Order of Adjectives worksheet for grammar practice.

Let's solve this "Order of Adjectives" worksheet step by step.

🔍 What is the "Order of Adjectives"?

In English, when we use multiple adjectives before a noun, they generally follow a specific order. The standard order is:

1. Opinion (e.g., silly, beautiful, ugly)
2. Size (e.g., big, small, tiny)
3. Age (e.g., old, young, new)
4. Shape (e.g., round, square, bent)
5. Color (e.g., blue, red, green)
6. Origin (e.g., British, French, American)
7. Material (e.g., wooden, metal, woven)
8. Purpose/Use (e.g., cooking, sleeping, admissions)
9. Noun (the main noun)

This helps make sentences sound natural and grammatically correct.

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Now let’s go through each item and pick the correct order based on this rule.

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✔ 1. silly three animals vs three silly animals

- "silly" = opinion
- "three" = quantity (not an adjective in this sense; it's a number)
- But numbers come before adjectives like "silly"

✔ Correct: three silly animals
→ Numbers come first, then opinion adjectives.

> ✔️ Circle: three silly animals

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✔ 2. long hot summer vs hot long summer

- "long" = size
- "hot" = opinion

→ Opinion comes before size

✔ Correct: hot long summer

> ✔️ Circle: hot long summer

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✔ 3. old bent tin can vs tin old bent can

- "old" = age
- "bent" = shape
- "tin" = material
- "can" = noun

Order: age → shape → material → noun
So: old bent tin can

> ✔️ Circle: old bent tin can

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✔ 4. baggy blue jeans vs blue baggy jeans

- "baggy" = size
- "blue" = color

→ Size comes before color

✔ Correct: baggy blue jeans

> ✔️ Circle: baggy blue jeans

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✔ 5. older attractive man vs attractive older man

- "older" = age (comparative)
- "attractive" = opinion

→ Opinion before age

✔ Correct: attractive older man

> ✔️ Circle: attractive older man

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✔ 6. rice woven basket vs woven nice basket

Wait — there's no "nice" in the first option. Let's check:

- Option A: rice woven basket
- Option B: woven nice basket

But "rice" is likely meant to be material, and "woven" is also a material/process descriptor.

Actually, "woven" describes how it's made, and "rice" could refer to rice straw (material). But "woven" is more general.

Better analysis:
- "woven" = method of construction (like "handmade") – often grouped with material
- "rice" = material (rice straw)
- So "rice woven" might not be standard.

But actually, "woven rice basket" would be better.

Wait — the options are:
- rice woven basket
- woven nice basket

"nice" is an opinion, but it's not in the first one. That seems off.

But looking at both:
- “rice woven basket” → suggests a basket made of rice, woven → possibly acceptable if “rice” is the material
- “woven nice basket” → “woven” (method), “nice” (opinion), “basket”

But “nice” should come before “woven”?

No — opinion before material/method?

Wait — let’s re-express:

Standard order:
- Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Color → Origin → Material → Purpose → Noun

Here:
- “woven” = method/material? → usually placed near material
- “rice” = origin or material?
- “nice” = opinion

So “nice woven rice basket” would be best.

But neither option has that.

Option A: rice woven basket → material + method + noun → possible
Option B: woven nice basket → method + opinion + noun → incorrect order

“Nice” (opinion) should come before “woven” (material/process)

So woven nice basket is wrong.

But rice woven basket — is “rice” modifying “woven”? Or is it “rice-woven”?

Possibly “rice” is the material, so “rice” comes before “woven”?

Actually, “woven rice” doesn’t sound right.

Better phrasing: woven rice basket → meaning a basket made from rice (straw), woven.

So woven rice basket would be correct.

But the options are:
- rice woven basket → sounds awkward
- woven nice basket → opinion after material → wrong

Wait — maybe there's a typo?

But looking back:
Original:
6. rice woven basket
woven nice basket

Neither is perfect, but rice woven basket is closer — perhaps it means a basket woven from rice (material).

But “woven” is the process, so “woven rice basket” is better.

Alternatively, “rice” could be an adjective for origin?

But “rice” as a material: e.g., rice paper, rice straw.

So “rice woven basket” = a basket woven from rice (straw) — acceptable.

But “woven nice basket” has “nice” after “woven” — that’s wrong.

So rice woven basket is better.

But wait — what about the order: material → method → noun?

Yes — material ("rice"), then method ("woven"), then noun ("basket")

So rice woven basket is acceptable.

But “woven nice basket” puts opinion (“nice”) after material/process → incorrect.

So even though “rice woven” is a bit awkward, it's the only one that follows logical order.

Wait — but “woven nice basket” has “nice” which is opinion — should come first.

So correct would be: nice woven rice basket

But that’s not an option.

