Adjective Order - Exercises Article/ Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun Number the

two a
Opinion Nice !gly

silly huge small

Size Small Big

young round red

Age Old New Shape Square Circular

English metal

man bowls sleeping bag

Colour Black Blue

Material Plastic Cotton

Origin British American

Purpose acing unning

Choose"the"correct"ad#ecti$e"order%
Q1 - &"bought"a"pair"o'"((((("shoes% black"leather leather"black Q2 - &t"was"a"(((("car% red"'ast 'ast"red Q3 - &t)s"a"(((("building% big"round round"big Q - &"bought"(((("kni'e% a"Swiss"army an"army"Swiss Q! - &t)s"(((("'ilm% a"beauti'ul"old an"old"beauti'ul Q" - *e)s"(((("man% an"un'riendly"rich a"rich"un'riendly Q# - &t)s"(((("phone% a"mobile"e+pensi$e an"e+pensi$e"mobile
1' (hich is the correct or)er*

Q$ - &t)s"(((("$illage% an"old"lo$ely a"lo$ely"old Q% - ,he"(((("$isitors"were"-apanese% two"last last"two Q1& - *e)s"got"(((("eyes% blue"big big"blue Q11 - &t)s"a"(((("house% nice"new new"nice Q12 - &t)s"(((("airline% a"popular"American an"American"popular Q13 - &t)s"(((("company a"'amily"old an"old"'amily Q1 - &t)s"a"(((("restaurant% cheap"good good"cheap
a"small"Canadian"thin"lady

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a"Canadian"small"thin"lady a"small"thin"Canadian"lady

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a"thin"small"Canadian"lady 2' (hich is the correct or)er* a"car$ing"steel"new"kni'e a"new"steel"car$ing"kni'e a"steel"new"car$ing"kni'e a"new"car$ing"steel"kni'e 3' (hich is the correct or)er* a"beauti'ul"blue"sailing"boat a"blue"beauti'ul"sailing"boat a"sailing"beauti'ul"blue"boat a"blue"sailing"beauti'ul"boat ' (hich is the correct or)er* an"old"wooden"square"table a"square"wooden"old"table an"old"square"wooden"table a"wooden"old"square"table !' (hich is the correct or)er* an"new".rench"e+citing"band a".rench"new"e+citing"band an"e+citing".rench"new"band an"e+citing"new".rench"band "' (hich is the correct or)er* a"red"big"plastic"hat a"big"red"plastic"hat a"plastic"big"red"hat a"bit"plastic"red"hat #' (hich is the correct or)er* a"small"-apanese"ser$ing"bowl a"-apanese"small"ser$ing"bowl a"small"ser$ing"-apanese"bowl a"ser$ing"small"-apanese"bowl $' (hich is the correct or)er* a"cotton"dirty"old"tie a"dirty"cotton"old"tie an"old"cotton"dirty"tie a"dirty"old"cotton"tie

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

Maria"has"(((((("(((((((("((((((((("(((((((("hair%" black/"beauti'ul/"thick &"saw"the"((((((("(((((((("(((((((("table"this"morning% wooden/"ugliest/"round She"looks"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/"antique/"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. Compiled and Amended by Robert Eastland

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1"warm""beach""a""sandy""beauti'ul" """ 2"'ilm""handsome""American""a0n""actor" """ 3"a0n""teacher""intelligent""part1time""likeable" """ "balloon""A""plastic""red""hot1air""huge" """ !"A""basement"""apartment""'ully1'urnished""lo$ely" """ ""A"dog""black""pedigree""'riendly" """ #"strange""small""A""bo+""square""metal" """ $"bag%"beauti'ul"A"tra$el"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

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