Here is a hot topic for students who are learning more grammar: compound adjectives. They are important and one of the most useful tools in English. You can build adjectives in so many ways and they are quite important for accurate descriptions of things. You will look like a genius if you can know some compound adjectives, and you will look like a God if you can become efficient at making them.
Some of the basic formulas are as follows:
1) adj / adv + past participle (eg. brightly lit)
2) adj / adv / noun + present participle (eg. never-ending, time-saving)
3) adj + noun + ed (eg. long-legged, black-masked)
Here are some website with info, quizzes, and activities which can help:
Hyphens in Compound Adjectives
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/hyphens_in_compound_adjectives.htm
ESL Compound Adjective Worksheet
http://www.yourdictionary.com/esl/ESL-Compound-Adjective-Worksheet.html
Compound Adjectives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv224.shtml
Fun Activity Worksheet
http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/structure/Structure1/haired.html
Compound Adjective Matching Quiz with Video
http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/advanced/compound%20adjectives%20match.htm
Complete Compound Adjective Guide
http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaCompound_Adjectives.htm
June 4, 2013 at 6:22 pm
Thank you so much! The links were very useful for me and I created a good lesson for my Advanced students.