Order of Adjectives

Physical Description Origin Material Qualifier Noun

Determiner Observation
Size Shape Age Color

a beautiful Old Italian touring cat

an expensive antique silver mirror

long-
four gorgeous red silk roses
stemmed
her Short black hair
our big old English sheepdog
those Square wooden hat boxes
that dilapidated little hunting cabin
several enormous young American basketball players
some delicious Thai food

A. Determiners- articles and other limiters

B. Observation- post determiners and limiter adjectives PRACTICE!
(beautiful, interesting)
C. Size and shape- adjective subject to objective Directions: Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following
measure (large, round) sentences.
D. Age- adjectives demoting age (young, old, ancient) 1. The woman is wearing a ________ dress.
E. Color- adjectives denoting color (red, blue, pale) A. yellow long B. long yellow
F. Origin- denominal adjectives denoting source of 2. He is a ________ man.
noun. (French, American) A. tall thin B. thin tall
G. Material- denominal adjectives denoting what 3. The company makes ________ products.
something is made of (woolen, metallic, wooden A. excellent farming B. farming excellent
H. Qualifier (purpose)- final limiter, often regarded as 4. James recently departed on a ________ trip.
part of the noun (rocking chair, hunting cabin) A. camping long B. long camping
5. I love eating ________ strawberries.
A. red big B. big red

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NAME: ___________________________________

Direction: Complete the following sentences by arranging the adjectives in order.

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

2. They bought _______________ (red / a / new) car.
3. She went home and sat on _______________ (comfortable / her / wooden / old) bed.
4. He bought_______________ (woolen / a / British / fabulous) suit.
5. They have _______________ (Dutch / black) bicycles.
6. He wants _______________ (some / French / delicious / really) cheese.
7. _______________ (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room.
8. He has_______________ (a lot of / old / interesting) books.
9. She bought _______________ (plastic / red / a / new) plastic lunchbox.
10. He is looking for _______________ (leather / stylish / a /black) bag.
11. She dropped _______________ (old / beautiful / the) plate and it smashed.
12. I want _______________ (silk / green / an / amazing) dress.
13. She drank _______________ (Italian / black / hot) coffee.
14. He saw _______________ (French / writing / old / an) desk.
15. They stayed in _______________ (little / a / cute) cottage.
16. I visited_______________ (ancient / a / spooky / German) castle.
17. He has _______________ (silver / old / beautiful / a) ring.
18. We ate _______________ (green / English / round / some) apples.
19. I need _______________ (computer / comfortable / a) desk.
20. They went on holiday to _______________ (small / wooden / a / beautiful) cabin.
 Order of Adjectives

Physical Description Origin Material Qualifier Noun

Determiner Observation
Size Shape Age Color

a beautiful Old Italian touring cat

an expensive antique silver mirror

long-
four gorgeous red silk roses
stemmed
her short black hair
our big old English sheepdog
those square wooden hat boxes
that dilapidated little hunting cabin
several enormous young American basketball players
some delicious Thai food

A. Determiners- articles and other limiters

B. Observation- post determiners and limiter adjectives PRACTICE!
(beautiful, interesting)
C. Size and shape- adjective subject to objective Directions: Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following
measure (large, round) sentences.
D. Age- adjectives demoting age (young, old, ancient) 1. The woman is wearing a ________ dress.
E. Color- adjectives denoting color (red, blue, pale) A. yellow long B. long yellow
F. Origin- denominal adjectives denoting source of 2. He is a ________ man.
noun. (French, American) A. tall thin B. thin tall
G. Material- denominal adjectives denoting what 3. The company makes ________ products.
something is made of (woolen, metallic, wooden A. excellent farming B. farming excellent
H. Qualifier (purpose)- final limiter, often regarded as 4. James recently departed on a ________ trip.
part of the noun (rocking chair, hunting cabin) A. camping long B. long camping
5. I love eating ________ strawberries.
A. red big B. big red

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NAME: ___________________________________

Direction: Complete the following sentences by arranging the adjectives in order.

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

2. They bought _______________ (red / a / new) car.
3. She went home and sat on _______________ (comfortable / her / wooden / old) bed.
4. He bought_______________ (woolen / a / British / fabulous) suit.
5. They have _______________ (Dutch / black) bicycles.
6. He wants _______________ (some / French / delicious / really) cheese.
7. _______________ (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room.
8. He has_______________ (a lot of / old / interesting) books.
9. She bought _______________ (plastic / red / a / new) plastic lunchbox.
10. He is looking for _______________ (leather / stylish / a /black) bag.
11. She dropped _______________ (old / beautiful / the) plate and it smashed.
12. I want _______________ (silk / green / an / amazing) dress.
13. She drank _______________ (Italian / black / hot) coffee.
14. He saw _______________ (French / writing / old / an) desk.
15. They stayed in _______________ (little / a / cute) cottage.
16. I visited_______________ (ancient / a / spooky / German) castle.
17. He has _______________ (silver / old / beautiful / a) ring.
18. We ate _______________ (green / English / round / some) apples.
19. I need _______________ (computer / comfortable / a) desk.
20. They went on holiday to _______________ (small / wooden / a / beautiful) cabin.