Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 1. Словообразование. Маковецкая Н.А - 26 стр.

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jobs in the corridor: one of those thick-faced, crop-haired, rather melancholy-
looking young Turks (G.Swift). 14. By then it was nearly midnight and things
being to relieve with Mary here, I was thinking mostly of how soon working time
would come and Baby sister was getting wall-eyed from lack of sleep (R.Price).



Exercise 4. In each box below match the adjectives with the nouns to make the
most appropriate pairs. Use these in short sentences, for example:

Example: Acrobats are often double-jointed.
         I want a long-sleeved sweater.

hypocrites             light-fingered                wide-brimmed      saucepan
professors             dark-skinned                  twin-bedded       spectacles
tennis stars           silver-tongued      a         double-breasted    room
acrobats                absent-minded                two-roomed         shoes
sun-worshippers         bow-legged      a pair of    short-haired       jacket
cowboys and cellists   bad-tempered                  gold-rimmed        flat
kleptomaniacs          broad-shouldered              long-sleeved       stool
bodyguards              two-faced        some        high-heeled         hat
beer drinkers          double-jointed                copper-bottomed     sweater
travelling salesmen    pot-bellied                    three-legged      terrier

Exercise 5. Match each compound adjective in 1-8 to an adjective in a-h with a
similar meaning.

1   hard-wearing                            a convenient
2   record-breaking                         b interminable
3   labour-saving                           c outstanding
4   hard-hitting                            d extensive
5   good-looking                            e durable
6   never-ending                             f attractive
7   mouth-watering                          g direct
8   far-reaching                            h appetising

Exercise 6. Match each adjective in Column A with the appropriate noun in
Column B. The first one is shown as an example.
     A                                     B
1 carving - G                          A board
2 shaving                              B rod
3 building                             C bag
4 diving                               D stone
5 watering                             E licence
6 parking                              F powder