Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 1. Словообразование. Маковецкая Н.А - 28 стр.

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c) Replace the clauses with compound adjectives. Make any other necessary
changes.
1. Nick has read a lot of good books. He could speak knowledgeably on a range of
   topics.
2. He thinks quickly and always comes up with brilliant ideas.
3. Mary’s parents have tolerant, liberal minds – they let her do whatever she
   wants.
4. She’s oversensitive. She takes everything close to heart.
5. Alice is generally in a bad mood. The thing is she wanted to be an actress and
   not a school-teacher.
6. She is so selfish and never cares about others. She will never give you a helping
   hand.
7. He knows a lot about the world because he has visited a lot of other countries.

Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with suitable compounds from the list below. Comment
on their structure and meaning.
    Long-stemmed, fall out, life-long, double-talk, sun-burnt, dog-eared, home-
baked, apple-trees, bookworm, colour-blind, bell-shaped, crazy-looking.

1. From where he sat he could see a cluster of … in blossom. 2. Everything was at
hand, from … bread to mushroom wild and tame. 3. … people are allowed to take
a driving test. 4. The radioactive … in the London area has increased. 5. This is my
… conviction. 6. We've some plain, blunt things to say and we expect the same
kind of answer, not a lot of … . 7. A blush of embarrassment shone faintly on his
… cheeks. 8. There was silence then June rose: '… creature!' he thought. 9. With
his large … top hat and his great statue and bulk he looked too primeval for a
Forsyte. 10. 'Just look at these … roses! Aren't they lovely?' 11. He's always
reading. He'll read anything. He'll a real … . 12. After a book has been read a lot, it
tends to become … .

Exercise 10. Arrange the compounds given below into two groups: a) Idiomatic. b)
Non-idiomatic. Say whether the semantic change within the idiomatic compounds
is partial or total.

Butterfly, n.; homebody, n.; cabman, n.; medium-sized, adj.; blackberry, n.;
bluebell, n.; good-for-nothing, adj,; wolf-dog, n.; highway, n.; dragon-fly, n.;
looking-glass, n.; greengrocer, n.; bluestocking, n.; gooseberry, n.; necklace, n.;
earthquake, n.; lazy-bones, n.

Exercise 11. a) Translate the compound words into Russian. b) Compare the
meaning of the compound word with that of its components. c) Classify them into
endocentric and exocentric.