An ESL compound adjective worksheet is a useful tool for
teachers of second language learners to introduce this important
and descriptive class of words to students. Worksheets are
helpful to reinforce or to review concepts covered in class in
preparation for exams. Additionally, ESL compound adjective
worksheets can easily be incorporated into formal quizzes where
they can be used to test students’ level of understanding of
compound adjectives. Compound adjectives are challenging for ESL
students because they tend to complicate the notion of the
simple adjective. In the English language, adjectives function
to modify nouns. Adjectives typically quantify, describe, or
identify nouns. Because compound adjectives involve the putting
together of two or more words to create a new adjective,
students need to be more semantically aware when using compound
adjectives. As you will notice, the compound adjectives used in
the worksheets below are all joined together with a hyphen. For
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