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Grade 5 Compound adjectives Worksheets

Grade 5 English practice: Choose the meaning of each hyphenated compound adjective.

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Choose the meaning of each hyphenated compound adjective.

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Choose the meaning of each hyphenated compound adjective.

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What does the compound adjective “record-breaking” mean?
keeping careful recordsbetter than any before itbreaking a music record
2
What does the compound adjective “last-minute” mean?
done at the very last momentexactly sixty seconds longduring the final hour
3
What does the compound adjective “self-taught” mean?
having learned on one’s own without a teachervery selfishproud of oneself
4
What does the compound adjective “well-known” mean?
newly builtknowing a lot of factsfamous; recognized by many people
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What does the compound adjective “part-time” mean?
for only part of the usual hoursa short stage playpartly broken
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What does the compound adjective “left-handed” mean?
having lost one handturning to the leftusing the left hand most
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What does the compound adjective “record-breaking” mean?
better than any before it
2
What does the compound adjective “last-minute” mean?
done at the very last moment
3
What does the compound adjective “self-taught” mean?
having learned on one’s own without a teacher
4
What does the compound adjective “well-known” mean?
famous; recognized by many people
5
What does the compound adjective “part-time” mean?
for only part of the usual hours
6
What does the compound adjective “left-handed” mean?
using the left hand most

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