Compound adjectives

1. Compound adjectives.

Compound adjectives consist of two words, usually written with a hyphen between them.

• A never-ending list of other sports also came under suspicion this year.

Complete the table of the most common word combinations with the examples in the box.

Word combinations	Examples
adjective/number + noun adjective/number + noun + -ed adjective/adverb/noun + past participle adjective/adverb/noun + -ing form noun + adjective

2. Compound adjectives.

Choose the correct words from the drop-down menus.

3. Compound adjectives.

In the deep, strange-scented shade of the great dark carob-tree...
...his yellow-brown slackness soft-bellied down...
...his two-forked tongue...

strange-scented = having a strange
soft-bellied = having a soft belly (or stomach)
two-forked = having two forks

Choose words from the two boxes to make compound adjectives to complete the sentences.