Use the verbs in brackets in Past Simple

The Cat Comes Home!

On Christmas day, Fiona Riley (visit) her parents for lunch. When she (go) back home she (take) Lee, the family cat, with her. Lee (spend) some time at Fiona’s house but she (not like) her new home and she (miss) her old family a lot.

One day, she (walk) out of Fiona’s house and never (come) back. She

(disappear)? No! She (travel) 60 miles and after 5 days she (appear) on her

old family’s doorstep! The family (be) very surprised.

Change each sentence to include a compound adjective.

1. He wore a shirt which had been made by hand. He wore a hand-made shirt. 2. The sun had tanned her skin. She had … 3. The dog had long hair. It was a … 4. The man’s hair was red. He was a …

5. The man dressed well. The man was … 6. She bought a blouse which had long sleeves. She bought a … 7. He had long hair reaching to his shoulders. He had …

Adjective word order

When describing people’s appearance, the following order of adjectives is generally correct. It is unusual in speech to combine more than two or three adjectives before a noun. Eyes: quality + size + shape + colour Big blue eyes Beautiful blue eyes Clothes: quality + size + shape + colour + material A smart green jacket A long-sleeved black woolen sweater Hair: quality + length + texture + style + colour Shoulder-length wavy brown hair Lovely thick blonde hair