ADJECTIVE ORDER

Apa Itu Adjective Order?

Adjective order adalah urutan penempatan adjective yang harus diikuti saat kamu menulis
lebih dari 2 kata sifat dalam satu kalimat. Urutan penulisan ini didasarkan pada kategori
katanya.

Urutan Adjective Order

Peraturan:
Jika ada lebih dari satu kata sifat yang muncul sebelum kata benda, maka kita meletakkan
kata sifat tersebut dengan urutan tertentu. Urutan yang umum adalah:
Determiner, Opinion, Size, Physical Quality, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material,
Purpose
Berikut adalah urutan adjective order:
1. Determiner
Contoh: a, this, that, her, an, his
2. Opinion
Contoh: beautiful, amazing, wonderful, ugly, horrible, expensive
3. Size
Contoh: large, small, medium, tall, short, tiny
4. Physical Quality
Contoh: thick, thin, smooth, sharp, hard, soft
5. Age
Contoh: young, old, ancient, modern, mature
6. Shape
Contoh: square, round, circular, rectangular
7. Color
Contoh: white, black, yellow, pale, bright
8. Origin
Contoh: American, Indonesian, German
9. Material
Contoh: wooden, silk, paper, cotton
10. Purpose
Contoh: Traveling, meeting, cooking, running
11. Noun (kata benda yang kamu deskripsikan)
Contoh: bag, girl, cheese, car

Contoh
1. That is her beautiful red silk dress.
2. My aunt bought me an old wooden Swiss clock.
3. He is a handsome young boy,
4. I want to buy that sharp cooking knife.
5. Yesterday I borrowed his expensive black German car.

Exercises:
Choose the correct answer!
1. We used to have lunch on this … every day.
A. Wooden round black table
B. Round black wooden table
C. Wooden black round table
D. Black round wooden table
2. The house is ...
A. large and white
B. white and large
C. large white
D. White
3. They live in a... house.
A. large and white
B. white and large
C. large white
D. large
4. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach
B. I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.
C. I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.
D. I’d like reasons three why you don’t like spinach.
5. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. I like that really big red old antique tractor in the museum
 B. I like that really big old red antique tractor in the museum
C. I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.
D. I like that really big antique tractor in the museum.
6. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.
B. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.
C. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade.
D. My brother rode a Friesian horse in the parade.
7. My grandmother lives in the... house on the corner
A. little blue, green and white
B. little blue and green and white
C. little, blue, green, and white
D. little, blue
8. The store carries an assortment of... objects.
A. interesting new, old and antique
B. new, old, interesting and antique
C. interesting, old and new and antique
D. new and antique
9. We went for a two-week cruise on a... ocean liner.
A. incredible brand-new, huge Italian
B. incredible, huge, brand-new Italian
C. Italian incredible, brand-new, huge
D. brand-new Italian
10. I bought a pair of... boots.
A. new, nice, red rain
B. nice new red rain
C. red nice new rain
D. new and nice
11. The Killers are...band.
A. an American popular
B. a popular American
C. black big
D. big black
12. He wore his ... hat to the party.
 A. black big
B. big black
C. a new exciting
D. an exciting new
13. This is ... development!
A. a new exciting
B. an exciting new
C. old wooden
D. wooden old
14. She sold the...chairs at a yard sale.
A. old wooden
B. wooden old
C. an old fat
D. a fat old
15. He called me...man!
A. an old fat
B. a fat old
C. old wooden
D. wooden old
16. He was wearing a... shirt.
A. dirty old flannel
B. flannel old dirty
C. old dirty flannel
D. plastic big blue
17. Pass me the ...cups.
A. plastic big blue
B. big blue plastic
C. big plastic blue
D. old dirty flannel
18. All the girls fell in love with the ... teacher.
A. handsome new American
B. American new handsome
C. new handsome American
D. an old German blue
19. I used to drive ... car.
A. a blue old German
B. an old German blue
C. an old blue German
D. beautiful young Greek
20. He recently married a ... woman.
A. young beautiful Greek
B. beautiful young Greek
C. beautiful Greek young
D. wonderful Italian new
21. This is a ... movie.
A. new Italian wonderful
B. wonderful Italian new
C. wonderful new Italian
D. slim Brazilian beautiful
22. She is a ... supermodel.
A. beautiful slim Brazilian
B. Brazilian beautiful slim
C. slim Brazilian beautiful
D. large blue metal
23. I’m buying a …
A. New cheap European car
B. European cheap new car
C. European new cheap car
D. Cheap new European car
24. She told me not to forget to return her …
A. Red sleeping warm bag
B. Warm sleeping red bag
C. Red warm sleeping bag
D. Warm red sleeping bag
25. The … will be adopted tomorrow.
A. Funny grey fat cat
B. Funny fat grey cat
 C. Grey funny fat cat
D. Fat funny grey cat
26. He has read your …
A. Ancient Roman thick book
B. Thick ancient Roman book
C. Roman thick ancient book
D. Ancient thick Roman book
27. The man who lives on the 4th floor of the … apartment building is my colleague.
A. Hexagonal small beautiful
B. Small beautiful hexagonal
C. Beautiful hexagonal small
D. Beautiful small hexagonal
28. We used to have lunch on this … every day.
A. Wooden round black table
B. Round black wooden table
C. Wooden black round table
D. Black round wooden table
29. The house is...
A. large and white
B. white and large
C. large white
D. White
30. They live in a... house.
A. large and white
B. white and large
C. large white
D. large
31. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach
B. I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.
C. I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.
D. I’d like reasons three why you don’t like spinach.
32. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. I like that really big red old antique tractor in the museum
 B. I like that really big old red antique tractor in the museum
C. I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.
D. I like that really big antique tractor in the museum
33. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.
B. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.
C. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade
D. My brother rode a Friesian horse in the parade.
34. My grandmother lives in the... house on the corner
A. little blue, green and white
B. little blue and green and white
C. little, blue, green, and white
D. little, blue
35. My dad was thrilled with his gift of... bowties for his clown act.
A. three squirting new nice big polka-dotted
B. three polka-dotted nice new squirting
C. three nice big new polka-dotted squirting
D. three polka-dotted
36. Please put the marbles into that ... box.
A. round little old red
B. little old round red
C. little old red round
D. little old
37. I was surprised to receive a ... puppy for my birthday.
A. little, cute, eight-week-old golden retriever
B. cute eight-week-old little golden retriever
C. cute little eight-week-old golden retriever
D. little, cute, eight-week-old
38. Our work uniform consists of black pants, black shoes, and a ... shirt.
A. yellow baggy big polo
B. big baggy yellow polo
C. baggy yellow big polo
D. yellow baggy
39. I’ve been spending a lot of time in antique shops looking for the perfect... clock.
 A. little silver Italian cuckoo
B. little Italian silver cuckoo
C. silver little Italian cuckoo
D. Italian cuckoo
40. John was given ... by his sister
A. strange old French paintings
B. an adorable little black kitten
C. an enormous red and yellow umbrella
D. a picturesque old house built
41. Last week, I visited ... in a remote place.
A. big black clouds
B. a lovely sunny day
C. beautiful long black hair
D. a lovely little old village
32. I came into ... in 1860
A. strange old French paintings
B. an adorable little black kitten
C. an enormous red and yellow umbrella
D. a picturesque old house built
33. .... was parked opposite my house
A. strange old French paintings
B. a shiny new Italian sports car
C. an enormous red and yellow umbrella
D. a picturesque old house built
34. Hans is a ... architect.
A. successful German
B. German successful
C. square interesting
D. interesting square
35. The sculpture has an ... shape.
A. square interesting
B. interesting square
C. expensive designer
D. designer expensive
36. She only wears ... clothes.
A. expensive designer
B. designer expensive
C. wool Italian
D. Italian wool
37. Tony is the....boy in school
A. Handsome
B. Handsomest
C. Most handsome
D. More handsome
38. Donna is as ... as Oliver
A. Cuter
B. Cutest
C. More cuter
D. Cute
39. Jake is ... than Tommy
A. Worst
B. Bad
C. Worse
D. More bad
40. Jim is the ... person in the whole town.
A. Ugliest
B. Most ugly
C. Uglier
D. More ugly
41. Matthew is as ... as Ken

