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

A. Choose the correct answer. B. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. Jake works in a/an (trading,
1. Jack hid in the ……… box. big, Canadian, important)
a) big brown square
………………………………
b) brown square big
c) big square brown ………………………
company.
2. Mr. Pitt invited his wife to
2. The cook is using … knife. a/an (Italian, romantic,
a) a sharp long metal modern)
b) a long metal sharp ……………………………
c) a long sharp metal ………………………
restaurant.
3. Roy finally married his
3. It’s a jar full of …… coins. (Greek, beautiful, young)
a) many golden round bright
………………………………
b) many bright round golden
c) bright many golden round ………………………………
……… girlfriend.
5. Bob likes going out in (hot,
4. Your cousin is a …………… boy. sunny, long, summer)
a) little nice blond
………………………………
b) nice little blond
c) nice blond little ………………………………
……………… days.
6. This is a/an (antique, red,
5. Mrs. Jones is a/an ………… lady. unusual)
a) arrogant old English ………………………………
b) ola arrogant English ………………………………
c) English old arrogant ………………………………
………………… car.
7. In such weather, Peter wears
6. The gardener uses a …… can. his (comfortable, nylon,
a) big useful orange watering
rain, yellow) …………
b) useful big orange watering
c) orange big useful watering ………………………………
…… coat.
8. Mike likes solving (long,
7. … bunnies are playing outside. math, difficult)
a) cute small two white ………………
b) two small cute white ………………………………
c) two cute small white ………………………………
……… equations.
9. Sally has a (white, cute, fat,
8. She is wearing a/an ……… ring.
Ragdoll) ……………………
a) diamond expensive big
b) big expensive diamond ………………………………
c) expensive big diamond …………… cat.

Determiner Opinion Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Purpose

three funny red plastic sleeping bags
this interesting modern American idea
a big round brown wooden table

Answer key

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