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Compound Adjectives

Some adjectives are made up of more than one word.

• She lives in an English-speaking country.

• He is a well-known writer.

‘English-speaking’ and ‘well-known’ are examples of compound adjectives. They have a hyphen (-) when we use them before a noun, but not when we use them after the noun.

• He is a middle-aged man. (‘Middle-aged’ has a hyphen.)

• That man is middle aged. (‘Middle aged’ doesn’t have a hyphen.)

Let’s practice:

1 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

We just booked __________________ tickets for the concert. We’re going tonight.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

2 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

-I’m not certain how old she is
– I would say she’s __________________, around 40.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

3 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

She is a __________________ performer. Her songs are very famous.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

4 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

Everyone in the company is __________________. They went to good schools.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

5 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

She was stuck in __________________ traffic. She was driving at 5km per hour.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

6 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

She is a very __________________ woman. She’s really beautiful.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

7 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

México is a __________________ country. Most people speak Spanish there.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

8 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

She was using an __________________ computer, like a the ones from the 1960’s.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

9 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

This ceremony is __________________! It feels like it will go on forever!

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

10 / 10

Choose a compound adjective from the list to complete the sentence.

I’m looking for a __________________ job. I don’t want to work all week long week.

English-speaking

well-known

well-educated

part-time

full-time

Spanish-speaking

middle-aged

good-looking

last-minute

never-ending

slow-moving

old-fashioned

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