Practice for adjectives

Question 1 of 12

1

Fortunately the surgeon was able to perform a ... operation

Select one of the following:

life-saver
life-saving
life-saved

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

Two ... children gave flowers to the president.

Select one of the following:

seven-year-old
seven-years-old
seven-year-olds

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

The historic centre of the city is a ... area

Select one of the following:

traffic-freed
traffic-freely
traffic- free

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

This kind of gambling machine is often called a ... bandit.

Select one of the following:

one-arm
one-armed
one-arm´s

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

The narrow streets were lined with ... shops

Select one of the following:

birght-lit
bright-lighting
brightly lit

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

Julia´s visit to India was a ... experience.

Select one of the following:

life-changing
life´s-changing
life-changer

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

Brian looked out of the window at the ... street

Select one of the following:

rain-soaking
rained-soak
rain-soaked

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

A spokesperson explained that there was a ... situation.

Select one of the following:

rapid-changing
rapidly changing
rapid-change

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

Please, send me a ... copy.

Select one of the following:

typewriting
typewriter
typewritten

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

It´s a ... journey from her to the other side of the island.

Select one of the following:

three-hours
three-hour
three-hourly

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

There was an ... explosion, followed by a thick cloud of smoke.

Select one of the following:

ear-shattering
ears-shattering
ear-shattered

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

1

Dogs used for hunting have a ... sense of smell.

Select one of the following:

high-developed
highly-developing
highly developed

	Created by María Victoria Sánchez over 4 years ago

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. Exercise taken from Macmillan English Grammar in Context by Michael Vince (2009)

Practice for adjectives

Question 1 of 12

Fortunately the surgeon was able to perform a ... operation

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

Two ... children gave flowers to the president.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

The historic centre of the city is a ... area

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

This kind of gambling machine is often called a ... bandit.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

The narrow streets were lined with ... shops

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

Julia´s visit to India was a ... experience.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

Brian looked out of the window at the ... street

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

A spokesperson explained that there was a ... situation.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

Please, send me a ... copy.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

It´s a ... journey from her to the other side of the island.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

There was an ... explosion, followed by a thick cloud of smoke.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

Dogs used for hunting have a ... sense of smell.

Select one of the following:

Explanation