4. Match the following parts of compound nouns and then fill in the blanks in the sentences using the most appropriate compound.

noun and noun

1	suit		food
2	telephone		card
3	zebra		case
4	fire		writer
5	dish		alarm
6	type		opener
7	credit		brigade
8	burglar		washer
9	can		crossing
10	junk		number

adjective and noun

1	fast		heating
2	remote		fries
3	social		food
4	high		control
5	central		cleaner's
6	common		rights
7	French		worker
8	dry		languages
9	human		school
10	modern		sense

1. They should put a outside the school so that children don't get run over.

2. It's freezing in here - why don't you get installed?

3. When I don't have time to cook I send the kids out to get some…………..

4. Is the you get from your parents enough for your needs?

5. Can you send the quickly - the house next door is on fire.

6. When you leave primary school and get to ………………., lessons get much more difficult.

7. He'll never think of such a simple solution because he hasn't got any …………

8. Who's got the for the TV? I'm bored with this program.

9. Could you get my suit from the………………. for me on your way home?

10. After the last break-in, they decided to get a……………. installed.

(noun + noun) 1 c 2 j 3 i 4 g 5 h 6d 7b 8e 9f 10 a

(adjective + noun) 1 c 2d 3 g 4i 5a 6j 7b 8e 9 f 10 h

1. zebra crossing 2 central heating

3. fast food 4 pocket money 5 fire brigade 6 high school 7 common sense

8 remote control 9 dry-cleaner's 10 burglar alarm

5. Underline the correct answer in sentences 1-5.

1. Cats are sometimes as / more intelligent than humans.

2. This is the lovelier / loveliest dress I've ever seen.

3. It was the worst /worse film I've seen all year.

4. E-mail is a lot / a much more efficient than sending a fax.

5. Don't you think the last hotel was slightly less / more least modern than this one?

1 more 2 loveliest 3 worst 4 a lot 5 slightly less