An adjective or an adverb followed by a noun(+ed ) is one of the most common patterns to form

Compound adjectives . The two words are joined by a hyphen.

Examples: A curly-haired girl (a girl who has curly hair).
skin)

A fair-skinned baby (a baby who has fair

This structure is often used to talk about peoples appearance or personality.

Rewrite the sentences using Compound adjectives
and
match to the pictures:

A)1- A girl with red hair ..............

2- A teenager with long legs ..

1- A red-haired girl

3-2-AnAalien
with bigteenager
ears ......
long-legged

3- A big-eared alien
4- A baby with a dirty face ......
4- A dirty-faced baby

5-5-A rugby
player with broad
shoulders
A broad-shouldered
rugby
player ...

6- A bi-nosed politician
6- A politician with a big nose ....
7- A short-tailed dog

7-8-A dog
with a short
tail ..
A beautiful
thick-lipped
model
8-9-A beautiful
model
with
thick
A white-bearded wizard lips ..
9- A wizard with a white beard ..
10- A dark-skinned boy
.
11-AAschoolboy
long-necked
woman
10with
dark skin ......
12A
cross-eyed
ghost

13- High-heeled shoes

14- A green-eyed catComplete the sentences with one word
from each box:

old

B)

bad

dark
kind

broad
big

long

-hearted
-sleeved
-shouldered -tempered
-fashioned
1The
picture
showed
two
women
wearing
..
clothes.
-haired
1- old-fashioned headed
2- Johns very . He always thinks hes the best at
2- big-headed
everything. Hes so arrogant!!!
3- broad-shouldered
3- Professional swimmers are usually .
4- dark-haired 4- Francesca is a .... girl from the south of Italy.
5- They often wear formal . shirts at work.
5- long-sleeved 6- Marian likes helping people. Shes a . woman.
6- kind-hearted 7- His father hardly ever smiles and hes always angry. Hes quite .
7- bad-tempered ..
Match the compound adjectives to their definitions and translate them:
a) People who use their left hand for writing.
b) A person who isnt generous with money.
3- c)d)Someone
4- h) who5-isnt
i) polite
6- in
c social
7- b)
8- g 9- f)
situations.
2- Left handed
d) Obstinate people who want to do things the way they want.
3- Pig -headed
e) Someone who usually forgets things.
4- Openf) Someone who has the ability to think and respond quickly.
minded
g) Someone who doesnt feel any emotions for other peoples suffering.
5- Loudh) Someone who is willing to accept other people's ideas and opinions.
mouthed
i) An indiscreet person who talks too much and says offensive or stupid things.
6- Badmannered
7- Tight- fisted

C) 1- Absent1- minded
e)
2- a)