Compound Adjectives Review Quiz

Identify the compound adjective in the following sentence: The bright-eyed girl smiled at the audience.

• happy-faced

• sad-hearted

• angry-minded

• bright-eyed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Identify the compound adjective in the following sentence: The well-known actor received an award.

• famous

• well-known

• unknown

• actor

Form a compound adjective using the words 'world' and 'famous'.

• worldly-famous

• famous-worldly

• world-famous

• famous-world

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

Form a compound adjective using the words 'high' and 'quality'.

• high-quality

• high-grade

• medium-quality

• low-quality

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

Use a compound adjective in the following sentence: The fast-moving car passed by us.

• rapid-halting

• speedy-stationary

• quick-slowing

• fast-moving

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

Use a compound adjective in the following sentence: She is a hardworking student.

• lazy

• hardworking

• friendly

• intelligent

Recognize the hyphen in the compound adjective: The long-term project was finally completed.

• longtime

• mid-term

• long-term

• short-term

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Recognize the hyphen in the compound adjective: The three-year-old boy is very active.

• threeyearold

• three-year-old

• three year old

• three year-old

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

Differentiate the compound adjective from other types: Which of the following is a compound adjective? a) Beautifully painted b) Very tall c) Quick brown d) All of the above

• All beautifully

• a) Beautifully painted

• Very beautifully

• Quickly browned

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.6

Differentiate the compound adjective from other types: Which of the following is not a compound adjective? a) Well-behaved b) Red-haired c) Very happy d) None of the above

• c) Very happy

• a) Well-unruly

• d) All of the above

• b) Red-skinny

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.6