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Compound Adjectives

The document provides examples of compound adjectives using present and past participles. It gives a list of adjectives, nouns, and adverbs and has students fill in the blanks to complete sentences using each word only once. The solutions are then provided. Some examples of the completed sentences are: "I found a long-forgotten painting covered in dust" and "Factories need lots of hard-working employees." The document is an exercise to practice forming compound adjectives.

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Compound Adjectives

The document provides examples of compound adjectives using present and past participles. It gives a list of adjectives, nouns, and adverbs and has students fill in the blanks to complete sentences using each word only once. The solutions are then provided. Some examples of the completed sentences are: "I found a long-forgotten painting covered in dust" and "Factories need lots of hard-working employees." The document is an exercise to practice forming compound adjectives.

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001 Compound adjectives using present/past participles

Use the adjectives, nouns and adverbs from the top line in the box with the present and past participles from the
bottom line to fill in the blanks. Use each word only once.

cold well fast good long sweet old hard brightly sun

working lit fashioned growing behaved blooded looking tasting dried forgotten

example: I wish all the boys in my class were as good-looking as Johnny Depp.

1 I found a ______________________________________________ painting covered in dust (mit Staub bedeckt).

2 Factories need lots of________________________________________________________________ employees.

3 Hot chocolate (or cocoa) is a______________________________________________________________ drink.

4 That’s not enough food to feed a ____________________________________________________________ boy.

5 Some people don’t like modern houses – they prefer __________________________________________ things.

6 This article is about a ____________________________________________________________________ killer.

7 This salad is good with ________________________________________________________________tomatoes.

8 Remember, teachers like ________________________________________________________________ pupils.

9 Make sure to read in a _________________________________________room, so you don’t damage your eyes.

001 Compound adjectives using present/past participles


Use the adjectives, nouns and adverbs from the top line in the box with the present and past participles from the
bottom line to fill in the blanks. Use each word only once.

cold well fast good long sweet old hard brightly sun

working lit fashioned growing behaved blooded looking tasting dried forgotten

example: I wish all the boys in my class were as good-looking as Johnny Depp.

1 I found a ______________________________________________ painting covered in dust (mit Staub bedeckt).

2 Factories need lots of________________________________________________________________ employees.

3 Hot chocolate (or cocoa) is a______________________________________________________________ drink.

4 That’s not enough food to feed a ____________________________________________________________ boy.

5 Some people don’t like modern houses – they prefer __________________________________________ things.

6 This article is about a ____________________________________________________________________ killer.

7 This salad is good with ________________________________________________________________tomatoes.


8 Remember, teachers like ________________________________________________________________ pupils.

9 Make sure to read in a _________________________________________room, so you don’t damage your eyes.

001 Compound adjectives using present/past participles

solutions:

1 I found a long-forgotten painting covered in dust.

2 Factories need lots of hard-working employees.

3 Hot chocolate (or cocoa) is a sweet-tasting drink.

4 That’s not enough food to feed a fast-growing boy.

5 Some people don’t like modern houses – they prefer old-fashioned things.

6 This article is about a cold-blooded killer.

7 This salad is good with sun-dried tomatoes.

8 Remember, teachers like well-behaved pupils.

9 Make sure to read in a brightly lit room, so you don’t damage your eyes.

001 Compound adjectives using present/past participles

solutions:

1 I found a long-forgotten painting covered in dust.

2 Factories need lots of hard-working employees.

3 Hot chocolate (or cocoa) is a sweet-tasting drink.

4 That’s not enough food to feed a fast-growing boy.

5 Some people don’t like modern houses – they prefer old-fashioned things.

6 This article is about a cold-blooded killer.

7 This salad is good with sun-dried tomatoes.

8 Remember, teachers like well-behaved pupils.


9 Make sure to read in a brightly lit room, so you don’t damage your eyes.

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