A. Best
B. Good
C. Gooder
D. More good
42. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black and white stripes
B. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black with white stripes.
C. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black, white stripes
D. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black stripes.
43. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. During my college years, I wore a red, white and black big hat to sporting events.
B. During my college years, I wore a big red, white and black hat to sporting events.
C. During my college years, I wore a big red white and black, hat to sporting events.
D. During my college years, I wore a big red hat to sporting events
44. At home there is ... in the dining room.
A. a beautiful square wooden table
B. an unusual gold ring
C. a nice new woollen pullover
D. an interesting old American movie
45. I was offered ... by my husband.
A. a beautiful square wooden table
B. an unusual gold ring
C. a nice new woollen pullover
D. an interesting old American movie
46. My grandmother has knitted ... for me.
A. a beautiful square wooden table
B. an unusual gold ring
C. a nice new woollen pullover
D. an interesting old American movie
47. I saw ... with friends at home.
A. a beautiful square wooden table
B. an unusual gold ring
C. a nice new woollen pullover
D. an interesting old American movie
48. It may rain ! There are ... floating in the air.
A. big black clouds
B. a lovely sunny day
C. beautiful long black hair
D. a lovely little old village
49. It's in the ... container.
A. large blue metal
B. blue large metal
C. blue metal large
D. wooden big brown
50. He sat behind a ... desk.
A. big wooden brown
B. big brown wooden
C. wooden big brown
D. small black Egyptian
51. She gave him a ... vase.
A. small Egyptian black
B. black Egyptian small
C. small black Egyptian
D. blue large metal
52. The store carries an assortment of... objects.
A. interesting new, old and antique
B. new, old, interesting and antique
C. interesting, old and new and antique
D. new and antique
53. We went for a two-week cruise on a... ocean liner.
A. incredible brand-new, huge Italian
B. incredible, huge, brand-new Italian
C. Italian incredible, brand-new, huge
D. brand-new Italian
54. I bought a pair of... boots..
A. new, nice, red rain
B. nice new red rain
C. red nice new rain
D. new and nice
5. The ... sweater is very warm.
A. wool Italian
B. Italian wool
C. big blue
56. It's close to the.building.
A. big blue
B. blue big
C. an American popular
D. a popular American
57. The gallery exhibited mainly...
A. strange old French paintings
B. an adorable little black kitten
C. an enormous red and yellow umbrella
D. a picturesque old house built
58. It was such ... that we decided to go out for a walk.
A. big black clouds
B. a lovely sunny day
C. beautiful long black hair
D. a lovely little old village
59. My daughter has ...
A. big black clouds
B. a lovely sunny day
C. beautiful long black hair
D. a lovely little old village
60. It started to rain so I opened ...
A. strange old French paintings
B. an adorable little black kitten
C. an enormous red and yellow umbrella
D. a picturesque old house built