What's new on IELTS with Fiona

Yesterday we looked at compound adjectives from adverbs + Past Participle (with Quiz):

e.g. badly-made, well-made

Today we're practising compound adjectives from adjectives + Past Participle:

e.g. bad-tempered, good-tempered

There are a LOT, so make sure you check the ones you don't know or can't guess.

They are often

• related to personality
• used to describe appearance
• idiomatic

Personality

• absent-minded (= forgetful)
• big-headed (= arrogant)
• broken-hearted (= extremely unhappy)

Pronunciation Practice

Put the regular 'ed' Past Participle adjectives into 3 groups according to the pronunciation of the 'ed' ending.

For example:

/t/ - mass-produced, tight-lipped

/d/ - short-lived, state owned

/id/ - cold-hearted, hot-headed