COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

a dark-blue uniform
adj. adj.
Adjective / noun + adjective
a navy - blue hat
nom adj.

an old - looking building

adj. part. prsent

Adjective, adverb or noun + present a fast - running horse

participle adv. part. prsent

a heart - breaking story

nom part. prsent

an old - established tradition

adj. part. pass

Adjective, adverb or noun + past participle a well - known actor

adv. part. Pass

a home - made cake

nom part. pass
a green - eyed boy
Adjective + noun + ED a red - roofed house
a blue - uniformed soldier
a bad - tempered man
a drive - in restaurant
a four - letter word
Other a fifteen - year - old boy
the 9.45 train
a one - way street
a second - hand car
1. A man who has got white teeth is ..
2. A train which moves slowly is ...
3. A mountain on which some snow has fallen down is ....
4. People who don't easily see with the ideas of the others are ....
5. A tablecloth which is very white is ....
6. A flower which smells nice is ....
7. Someone who plays tennis is ....
8. A woman who's got blond hair is ....
9. A baby who is seven months old is ....
10. A polite child is a ....
11. A lamp whose shade is red is ....
12. Dresses which are as yellow as a lemon are ....
13. Someone who is tolerant and placid is ....
Answers:
1. a white-toothed man
2. a slow-moving train
3. a snow-covered mountain
4. narrow-minded people
5. a snow-white tablecloth
6. a sweet-smelling flower
7. a tennis-playing person
8. a fair-haired woman
9. a seven-month-old baby
10. a well-brought up child
11. a red-shaded lamp
12. lemon-yellow dresses
13. an easy-going person