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When there are two or more adjectives in a sentence, they usually go in the following order:
Determiner
three
this
a

Opinion
funny
interesting

Size

Age

Shape

modern
big

Origin

Material
plastic

Purpose
sleeping

bags
idea
table

American
round

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. Jack hid in the box.
a) big brown square
b) brown square big
c) big square brown

Answer key

Color
red
brown

B.

wooden

Put the adjectives in the correct order.

1. Jake

works

(trading,

big,

in

a/an

Canadian,

important)

company.

2. The cook is using knife.

a) a sharp long metal
b) a long metal sharp
c) a long sharp metal

2. Mr. Pitt invited his wife

3. Its a jar full of coins.

a) many golden round bright
b) many bright round golden
c) bright many golden round

3. Roy finally married his

4. Your cousin is a boy.

a) little nice blond
b) nice little blond
c) nice blond little

5. Bob likes going out in

5. Mrs. Jones is a/an lady.

a) arrogant old English
b) ola arrogant English
c) English old arrogant

6. This is a/an (antique, red,

6. The gardener uses a can.

a) big useful orange watering
b) useful big orange watering
c) orange big useful watering

7. In such weather, Peter

7. bunnies are playing outside.

a) cute small two white
b) two small cute white
c) two cute small white

8. Mike likes solving (long,

8. She is wearing a/an ring.

a) diamond expensive big
b) big expensive diamond
c) expensive big diamond

9. Sally has a (white, cute,

to a/an (Italian, romantic,

modern)
restaurant.
(Greek, beautiful, young)

girlfriend.
(hot, sunny, long, summer)

days.
unusual)

car.
wears his (comfortable,
nylon, rain, yellow)
coat.
math, difficult)

equations.
fat, Ragdoll)

cat.

Activity A:
1: c 2: b 3: b 4: b 5: a 6: b 7: c 8: c
Activity b:
1: important big Canadian trading
2: a romantic modern Italian
3: beautiful young Greek
4: hot long sunny summer
5: an unusual antique red
6: comfortable yellow nylon rain
7: difficult long math
8: cute fat white Ragdoll