives made up of two or more words usually separated by hyphens. It provides examples of different types of compound adjectives, including those formed with periods of time, adverbs and past/present participles, nouns and adjectives/participles, and proper nouns. The types of compound adjectives are further explained with additional examples. An activity at the end tests understanding of compound adjectives by having the reader choose the correct compound adjective to complete sentences.
2. Compound adjectives are adjectives
that are made up of two or more
words usually with hyphens (-)
between them.
1. Examples:
2. An English-speaking
country.
3. A time-saving gadget.
4. A thirty-floor building.
5. Our office is in a twenty-
story building.
6. I have just finished reading
a 300-page book.
7. He is a well-known writer.
1. Compound Adjectives +
Periods of Time.
2. Adverb + Past Participle.
3. Noun + Past Participle.
4. Noun + Present Participle.
5. Noun + Adjective.
6. Adjective + Noun.
7. Adjective + Past Participle.
8. Adjective + Present
Participle.
9. Compound Adjectives with
Proper Nouns
3. Compound Adjectives + Periods of Time:
1. I work eight hours every day --> I work an eight-hour
day
2. I'm going on vacation for three weeks --> I have a three-
week vacation
3. There was a delay of 5 seconds --> There was a five-
second delay.
Notice: how we normally write the number as a word, not in
numerical form.
Adverb + Past Participle
1. This is a brightly-lit room.
2. She is a well-known actress.
3. We live in a densely-populated city.
4. Noun + Past Participle:
1. We should start using wind-powered generators to
cut costs.
2. I love eating sun-dried raisins.
Noun + Present Participle
1. We should start using wind-powered generators to
cut costs.
2. I love eating sun-dried raisins.
3. I bought some mouth-watering strawberries.
5. Noun + Adjective:
1. She is a world-famous singer.
2. This is a smoke-free restaurant.
Adjective + Noun
1. It was a last-minute decision.
2. We watched the full-length version of the
movie.
6. Adjective + Past Participle
1. That is an old-fashioned dress
2. Reptiles are cold-blooded creatures.
Adjective + Present Participle
1. She is a good-looking girl.
2. It left a long-lasting taste in my mouth.
7. Compound Adjectives with Proper Nouns
1. I bought the James Jackson tickets for
us.
James Jackson is a compound adjective
describing the tickets (What type of
tickets? James Jackson tickets). Since the
adjective is a Proper noun, we don't need
a hyphen between the two names.
8. Activity
red-handed, open-minded, absent-minded, tight-
fisted, well-informed.
1. The criminal was caught . He was seen
steeling the young lady’s handbag.
2. People should be tolerant towards other cultures.
They should be .
3. Sarah couldn't answer the teacher’s question
because she was .
4. Don’t expect him to invite you for dinner. He
is .
5. To be a translator you need to be about
linguistics.
