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Compound Adjectives Worksheet

This worksheet provides a comprehensive overview of compound adjectives, including their definition and common types. It includes exercises for identifying, forming, and correcting compound adjectives, as well as creative writing prompts. The document is structured in parts to facilitate understanding and practice.

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Compound Adjectives Worksheet

This worksheet provides a comprehensive overview of compound adjectives, including their definition and common types. It includes exercises for identifying, forming, and correcting compound adjectives, as well as creative writing prompts. The document is structured in parts to facilitate understanding and practice.

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Compound Adjectives Worksheet

Part 1: Understanding Compound Adjectives

Definition: A compound adjective is an adjective made up of two or more words, usually


connected with a hyphen, that describe a noun. Example: well-known actor, fast-moving train,
high-pitched voice.

Common Types of Compound Adjectives:

1. Number + Noun: a five-star hotel, a ten-minute break


2. Adverb + Past Participle: a well-known author, a brightly-lit room
3. Adverb + Present Participle: a fast-moving car, a never-ending story
4. Noun + Adjective: a world-famous chef, a snow-white dress
5. Noun + Present Participle: a time-saving technique, a heart-breaking story
6. Adjective + Noun: a full-length mirror, a deep-sea diver
7. Adjective + Past Participle: a short-lived victory, a narrow-minded person

Part 2: Identifying Compound Adjectives

Exercise 1: Underline the compound adjectives in the following sentences.

1. The old-fashioned clock in the living room belonged to my grandmother.


2. We booked a five-star restaurant for our anniversary dinner.
3. The fast-moving train sped through the countryside.
4. She is a well-respected scientist in her field.
5. He gave me a thought-provoking article to read.

Exercise 2: Identify the type of compound adjective in each sentence from Exercise 1.

Part 3: Forming Compound Adjectives

Exercise 3: Combine the words in parentheses to form compound adjectives and complete the
sentences.

1. We stayed at a __________ (ten, floor) apartment in the city.


2. The __________ (bad, behaved) dog chewed up my shoes.
3. She has a __________ (long, term) plan for her career.
4. He delivered a __________ (heart, break) speech at the funeral.
5. That was a __________ (mouth, water) meal!

Part 4: Choosing the Correct Compound Adjective

Exercise 4: Choose the correct compound adjective from the options in parentheses.

1. He is a __________ (well-known / well known) writer.


2. She is a __________ (high-quality / quality-high) musician.
3. They bought a __________ (five-years-old / five-year-old) house.
4. The movie was __________ (thought-provoking / provoking-thought) and inspiring.
5. We took a __________ (two-week-long / two-weeks-long) vacation to Europe.

Part 5: Sentence Transformation

Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences using compound adjectives.

1. The house that costs one million dollars is luxurious.


→ The __________ house is luxurious.
2. The tour that lasted two hours was exhausting.
→ The __________ tour was exhausting.
3. This is a story that makes you think deeply.
→ This is a __________ story.
4. The ocean that is deep and blue is beautiful.
→ The __________ ocean is beautiful.
5. The boy with curly hair is my cousin.
→ The __________ boy is my cousin.

Part 6: Creative Writing

Exercise 6: Write five sentences using at least one compound adjective in each. Be creative!

Example: The short-tempered teacher gave us a surprise quiz.

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Part 7: Error Correction

Exercise 7: Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. She wore a red-long dress to the party.


2. We live in a five floors building.
3. He is a well respected professor at the university.
4. I had a mouth watering-dessert after dinner.
5. The old designed car was displayed at the museum.

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