ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

Adjective:

Adjectives are words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. 

Adjectives usually provide relevant information about the nouns/pronouns they modify/describe
by answering the questions: What kind? How many? Which one? How much? 

Example:
● The team has a dangerous batsman. (What kind?)
● I have ten candies in my pocket. (How many?)
● I loved that red car. (Which one?)
● I earn more money than he does. (How much?)

Order of Adjectives:

When two or more adjectives are required to describe something, there is an established order
for the adjectives. The order is generally as follows:

● Opinion
● Number
● size
● age
● shape
● colour
● origin
● material
● purpose

1) Opinion / observation/ Quality: This explains what we are thinking about something.

Normally this is our opinion, attitude or observations. These types of adjectives most times will
be before all other adjectives.

● beautiful, boring, stimulating, stupid, delicious, useful, lovely, comfortable

Eg: We have a beautiful house.

2) Number/Quantity: ) These adjectives answer the question “How much?” or “How many?”

● They can refer to specific numbers, like two or 31, or to more general amounts, like
some, few, most, whole, half, a lot, several.

Eg. Workers have completed most of their work.

3) Size: Tells us how big or small something is.

● big, large, little, short, small, tall, huge, tiny

Eg: I ordered large pizzas

4) Shape / Weight / Length: Tells about the shape of something or how long or short it is. It
can also refer to the weight of someone or something.

● round, oval, square, circular, boxy, fat, heavy, straight, long, short,

Eg: My sister has a long hair.

5) Age: Tells us how old someone or something is.

● old, young, new, ancient, antique

Eg: My father gifted a new car on my birthday.

6) Colour: The colour or the approximate colour of something.

● yellow, black, red, white, brown, whitish, blueish

Eg: She drives a red sports car.

8) Origin: Tells us where something is from.

● Thai, British, Italian, eastern, Australian, French, Indian

Eg: All the Indian batsmen played well.

9) Material: What is the thing made of or constructed of?

● sliver, wooden, silk, paper, synthetic, cotton, woolen

Eg: During summer we should wear cotton clothes.

10) Purpose: Tells what it is used for?

● Writing, cooking, reading

Eg: Reema has a writing table

WORKSHEET

1. We wanted a grey metal (grey / a / metal) table.

2. They bought a new red car (red / a / new) car.

3. She went home and sat on her comfortable old wooden (comfortable / wooden / old) bed.

4. He bought a fabulous British woolen (woollen / a / British / fabulous) suit.

5. They have black Dutch (Dutch / black) bicycles.

6. He wants some really delicious French (some / French / delicious / really) cheese.

7. A pretty young (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room.

8. He has a beautiful old silver (silver / old / beautiful / a) ring.

9. She bought a new red plastic (plastic / red / a / new) lunchbox.

10. He is looking for a stylish black leather (leather / stylish / a /black) bag.

11. She dropped the beautiful old (old / beautiful / the) plate and it smashed.

12. I want an amazing green silk (silk / green / an / amazing) dress.

13. She drank hot black Italian (Italian / black / hot) coffee.

14. He saw an old Frech writing (French / writing / old / an) desk.

15. They stayed in a cute little (little / a / cute) cottage.