ORDER OF

ADJECTIVES IN A
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ADJECTIVE
An adjective is a part of speech that modifies/describes a
noun or a pronoun.
Single-word Adjectives may appear:
A. before the noun modified
We saw a bright, silver pole.
B. After the noun modified and set off by a pair of commas
Cumulus clouds, thick and grey, gathered, shifted and blended like puff
sails of immaterial ships upon an immaterial sea.
C. After the noun and pronoun modified (as a predicate adjective)
The multitude was hushed and still.
 Order of Adjectives
ARTICLES Number Opinion/ Size Age Shape Color Proper Material Purpose Noun
Demonstratives
Possessives
Adjective

The two cute little Siberian puppies.

This strange old black jacket

His blue cotton shorts

The one amazing donut- violet sofa

shaped

That beautiful new Italian sports car

Her small antique gold wedding ring

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Activity 1: Choose the correct order of
1.Articles/Demonstratives/Possessives adjectives in the following sentences.
2.Number (one)
1.James just bought a ______________bike.
3.Opinion (beautiful)
4.Size(big) A. red, racing, bright, French
5. Age (new) B. bright, red French racing
6.Shape (flat) C. French, bright, red, racing.
7.Color (green) 2. The company makes ______________products.
8.Proper Adjective (Egyptian)
A. excellent farming
9.Material (cotton)
B. farming excellent
10. Purpose (bed)
3.James recently departed on a _____________trip.
11.Noun: sheet
Sentence: My mother gave this one A. camping long
beautiful, big, new, flat, green, B. long camping
Egyptian cotton bed sheet.
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES 4. The _____________woman did well on the test.
1.Articles/Demonstratives/Possessives A. intelligent young
2.Number (one) B. young intelligent
3.Opinion (beautiful)
5. The ticket costs_____________ dollars.
4.Size(big)
A. ten US
5. Age (new)
B. US ten
6.Shape (flat)
6. The scientists have found a _____________ cure
7.Color (green)
for the disease.
8.Proper Adjective (Egyptian)
A. new great
9.Material (cotton)
B. great new
10. Purpose (bed)
7. Please recycle those _____________ bottles.
11.Noun: sheet
Sentence: My mother gave one A. three water empty
beautiful, big, new, flat, green, B. three empty water
Egyptian cotton bed sheet.
C. water empty three
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
8. Their dog is a _____________shepherd.
1.Articles/Demonstratives/Possessives
A. brown big German
2.Number (one)
3.Opinion (beautiful) B. big brown German
4.Size(big) C. German big brown
5. Age (new) 9. I love those _____________socks.
6.Shape (flat) A. long green silk
7.Color (green) B. green long silk
8.Proper Adjective (Egyptian)
C. silk long green
9.Material (cotton)
10. That _____________ box is mine.
10. Purpose (bed)
11.Noun: sheet
A. wooden big
Sentence: My mother gave one B. big wooden
beautiful, big, new, flat, green,
Egyptian cotton bed sheet.
11. I bought a pair of _________shoes.
A. black leather
B. leather black

12. It was an _________ car.

A. red expensive
B. expensive red

13. It's a _________ building.

A. big round
B. round big
14. I bought ____________ knife.
A. a Swiss army
B. an army Swiss

15. It's ____________film.

A. a beautiful old
B. an old beautiful
 Activity 2: Rewrite the following phrases using
the correct adjective order. Use commas
between the adjectives if you have three or more
adjectives.

1. film handsome American A ACTOR

2. A DOG black pedigree friendly

3. strange small A BOX square metal

4. BAG beautiful A travel leather old

5. BALLOON A plastic red huge

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