Adjective Order
Adjective Order:
SN | Type | Example |
1 | Opinion | Beautiful, good, bad, supportive |
2 | Size | Tiny, big, extensive |
3 | Age | Young, old, new, ancient |
4 | Shape or physical quality | Round, sharp, thin |
5 | Colour | White, black, pale |
6 | Origin | Japanese, Italian, Chinese, Nepali |
7 | Material | Plastic, Metallic, wooden |
8 | Qualifier, Purpose (ing ending) | Washing machine, dining table, passenger seat, gift shop |
A. Study the following qualifiers used with the word ‘house.’
A house
A large house
A large white house
A large old white house
A beautiful large old white house
A beautiful large old rectangular white house
B. Choose the correct alternative.
- an old foreign car/a foreign old car
- a white beautiful dress/ a beautiful white dress
- a nice tall young man/a tall nice young man
- a black wooden big desk/ a big black wooden desk
- an Italian delicious pizza/ a delicious Italian pizza
- a huge brown bear/a brown huge bear
- a cotton purple sleeping bag/ a purple cotton sleeping bag
- a beautiful old Indian village/an old beautiful Indian village
- a little cute kitten/ a cute little kitten
- an expensive antique /an antique expensive table
C. Put the adjectives in the following sentences in the correct order.
- I bought (red/ a /comfortable/new) scooter.
- She reached home and sat on (relaxing/old/her/wooden) chair.
- We ate (Chinese/delicious/some) food.
- I need (golden/delicious/some/round) apples.
- We like to live in a (calm/unmediated/remote) place for some time.
- She is wearing (silver/beautiful /a(n)/ old) ring.
- I am looking for (golden/stylish/a/Japanese) watch.
- She dropped (old/china/attractive/a(n)) cup and smashed it.
- He wants to marry (young/pretty/educated/a(n)/rustic) girl.
- We stayed in a (luxurious/five star/new) hotel in Dubai.
- He bought (black/a(n)/leather/expensive) jacket.
- She placed the flowers in (blue/large/a/ceramic) vase.
- We watched (interesting/an/old/Italian) movie last night.
- The child was playing with (small/colorful/a/plastic) ball.
- They live in (peaceful/a/beautiful/hilly) village.
- He gifted her (diamond/a/shiny/new) necklace.
- I saw (huge/a(n)/grey/elephant) near the forest.
- She opened (tiny/a(n)/wooden/antique) box carefully.
- He adopted (friendly/a/brown/young) dog from the shelter.
- We sat under (tall/a/green/shady) tree.
- She bought (cotton/a/white/soft) saree for summer.
- He drives (powerful/a/modern/German) car.
- The museum displayed (ancient/a(n)/rare/stone) statue.
- I drank (hot/a/delicious/herbal) tea in the morning.
- They rented (spacious/a/furnished/new) apartment.
- She carried (heavy/a/black/metal) suitcase.
- We visited (beautiful/a/historic/French) city last year.
- He wore (simple/a/traditional/Nepali) dress.
- The farmer owns (large/two/healthy) buffaloes.
- She picked (fresh/some/red/juicy) strawberries.
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