Answer — Exercise 9
9.2 - It's a mystery!·New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
Complete the sentences below with the correct compound adjective, combining a word from box A and a word from box B.
Answer
- middle-aged (aged approximately between 40 and 60)
- well-dressed (had nice clothes on)
- tongue-tied (nervous about speaking)
- far-fetched (difficult to believe)
- red-handed (found in the act of doing something illegal)
- fire-proof (protected against fire and heat)
- gift-wrapped (covered in wrapping paper)
- pig-headed (stubborn)
- colour-coded (sorted according to colour)