Order of Adjectives

 

 Name Date

 

Order of Adjectives In English, it is common to use more than one adjective to describe a noun. These adjectives must be used in the proper order. •

Example !ere is a  a  beautiful, beautiful, red red,, cloth cloth  flag. "h# does beautiful  come  come before red $ "h# does red  come  come before cloth cloth$$ •

%nderstanding the proper order of in adjectives ta&es practice. %se the follo'ing table to practice using the proper order of adjectives the follo'ing sentences. Number

Opinion

Size small

Age

Shape round

 

Color

 

Oriigin Or German

red

generous

 

old

four

Directions:

Ma te terial  

Purpose   Noun sleeping

 

man metal

(hoose the correct order of adjectives in the follo'ing sentences.

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6* I am goi going ng to to 'ear 'ear m m# # +++++ ++++++++ +++ tie to the 'edding. A* big cot cotton ton blue blue * blue blue b big ig cot cotto ton n (* big big bl blue ue cot cotto ton n )7* 8lease rec#cle rec#cle those ++++++++ ++++++++ bottles. bottles. A* three three ' 'ate aterr empt empt# # * three three empt# empt# 'at 'ater  er  (* 'ate 'aterr emp empt# t# thr three ee ))* 4he pac&ed her clothes in a ++++++++  ++++++++   box. A* gre green en flims flims# # cardboa cardboard rd * fli flims# ms# gree green n car cardbo dboard ard (* cardbo cardboard ard fflim lims# s# gr green een )-* Their dog is a + ++++++++ +++++++ shepherd. shepherd. A* bro bro'n 'n big big 9erm 9erman an * big big br bro' o'n n 9e 9erm rman an (* 9erma 9erman n big big br bro' o'n n )* I am drin&in drin&ing g from a ++++++++ ++++++++ cup. A* sma small ll Engl English ish tea * tea small small Engli English sh (* Engli English sh sma small ll tea )/* :# ++++++++ teacher tal&s for hours; A* philosop philosoph# h# old boring boring * old phil philoso osoph# ph# b bori oring ng (* boring boring p phi hilos losoph oph# # old D* bor boring ing ol old d phil philoso osoph# ph#

'rite t'o of #our o'n o'n sentences usin using g  more than one adjective to describe a noun.

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