Corrigé adjectifs composés : exercices d’anglais 3e

1. a two-hour journey
2. a twelve-year-old boy
3. a fifteen-minute break
4. a ten-pound note
5. a three-day trip
6. a forty-storey building
7. a five-kilometre walk
8. a six-month contract

Le nom reste toujours au singulier dans le composé.

1. a black-haired man
2. a blue-eyed baby
3. a left-handed player
4. a kind-hearted teacher
5. a short-sleeved shirt
6. an open-minded person (an devant la voyelle o)

1. well-known (b) : célèbre, bien connu
2. home-made (a) : fait maison
3. hard-working (c) : travailleur
4. good-looking (e) : beau
5. English-speaking (d) : anglophone
6. hand-written (f) : écrit à la main
7. time-consuming (g) : qui prend du temps
8. record-breaking (h) : qui bat des records

1. three-hour (adjectif composé)
2. hours (nom ordinaire, pluriel)
3. years old
4. ten-year-old
5. five-star
6. stars

1. I do like your jacket!
2. He does work hard.
3. We did visit the Tower of London.
4. She does play the violin.
5. They did try their best.
6. I do remember that day.
7. Do sit down, please.

Après do, does, did, le verbe perd le -s et le -ed.

1. I do like vegetables!
2. He did finish his homework!
3. They do speak English!
4. I did lock the door!
5. She does help at home!
6. I did read the book!

1. absolutely (amazing est extrême)
2. very
3. absolutely (exhausted est extrême)
4. very
5. absolutely (freezing est extrême)
6. absolutely (hilarious est extrême)
7. very
8. absolutely (huge est extrême)

1. barely (à peine)
2. hardly ever (presque jamais)
3. extremely
4. barely
5. extremely
6. hardly ever

1. We went on a two-week holiday.
2. She does speak three languages.
3. It was an absolutely / a really delicious meal.
4. I barely slept last night.
5. He is a black-haired man (ou a man with black hair).
6. They did visit Edinburgh last summer.
7. He’s a twelve-year-old boy.
8. The film was very good (ou absolutely brilliant).

1. a ten-minute break
2. a green-eyed girl
3. a home-made cake
4. I do like you, you know!
5. We did close the window!
6. We were absolutely / completely exhausted.
7. I could barely / hardly hear him (her).
8. a very well-known singer

1. It lasts two weeks. (a two-week adventure)
2. They must be between 13 and 15 years old.
3. It starts with a thirty-minute swim in the lake.
4. They eat a home-made breakfast.
5. well-trained, English-speaking (ou first-aid-qualified)
6. « We did love every minute. »

Exemple de réponse modèle :

1. Last month, I went on a three-day school trip to London.
2. Our guide was a red-haired woman with a fantastic sense of humour.
3. We tried a mouth-watering fish and chips in a well-known restaurant.
4. I did enjoy the trip, even if the weather was grey.
5. The view from the London Eye was absolutely amazing.
6. We barely slept, but nobody complained!