USE OF ENGLISH QUIZ 6 ● GROUP B
Name: _________________________________
Class: _________________________________
Total: _________/15
Compound nouns and adjectives
1 Match the words in A and B to make
compound nouns and adjectives. Then complete
the sentences. Use hyphens where necessary.
There is one extra word in A.
A ill short far waist crack rosy
news high breaking lime
B high down green news advised
anchor lived quality fetched
0 We had to walk through waist-high water to
escape the floods.
1 The story was so _______________________
that we couldn't believe it was true.
2 The photos are very _____________________
so will take longer to download.
3 They decorated their living room and it looks
awful. They chose _______________________
paint!
4 We shouldn't have come here in August, it's
much too hot. It's been a very _____________
_______________ trip.
5 We're bringing you ______________________
_________ from the centre of London. The
royal wedding is about to begin.
6 She says it's her passion, but all her hobbies
are very ________________________. She'll
move on to another sport soon.
7 My best friend is a ______________________,
it's so strange seeing him on TV.
© Pearson 2020 PHOTOCOPIABLE Focus 4 SECOND EDITION (B2/B2+)
8 Our teacher is having a ___________________
on students using mobile phones in class.
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2 Use the words in capitals to make compound
nouns or adjectives which complete the
sentences. Use the definitions in brackets to help
you.
0 He didn’t buy it, it’s a company car (vehicle
provided by your place of work). CAR
1 It's a _____________________ (extremely
modern with all the latest technology) TV set.
It must have cost a fortune! ART
2 The whole team was completely ___________
_________ (extremely tired) after staying up
all night to finish the project. OUT
3 He was such a __________________ (very
sympathetic) old man. I'll miss him a lot.
HEARTED
4 I have a ____________________ (being four
years old) cat. YEAR
5 The children have been crying _____________
________ (without a break) and it's driving me
crazy! NON
6 He reports on ______________________
(important things happening abroad).
FOREIGN
7 The house was tiny, even according to
_____________________ (current times)
standards. DAY
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