Cover of the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Review 4: Units 7-8 for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook with authors Frances Eales, Steve Oakes and Louis Harrison from Pearson Education

Question

Rewrite the sentences with the compound adjectives in brackets.

Answer

  1. I'm sorry but I'll have to get back to work - this project is (very) time-consuming.
  2. In a record-breaking race, Daniel Nduka wins the London marathon.
  3. The company tries money-saving techniques then suddenly comes up with the funds when they're really needed.
  4. I had to close my eyes before going into the brightly-lit room.
  5. I had a five-month wait before I had the operation to repair my knee.