COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

Exercise 4. Rewrite the following sentences using compound adjectives, according to the examples of the adjectives referring to:

-age: a three-year-old building -volume: a two-litre car -length: a twelve-inch ruler -price: a fifty-dollar dress -weight: a five-kilo bag

-area: a twenty-acre farm -duration: a four-hour meeting -depth: a six-foot hole -time/distance: a ten-minute walk

1. The office-block costs two million pounds. It’s a two-million-pound office -block.

2. The woman is seventy years old. She is ______.

3. The conference lasts two days. It’s ______.

4. The farm is eighty hectares. It’s ______.

5. The journey takes three days. It’s ______.

6. The bag weighs five kilos. It’s ______.

7. The fence is twenty miles. It’s ______.

8. My engine is three litres. It’s ______.

9. It’s a note for fifty pounds. It’s ______.

10. The tunnel is seventy kilometres. It’s ______.

Exercise 5. A field which is fifty acres in extent is a fifty-acre field. Make similar compound adjectives from the following:

1. a programme which lasts half an hour is a _______ programme;

2. a drive which takes five hours is a_____ drive;

3. a lorry which can carry 15 tons is a _____ lorry;

4. a flight which lasts 3 1/2 hours is a_____ flight;

5. a ruler which measures up to twelve inches is a ______ ruler;

6. an engine with a capacity of 3 1/2 litres is a _____ engine;

7. a child which is five years old is a_____ child;

8. a man whose height is six feet is a____ man;

9. a walk which covers eight miles is a_____ walk;

10. a tank with a capacity of 16 gallons is a_____ tank;

11. a 300mm telephoto lens is a _____ telephoto lens;

12. a **** hotel is a ______ hotel;

A castle which was built in the fourteenth century is a fourteenth-century castle. Make similar compound adjectives with the following:

1. a student who is in his second year is a _____ student;

2. a flat on the third floor is a_____ flat;

3. a computer which is of the second generation is a _____ computer;

4. a decision made at the last minute is a ______decision;

5. an excellent meal is a ______-class meal;

6. a very poor production is a ______-rate production;

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