Name: ……………………………………………

Date: ………………………………………………

When there are two or more adjectives in a sentence, they usually go in the following order:
Determiner Opinion Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Purpose
three funny red plastic sleeping bags
this interesting modern American idea
a big round brown wooden table

A. Choose the correct answer. B. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. Jake works in a/an
1. Jack hid in the ……… box. (trading, big, Canadian,
a) big brown square
important)
b) brown square big
c) big square brown ………………………………………………
……… company.
2. The cook is using … knife. 2. Mr. Pitt invited his wife
a) a sharp long metal to a/an (Italian, romantic,
b) a long metal sharp modern) ……………………………
c) a long sharp metal ……………………… restaurant.

3. It’s a jar full of …… coins. 3. Roy finally married his

a) many golden round bright (Greek, beautiful, young)
b) many bright round golden ………………………………………………
c) bright many golden round ……………………… girlfriend.

4. Your cousin is a …………… boy. 5. Bob likes going out in

a) little nice blond (hot, sunny, long, summer)
b) nice little blond ………………………………………………
c) nice blond little ……………………………… days.

5. Mrs. Jones is a/an ………… lady. 6. This is a/an (antique, red,

a) arrogant old English unusual) ………………………………
b) ola arrogant English ………………………………………………
c) English old arrogant ………………………………… car.

6. The gardener uses a …… can. 7. In such weather, Peter

a) big useful orange watering wears his (comfortable,
b) useful big orange watering nylon, rain, yellow) …………
c) orange big useful watering …………………………………… coat.

7. … bunnies are playing outside. 8. Mike likes solving (long,

a) cute small two white math, difficult) ………………
b) two small cute white ………………………………………………
c) two cute small white ……………………… equations.

8. She is wearing a/an ……… ring. 9. Sally has a (white, cute,

a) diamond expensive big fat, Ragdoll) ……………………
b) big expensive diamond ……………………………………………
c) expensive big diamond cat.
Answer key
Activity A:
1: c – 2: b – 3: b – 4: b – 5: a – 6: b – 7: c – 8: c

Activity b:
1: important big Canadian trading
2: a romantic modern Italian
3: beautiful young Greek
4: hot long sunny summer
5: an unusual antique red
6: comfortable yellow nylon rain
7: difficult long math
8: cute fat white Ragdoll