Adjective Order - Exercises Article/ Opinio Shap Colou Origi Materi Purpos Numbe Noun Size Age n e r n al e r the

two a silly huge smal l

Opinion Nice Ugly Size Small Big Age Old New

youn g round red

Englis h metal

man bowls sleeping bag

Shape Square Circular

Colour Black Blue

Material Plastic Cotton

Origin British American

Purpose Racing Running

Choose the correct adjective order.

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Adjective Order - Exercises

Q14 - t$s a """" restaurant. cheap good good cheap
1. Which is the correct order? a small Canadian thin lady a Canadian small thin lady a small thin Canadian lady a thin small Canadian lady 2. Which is the correct order? a carving steel new knife a new steel carving knife a steel new carving knife a new carving steel knife 3. Which is the correct order? a eautiful lue sailing oat a lue eautiful sailing oat a sailing eautiful lue oat a lue sailing eautiful oat 4. Which is the correct order? an old wooden square ta le a square wooden old ta le an old square wooden ta le a wooden old square ta le 5. Which is the correct order? an new !rench e"citing and a !rench new e"citing and an e"citing !rench new and an e"citing new !rench and . Which is the correct order? a red ig #lastic hat a ig red #lastic hat a #lastic ig red hat a it #lastic red hat !. Which is the correct order? a small $a#anese serving owl a $a#anese small serving owl a small serving $a#anese owl a serving small $a#anese owl ". Which is the correct order? a cotton dirty old tie a dirty cotton old tie an old cotton dirty tie a dirty old cotton tie

a !amily old an old !amily

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Complete the following sentences using the correct adjective order. Use commas between the adjectives if you have three or more.

Maria has """""" """""""" """"""""" """""""" hair. blac#) beauti!ul) thic# saw the """"""" """""""" """""""" table this morning. wooden) ugliest) round She loo#s so elegant in her """""""" """"""" """""""" coat. wool) talian) long 'hat is the """"""""" """""""" """"""""" sculpture in this museum. metal) most unusual) modern 'hey bought a lot o! """""""" """""""" """""""" !urniture on the trip. ndian) anti*ue) interesting

1. At home there is a __________________table in the dining room. (beautiful, wooden, square) 2. I was offered_____________ring by my husband. (gold, a/n, unusual) 3. y grandmother has !nitted______________sweater for me. (woolen, new, ni"e, a) #. I saw____________mo$ie with friends at home. (a/n, Ameri"an, old, interesting) %. It may rain & 'here are_____________"louds floating in the air. (bla"!, big, rain, many) (. It was su"h_____________day that we de"ided to go out for a wal!. (sunny, lo$ely, "ool, a) ). y daughter has_______________hair. (bla"!, long, beautiful) *. +ast wee!, I $isited____________$illage in a remote ,la"e. (little, "harming, a/n, old) -. 'he gallery e.hibited mainly______________,aintings. (old, /ren"h, strange) 10. 1ohn was gi$en________________!itten by his sister. (little, a/n, adorable, bla"!) 11. It started to rain so I o,ened________________umbrella. (red and yellow, a/n, enormous) 12. I inherited _____________house built in 1*(0. (old, ,i"turesque, a/n) 13. _______________"ar was ,ar!ed o,,osite my house. (Italian, blue, slee!, a/n)

ewrite the following phrases using the correct adjective order. Use commas between the adjectives if you have three or more adjectives.
1 warm each a sandy eautiful

2 film handsome American a%n actor

3 a%n teacher intelligent #art&time likea le 4 alloon A #lastic red hot&air huge 5A asement a#artment fully&furnished lovely lack #edigree friendly o" square metal

A dog

! strange small A

" ag' eautiful A travel leather old

1. beautiful Japanese car a/n old 2. big wooden rectangular tables Some 3. small cake A round delicious 4. strong rapper black French short the !. watch gold m modern "aluable oung

#. carpet new $hinese charming red their small %. old black big one $anadian bo& '. small necklace sil"er charming a/n (. pro"erb $hinese interesting short a/n

Order of ADJECTIVES
Basic types of adjectives and the correct order for using them.
O!"#"O# $"%E A&E
How old or young someone or something is? old, young, adolescent, new, ancient...

$'A!E
What is the shape?

CO(OU

O "&"#

)A*E "A(

!U !O$E

What do you think How big or about something? small is it? pretty, ugly, silly, small, tiny, smart, easy, large, fun... enormous, big...

What colour is it? Where is it from? What is it made of? What is it used for? British, Chinese, French, Brazilian, western, lunar... silver, gold, racing car!, copper, wood, football field! plastic, cotton... frying pan!

square, red, blue, triangular, magenta, irregular, flat, pinkish... round...

". Put the adjectives in order.

A car. $talian % sports % fantastic

A teacher. French % nice % old

A clock. alarm % red % small

#n chair. old % rocking % wooden

A dress cotton % pretty % yellow

An bowl. A jacket. African interesting old black leather smart

boat. grapes. red sailing beautiful Chilean % delicious % green

chair. plastic red strange

Confident !mart intelligent cle"er !illy funny #ice lo"ely cute !weet $enerous Honest %riendly !hy &uiet 'utgoing (olite rude

yakin !mart cerdas pintar )onyol lucu *agus indah lucu manis dermawan jujur ramah !hy tenang ramah !opan kasar