Compound adjectives
____-back
laid-back
Please stop __________ at me. I hate it when people look at me.
staring
I was confused because he ____________________ (not mention) any of that to me before.
hadn’t mentioned
First-borns, that / who / which are used to being given responsibility, make great leaders.
who
That was love at first ______ and they started living together.
sight
___-tempered
short-tempered
I tried to __________ Mark’s eye across the room, but he didn’t see me.
catch
I arrived late because I _____________________ (misunderstand) Clara’s message.
had/’d misunderstood
They went to Greece, which / where / who he asked her to marry him.
where
I have never thought of my friend _______ for a muslim man.
falling
___-willed
strong-willed
Let's get a ________ at Jackie's show.
peep
I was tired because I _____________________ (play) tennis all day.
had/’d been playing
Children who are given pocket money learn to manage money.
Children ____________________ learn to manage money.
given pocket money
She just gets _______ about him when she meets him in the office.
crazy
___-conscious
self-conscious
He ___________ quickly in her side, but she was busy with talking to her friend.
glimpsed
I apologised, but Joe said he ____________________ (not / wait) long.
hadn’t been waiting
Young people who live in villages don’t have access to many facilities.
Young people ______________________ don’t have access to many facilities.
living in villages
Why did they _______ up?
split
___-minded
fair-minded
I ___________ at the pile of papers having no idea how to cope with it.
was peering
When I saw Carrie, I could tell that she ___________ __________ (cry) because her eyes were red.
had/’d been crying
Children who are praised at home do better at school.
Children ______________________ do better at school.
praised at home
All their problems started when he rejected to _____ hime self in her shoes.
put