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Order of Adjectives

The document discusses the order of adjectives when describing nouns. It states that adjectives are generally ordered from opinion, to number, to size, age, shape, color, origin, material and purpose. It provides examples of different types of adjectives in each category and a worksheet with sentences applying the adjective order.

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Order of Adjectives

The document discusses the order of adjectives when describing nouns. It states that adjectives are generally ordered from opinion, to number, to size, age, shape, color, origin, material and purpose. It provides examples of different types of adjectives in each category and a worksheet with sentences applying the adjective order.

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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.

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