It’s not always easy to know how to
When we use more than one adjective use this rule so here its’ a TIP:
with a noun, there is a general rule Opinion
for the order in which we use them. Size
Age
The rule says that the more specific Shape
or objective the adjective, the closer Colour
to the noun. Origen
Material
Adjectives expressing opinion Purpose
(wonderful, horrible) usually come Now, read the red letters and
first. remember this word:
OSiAShCOMP
Now classify these adjectives according to their category:
Japanese leather huge tasty pink fascinating
plastic new round Spanish tiny sad wooden wide small
grey wool Sweden metal square fantastic yellow old
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origen Material
Now write the adjectives in the sentences in the right order:
1. a grapefruit (pink/delicious): _________________________________
2. a motorbike (Italian/red/noisy): _______________________________
3. a dish (Indian/spicy/tasty): __________________________________
4. an actor (handsome/tall/young) _______________________________
5. many buildings (metal/new/huge): _____________________________
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Order of Adjectives
OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOUR ORIGIN MATERIAL NOUN
beautiful big new square brown Indian leather bag
awful large old round yellow Italian plastic box
stylish long new baggy blue Spanish cotton dress
Write the following sentences using the words in brackets in the correct order.
1. Alan carries a (blue-big-school) backpack every day.
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2. There is a (plastic-red-small) comb in the bathroom.
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3. She found a (Latin-old-black) book in the attic.
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4. I love these (pink-leather-new-Italian) shoes.
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5. Mum was wearing a (violet-silk-long-smart) dress.
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6. Can you show me that (black-round-Swiss-small) watch?
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7. He bought a (sleeping- colourful-warm-) bag before his holidays.
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8. He had a (metal-reading-small) lamp on his desk.
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9. This (dining-wooden-rectangular) table is big enough for us.
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10. Have you seen the (yellow-china-old) bowl?
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11. She is a (Japanese-short-pretty) girl.
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12. Do you like this (green and red-cotton-striped) shirt?
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13. He was wearing a (silk -new-nice-purple) tie.
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14. She was cutting the meat with a (steel-carving-huge) knife.
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15. The man was smoking a (big-Cuban-genuine) cigar.
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16. The boxer was wearing a pair of (boxing-red-leather) gloves.
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17. She found a (brown-small-plastic) wallet in the street.
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18. He is a (middle-aged-English-strict) teacher.
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19. His wife is a ( Spanish-blonde-nice) woman.
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20. Who does this (brass-old-security) key belong to?
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21. He is a very ( fat-kind-young) boy.
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22. She has (straight-brown-long) hair.
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23. My brother bought a (blue-cheap-small) car.
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24. They bought a (Mexican-colourful-round-clay) vase.
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