Order of Adjectives worksheet with 20 grammar exercises for students to practice correct adjective placement.
A worksheet titled "Order of Adjectives" with 20 fill-in-the-blank exercises testing adjective placement in sentences, including options like "deadly/same," "whole/black," and "important/certain."
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To solve this worksheet, we need to arrange the adjectives in parentheses into the correct order before the noun. In English, adjectives usually follow a specific sequence:
1. Determiner/Quantity (e.g., *a, the, some, many, few*)
2. Opinion/Observation (e.g., *beautiful, ugly, important, general*)
3. Size (e.g., *big, small, whole*)
4. Age (e.g., *old, new, young*)
5. Shape (e.g., *round, square*)
6. Color (e.g., *red, black*)
7. Origin (e.g., *French, Jewish*)
8. Material (e.g., *wooden, plastic*)
9. Purpose/Type (e.g., *sleeping* bag, *racing* car)
Let's go through each question step by step:
1. deadly / same: "Same" acts like a determiner here (pointing out which one), and "deadly" is an opinion/description.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: same deadly
2. whole / black: "Whole" refers to size/completeness, and "black" is color.
* Order: Size -> Color
* Answer: whole black
3. important / certain: "Certain" acts as a determiner here (meaning "specific"), and "important" is an opinion.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: certain important
4. few / general: "Few" is a quantity, and "general" is an opinion/type.
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: few general
5. little / French: "Little" is size, and "French" is origin.
* Order: Size -> Origin
* Answer: little French
6. deep / same: "Same" is a determiner, and "deep" is a physical description/opinion.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion/Description
* Answer: same deep
7. great / dark: "Great" refers to size (meaning large), and "dark" is color/lighting.
* Order: Size -> Color
* Answer: great dark
8. old / fine: "Fine" is an opinion, and "old" is age.
* Order: Opinion -> Age
* Answer: fine old
9. eager / many: "Many" is a quantity, and "eager" is an opinion/description of the questions (or the people asking them, implying the nature of the questions).
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: many eager
10. many / bitter: "Many" is a quantity, and "bitter" is an opinion/description.
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: many bitter
11. wooden / strong: "Strong" is an opinion/quality, and "wooden" is material.
* Order: Opinion -> Material
* Answer: strong wooden
12. few / unintelligible: "Few" is a quantity, and "unintelligible" is an opinion/description.
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: few unintelligible
13. dear / old: "Dear" is an opinion (affectionate), and "old" is age.
* Order: Opinion -> Age
* Answer: dear old
14. white / big: "Big" is size, and "white" is color.
* Order: Size -> Color
* Answer: big white
15. sized / medium: This is a compound adjective structure. "Medium" describes the type of size. It is standard to say "medium-sized".
* Order: Description + Suffix
* Answer: medium-sized
16. dear / own: "Own" is a possessive determiner emphasis, and "dear" is an opinion. Possessives come first.
* Order: Possessive/Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: own dear (Note: "my own dear father" is the standard phrase).
17. long / pale: "Long" can be shape or size, "pale" is color. Usually, physical dimensions come before color.
* Order: Shape/Size -> Color
* Answer: long pale
18. only / safe: "Only" acts as a determiner/limiting word, and "safe" is an opinion/quality.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: only safe
19. many / such: "Such" is a predeterminer (it comes before articles and quantities like "many").
* Order: Predeterminer -> Quantity
* Answer: such many (Wait, standard grammar is "such many" is incorrect. It is usually "so many" or just "many such cases". Let's re-evaluate. "Such" is a determiner. "Many" is a quantifier. The phrase is typically "many such cases". Let's look at the rule: Predeterminers (all, both, half) -> Central Determiners (the, my, such) -> Post-determiners (many, few). Actually, "such" often precedes "many" in phrases like "such many people" is wrong, it's "so many". But with nouns, "many such [noun]" is common. E.g., "I have seen many such things." So the order is Quantity -> Such. Let's check rule again. *Such* is a central determiner. *Many* is a post-determiner. Post-determiners follow central determiners? No. "All such many" is wrong. "Such many" is wrong. "Many such" is correct. Example: "Many such books exist." So the order is many such.
