wood vs. wooden etc

[Anonymous]

Hello teachers!
Would you please tell me which is the proper choice? Please remove the incorrect ones!

[1] wood, wooden
a [wood, wooden] spoon
a [wood, wooden] table/chair
a [wood, wooden] frame/box/bat
a [wood, wooden] statue/house/boat

[2] gold, golden
[gold, golden] foil/leaf
[gold, golden] hair
[gold, golden] thread
a [gold, golden] coin
a [gold, golden] crown
a [gold, golden] watch
a [gold, golden] necklace/ring/medal
a [gold, golden] chair
a [gold, golden] statue
a [gold, golden] spoon/dish/table fork
[gold, golden] utensils

[3] silver, silvern
[silver, silvern] hair
[silver, silvern] thread
[silver, silvern] coin
a [silver, silvern] token
a [silver, silvern] necklace/ring
a [silver, silvern] spoon/dish/table fork
a [silver, silvern] utensils

[4] bronze, brazen
a [bronze, brazen] statue
a [bronze, brazen] spoon/dish/table fork
a [bronze, brazen] testimonial/token/trophy
a [brass, brazen] chair

[5] leather, leathern
a [leather, leathern] bag/strip/wallet/carpet
a [leather, leathern] coat/armor

[6] wool, woolen
[wool, woolen] products
[wool, woolen] coat/sweater/gloves/socks
[wool, woolen] clothing/clothes

Thank you very much.
Enjoy the smell of spring.
Best regards.

[Pete]

-- In the examples below, if I think something is really uncommon, I'll strike it out; if I think something is notably more common, I'll underscore it.]

[1] wood, wooden [Both are common and mean the same.]
a [wood, <u>wooden</u>] spoon
a [wood, wooden] table/chair
a [wood, wooden] frame/box/bat
a [wood, wooden] statue/house/boat

[2] gold, golden
[gold, <strike>golden</strike>] foil/leaf
[gold, <u>golden</u>] hair
[gold, golden] thread [Gold thread is probably made of gold; golden thread probably looks like gold.]
a [<u>gold</u>, golden] coin
a [gold, golden] crown
a [<u>gold</u>, golden] watch
a [<u>gold</u>, golden] necklace/ring/medal
a [gold, golden] chair
a [gold, golden] statue
a [gold, golden] spoon/dish/table fork
[gold, golden] utensils

[3] silver, silvern [I must admit, I had never run into "silvern". It is in the dictionary, with the same relation to silver as "golden" has to gold. I don't know if it is simply an old term or whether it is regional, but I don't recommend its use.]
[<u>silver</u>, silvern] hair
[<u>silver</u>, silvern] thread
[<u>silver</u>, silvern] coin
a [<u>silver</u>, silvern] token
a [<u>silver</u>, silvern] necklace/ring
a [<u>silver</u>, silvern] spoon/dish/table fork
a [<u>silver</u>, silvern] utensils

[4] bronze, brazen [Technically, "brazen" is the adjective that goes with brass (= copper/zinc alloy), not bronze (= copper/tin alloy). However, like "silvern", I've never heard "brazen" used this way. It is commonly used to describe a certain style of behavior.]
a [bronze, <strike>brazen</strike>] statue
a [bronze, <strike>brazen</strike>] spoon/dish/table fork
a [bronze, <strike>brazen</strike>] testimonial/token/trophy
a [<u>brass</u>, brazen] chair

[5] leather, leathern [Likewise, I had never before heard "leathern". I think it is very uncommon. It usually seems to mean "made of leather", but it also can mean "like leather".]
a [<u>leather</u>, leathern] bag/strip/wallet/carpet
a [<u>leather</u>, leathern] coat/armor

[6] wool, woolen [Both are common and mean the same.]
[wool, woolen] products
[wool, woolen] coat/sweater/gloves/socks
[wool, woolen] clothing/clothes

[Anonymous]

Hello, Pete!
Thank you for you kind and minute answer to my long and time-and-effort-consuming question. But I'd like you to answer another annoying question once more. Please check these sentences.

