We can use more than one

adjective before a noun.

There is usually one correct

order.
 e.g.
1. Its beautiful sunny weather.

2. John has a big brown dog.

 Word order
We order adjectives according to
their meaning.
 Group Examples
1. Opinion (how good?) wonderful, nice, great,
terrible
2. Size (how big?) small, large, long, tall,
short
3. Most other qualities quiet, famous, important,
soft, fast, warm.
 Group Examples
4. Age (how old?) old, new
5. Color green, red, brown
6. Origin (where from?) China, England.
 Group Examples
7. Material (made of?) paper, wood, plastic
8. Type (what kind?) an electric kettle,
road transport
9. Purpose (where for?) a face towel,
a bread knife.
 Some examples:
1. It is a big black cat.
size color

2. I bought some nice plastic souvenirs.

opinion material
 Some examples:
3. He has old brown shoes.
age color

4. It is a wonderful new face cream.

purpose
opinion age
 Some examples:
5. I had a long boring boat journey.
size quality type

6. It is a beautiful wooden picture frame.

opinion purpose
material
 Exercise:
1. (boots)
Theyre leather. Theyre small.
Theyre small leather boots.
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 Exercise:
2. (car)
Its big. Its yellow.
Its a big yellow car.
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 Exercise:
3. (a vase)
Its glass. Its lovely. Its new.
Its a lovely new glass vase.
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 Exercise:
4. (a table)
small / coffee / plastic
Its a small plastic coffee table.
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 Exercise:
5. (seat)
wooden / expensive / garden
expensive wooden garden seat.
Its an________________________
 Exercise:
6. This game is new. Its for the
family. And its exciting.

This is an_____________________
exciting new family
game.
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 Exercise:
7. This is a chocolate bar. Its new.
And its a big bar.

This is a_____________________
big new chocolate bar.
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 Exercise:
8. This phone is mobile. Its
Chinese. And its very good.

This is a_____________________
very good Chinese
mobile phone.
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