20. Jewish / ancient: "Ancient" is age, and "Jewish" is origin.
* Order: Age -> Origin
* Answer: ancient Jewish
Final Answer:
1. same deadly
2. whole black
3. certain important
4. few general
5. little French
6. same deep
7. great dark
8. fine old
9. many eager
10. many bitter
11. strong wooden
12. few unintelligible
13. dear old
14. big white
15. medium-sized
16. own dear
17. long pale
18. only safe
19. many such
20. ancient Jewish
1. Determiner/Quantity (e.g., *a, the, some, many, few*)
2. Opinion/Observation (e.g., *beautiful, ugly, important, general*)
3. Size (e.g., *big, small, whole*)
4. Age (e.g., *old, new, young*)
5. Shape (e.g., *round, square*)
6. Color (e.g., *red, black*)
7. Origin (e.g., *French, Jewish*)
8. Material (e.g., *wooden, plastic*)
9. Purpose/Type (e.g., *sleeping* bag, *racing* car)
Let's go through each question step by step:
1. deadly / same: "Same" acts like a determiner here (pointing out which one), and "deadly" is an opinion/description.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: same deadly
2. whole / black: "Whole" refers to size/completeness, and "black" is color.
* Order: Size -> Color
* Answer: whole black
3. important / certain: "Certain" acts as a determiner here (meaning "specific"), and "important" is an opinion.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: certain important
4. few / general: "Few" is a quantity, and "general" is an opinion/type.
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: few general
5. little / French: "Little" is size, and "French" is origin.
* Order: Size -> Origin
* Answer: little French
6. deep / same: "Same" is a determiner, and "deep" is a physical description/opinion.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion/Description
* Answer: same deep
7. great / dark: "Great" refers to size (meaning large), and "dark" is color/lighting.
* Order: Size -> Color
* Answer: great dark
8. old / fine: "Fine" is an opinion, and "old" is age.
* Order: Opinion -> Age
* Answer: fine old
9. eager / many: "Many" is a quantity, and "eager" is an opinion/description of the questions (or the people asking them, implying the nature of the questions).
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: many eager
10. many / bitter: "Many" is a quantity, and "bitter" is an opinion/description.
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: many bitter
11. wooden / strong: "Strong" is an opinion/quality, and "wooden" is material.
* Order: Opinion -> Material
* Answer: strong wooden
12. few / unintelligible: "Few" is a quantity, and "unintelligible" is an opinion/description.
* Order: Quantity -> Opinion
* Answer: few unintelligible
13. dear / old: "Dear" is an opinion (affectionate), and "old" is age.
* Order: Opinion -> Age
* Answer: dear old
14. white / big: "Big" is size, and "white" is color.
* Order: Size -> Color
* Answer: big white
15. sized / medium: This is a compound adjective structure. "Medium" describes the type of size. It is standard to say "medium-sized".
* Order: Description + Suffix
* Answer: medium-sized
16. dear / own: "Own" is a possessive determiner emphasis, and "dear" is an opinion. Possessives come first.
* Order: Possessive/Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: own dear (Note: "my own dear father" is the standard phrase).
17. long / pale: "Long" can be shape or size, "pale" is color. Usually, physical dimensions come before color.
* Order: Shape/Size -> Color
* Answer: long pale
18. only / safe: "Only" acts as a determiner/limiting word, and "safe" is an opinion/quality.
* Order: Determiner -> Opinion
* Answer: only safe
19. many / such: "Such" is a predeterminer (it comes before articles and quantities like "many").
* Order: Predeterminer -> Quantity
* Answer: such many (Wait, standard grammar is "such many" is incorrect. It is usually "so many" or just "many such cases". Let's re-evaluate. "Such" is a determiner. "Many" is a quantifier. The phrase is typically "many such cases". Let's look at the rule: Predeterminers (all, both, half) -> Central Determiners (the, my, such) -> Post-determiners (many, few). Actually, "such" often precedes "many" in phrases like "such many people" is wrong, it's "so many". But with nouns, "many such [noun]" is common. E.g., "I have seen many such things." So the order is Quantity -> Such. Let's check rule again. *Such* is a central determiner. *Many* is a post-determiner. Post-determiners follow central determiners? No. "All such many" is wrong. "Such many" is wrong. "Many such" is correct. Example: "Many such books exist." So the order is many such.
20. Jewish / ancient: "Ancient" is age, and "Jewish" is origin.
* Order: Age -> Origin
* Answer: ancient Jewish
Final Answer:
1. same deadly
2. whole black
3. certain important
4. few general
5. little French
6. same deep
7. great dark
8. fine old
9. many eager
10. many bitter
11. strong wooden
12. few unintelligible
13. dear old
14. big white
15. medium-sized
16. own dear
17. long pale
18. only safe
19. many such
20. ancient Jewish
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of adjectives worksheets.