1-1. I'd like a gift for my father. / How about this wool/woolen sweater?
1-2. He left off his wool/woolen underwear when it got warm.
1-3. I need some more wool/woolen yarn for completing this sweater.
1-4. We [treat, deal in] only wool/woolen goods, not cotten goods/ones.

2-1. Aunt Mary bought me a leather jacket for my birthday, which was what I had in mind.
2-2. That brown leather wallet/billfold is mine, which has (got) my initials on the outside.
2-3. How much [is it, are these]? / 100 dollars. / One hundred dollars for a pair of leather gloves/shoes?! / The quality is best!
2-4. We could see by his brazen attitude that he was impertinent.

3-1. Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
3-2. The frog will jump back into the pool, although it sits on a golden stool.
3-3. Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
3-4. Laura is a slender/slim woman with long golden hair. or Laura is a slender/slim long-blond woman.
3-5. This gold foil/wire is manufactured from high purity 99.99% pure gold.
3-6. Each piece of chocolate is individually wrapped in a golden foil. [I'd like mean a foil which is not made from real gold.]

4-1. In a smith's house the knife is [wooden, made of wood].
4-2. I prefer wood/wooden houses to concrete houses.
4-3. He carved me a wood/wooden doll.
4-4. A bench is a long wood/wooden seat.
4-5. Aluminium bat are much more powerful that wood/wooden bats (are).

Sorry and thank you very much.
Best regards.
Enjoy the bright sunshine and the chirping birds in the morning.

[Pete]

1-1. I'd like a gift for my father. / How about this wool/woolen sweater?
1-2. He left off his wool/woolen underwear when it got warm. [Both ok.]
1-3. I need some more wool/woolen yarn for completing this sweater. [I think "wool yarn" sounds better. I think of "wool" as having a slight sense of "it [b]is or is composed of wool", while "woolen" seems a bit more to say it was manufactured using wool. Generally, either would be true, but with yarn, you are more saying that it is wool than emphasizing that it was spun from wool.]
1-4. We [treat, deal in] only wool/woolen goods, not cotton goods/<strike>ones</strike>. ["Ones" sounds awkward. You could end the sentence with "cotton", and "goods" would be understood.]

2-1. Aunt Mary bought me a leather jacket for my birthday, which was what I had in mind. [Ok.]
2-2. That brown leather wallet/billfold is mine, which has (got) my initials on the outside. [Ok. I would probably omit "got", but it isn't wrong.]
2-3. How much [is it, are these]? / 100 dollars. / One hundred dollars for a pair of leather gloves/shoes?! / The quality is best! [Ok. "Is it" means "is the price of this purchase." "Are these" means, of course, are these gloves/shoes."]
2-4. We could see by his brazen attitude that he was impertinent. [OK.]

3-1. Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. [Ok.]
3-2. The frog will jump back into the pool, although it sits on a golden stool. [Ok.]
3-3. Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." [Ok.]
3-4. Laura is a slender/slim woman with long golden hair. [Ok.]
or - Laura is a slender/slim long-blond woman. [Not natural.]
3-5. This gold foil/wire is manufactured from high purity 99.99% pure gold. [Ok.]
3-6. Each piece of chocolate is individually wrapped in a golden foil. [I'd like mean a foil which is not made from real gold.] [Ok.]

4-1. In a smith's house the knife is [wooden, made of wood]. [Ok.]
4-2. I prefer wood/wooden houses to concrete houses. [Ok.]
4-3. He carved me a wood/wooden doll. [Ok. I might slightly lean toward "wooden".]
4-4. A bench is a long wood/wooden seat. [Ok. I lean toward "wooden".]
4-5. Aluminium bats are much more powerful <strike>that</strike> than wood/wooden bats (are). [I lean toward "wood".]