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Answer for exercise 6

The solution for exercise 6 in chapter 5.1 - Good fit of Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book by Frances Eales and Steve Oakes

Question

  1. Check what you know. Complete the compound adjectives.
  2. Work in pairs. Which words in the box can be added to the adjectives in the table to make compounds? Use a dictionary to check your ideas. Note useful examples for items that are new to you.
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  4. Listen to some of the compounds. Which word is usually stressed? The first or the second? Listen again and repeat.

Answer

a)

  1. short
  2. Long
  3. High
  4. low
  5. self

b)

  • high-powered, high-grade, high-risk, high-end, high-key, high-maintenance, high-profile, high-tech
  • low-profile, low-maintenance, low-tech, low-key, low-end, low-grade, low-powered, low-risk
  • long-awaited, long-suffering, long-haul, long-range, long-winded, long-lost
  • short-staffed, short-haul, short-tempered, short-range

d)

The secondary word is usually stressed.

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More exercises in 5.1 - Good fit
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 7