Word Formation: Compound Adjectives
Starter
Show learners the first slide. Discuss in what ways words such as blackbird are different from ones such as grass-green i.e. the first is a compound noun and the second is a compound adjective. Make sure learners pay attention to the base word.
The second slide explains the difference in forming these types of adjective are formed. See if learners can think of any other examples.
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Word Formation: Compound Adjectives
Starter
Last lesson we saw how adjectives can be combined with nouns to make compound nouns, such as blackbird or red card.
Are these next two examples the same or something different?
- grass-green
- lifelong
These words are both examples of compound adjectives.