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1. 1.

   Complete these sentences using the correct compound adjectives from the box.

   narrow-minded	thirty-storeyed	heartbroken	well-qualified
   deep-rooted	bluish-green	heavyweight	self-reliant

   1. Nina's office is situated in a thirty-storeyed building.
   2. The people of this town have great faith in their ___________________ traditions.
   3. We must not be ___________________. We should accept people from all backgrounds.
   4. Sameera is a ___________________ girl. She has never liked to be dependent on others for anything.
   5. The young boy was ___________________ when his pet cat died last week.
   6. My uncle used to be a ___________________ boxer in his youth.
   7. Akhil is a ___________________ candidate for the post.
   8. Smita wore a ___________________ dress to the party.
2. 2.

   Rewrite these phrases using compound adjectives.

   1. a candidate who speaks English.
      an English speaking candidate
   2. a letter for which one has waited long
      a _______________________ long
   3. a person who writes with their left hand
      a _______________________ person
   4. water that is as cold as ice
      _______________________ water
   5. a story that is well written
      a _______________________ story
   6. a blouse that has short sleeves
      a _______________________ blouse
   7. a parrot who is well trained
      a _______________________ parrot
   8. a ticket for the second class
      a _______________________ ticket

   Now, use the phrases with compound adjectives from exercise 2 in sentences of your own.

   1. We need an English speaking candidate for the central character in the play.
   2. _____________________________________________________________
   3. _____________________________________________________________
   4. _____________________________________________________________
   5. _____________________________________________________________
   6. _____________________________________________________________
   7. _____________________________________________________________
   8. _____________________________________________________________
3. 3.

   Write adjectives before the highlighted nouns in the correct order.

   1. two selfish silly the brothers
      the two silly selfish brothers
   2. spanish shoes leather long
   3. students gifted Chinese several
   4. well-ventilated three rooms these
   5. hundred rare French old several paintings
   6. pink centrally-heated gallery marble
   7. waterproof new colourful sports watches
4. 4.

   A company is looking for good office assistants. Complete this advertisement by using the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.

   Wanted for a busy (small, export, garment, busy, Indian) office, ____________________ (hardworking, male, graduate, two) office assistants.

5. 5.

   Think of  different words that can combine with these words to form compound adjectives. Then, make sentences using one compound adjective from each group.

   1.  
      1. well-__________________
      2. well-__________________
   2.  
      1. __________________-shaped
      2. __________________-shaped
   3.  
      1. __________________-looking
      2. __________________-looking
   4.  
      1. first-__________________
      2. first-__________________
   5.  
      1. __________________-saving
      2. __________________-saving