So between two bad choices, rice woven basket is better.

But let’s look again — maybe “rice” is not the material?

Wait — “rice woven basket” — perhaps it's “a basket made of rice, woven” — still odd.

Alternatively, perhaps “rice” is meant to be “rice” as in purpose? No.

Wait — maybe it's "woven rice basket" — but it's written as rice woven basket.

But in the worksheet, it says:

> 6. rice woven basket
> woven nice basket

So rice woven basket — implies “rice” is modifying “woven” — but that doesn't make sense.

Alternatively, perhaps it's a typo, and it should be woven rice basket.

But given the options, rice woven basket is more logical than woven nice basket, because:

- “woven nice basket” — opinion after method → incorrect
- “rice woven basket” — material + method → acceptable

But “rice” isn’t really a material here.

Wait — maybe “rice” is a mistake? Or perhaps it's "woven rice" as in “rice” being the material.

But in any case, woven nice basket is clearly wrong because opinion (“nice”) should come before material/process.

So rice woven basket is the better choice.

But let’s assume the intended meaning is woven rice basket — but it's not listed.

Wait — perhaps “rice” is not an adjective — maybe it's part of the noun?

No — it's presented as an adjective.

Given the options, and the fact that “nice” is an opinion, it must come first.

So woven nice basket → should be nice woven basket — but it's not.

So neither is perfect.

But since “nice” is an opinion, and it's placed after “woven”, that violates the order.

Whereas “rice woven basket” — if “rice” is material, “woven” is method, then it’s okay.

So I think rice woven basket is the intended correct answer.

But let’s double-check.

Wait — perhaps the correct version is woven rice basket, but it's written as rice woven basket — maybe it's a typo.

But we have to choose between the two.

So rice woven basket is better.

> ✔️ Circle: rice woven basket

But let’s move on and come back.

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✔ 7. small empty box vs empty small box

- “small” = size
- “empty” = state (often treated like opinion or condition)

But “empty” is a condition — sometimes grouped with opinion or size.

But in standard order, size comes before condition.

So “small empty box” is correct.

> ✔️ Circle: small empty box

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✔ 8. friendly British guy vs British friendly guy

- “friendly” = opinion
- “British” = origin

→ Opinion before origin

✔ Correct: friendly British guy

> ✔️ Circle: friendly British guy

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✔ 9. big old boots vs old big boots

- “big” = size
- “old” = age

→ Size before age

✔ Correct: big old boots

> ✔️ Circle: big old boots

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✔ 10. admissions difficult test vs difficult admissions test

- “admissions” = purpose
- “difficult” = opinion

→ Opinion before purpose

✔ Correct: difficult admissions test

> ✔️ Circle: difficult admissions test

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Now back to #6: rice woven basket vs woven nice basket

We have:
- “rice woven basket”: material → method → noun → acceptable
- “woven nice basket”: method → opinion → noun → incorrect (opinion should come first)

So even though “rice woven” may be awkward, it's the only one that follows logical order.

But wait — is “rice” a material? Yes — like “rice paper”.

So “rice woven basket” = a basket woven from rice (straw) — acceptable.

But “woven nice basket” has “nice” (opinion) after “woven” — which is wrong.

So rice woven basket is better.

But let’s consider: woven rice basket would be better — but it's not an option.

Alternatively, perhaps “rice” is not the material — maybe it's a typo?

But based on what's given, rice woven basket is the correct choice.

Wait — another idea: maybe “rice” is a noun, and “woven” is the adjective?

But “rice woven” doesn’t make sense.

Perhaps it’s "woven rice basket" — but written backwards.

But since woven nice basket has the opinion after the material/process, it's definitely wrong.

So we must choose rice woven basket.

But let’s look at the original:
> 6. rice woven basket
> woven nice basket

So “rice” is likely meant to be material, “woven” = method, “basket” = noun.

So rice woven basket = correct.

Even though it’s a bit awkward, it’s better than putting opinion after material.

So yes.

> ✔️ Circle: rice woven basket

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✔ Final Answers:

1. three silly animals
2. hot long summer
3. old bent tin can
4. baggy blue jeans
5. attractive older man
6. rice woven basket
7. small empty box
8. friendly British guy
9. big old boots
10. difficult admissions test

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📝 Summary of Rules Used:

| Order | Type | Example |
|------|------|--------|
| 1 | Opinion | silly, attractive, friendly |
| 2 | Size | big, small, long |
| 3 | Age | old, new, young |
| 4 | Shape | bent, round |
| 5 | Color | blue, red |
| 6 | Origin | British, French |
| 7 | Material | tin, woven, rice |
| 8 | Purpose | admissions, cooking |
| 9 | Noun | animal, man, test |

Always apply this order to get natural-sounding phrases.

✔ Correct answers circled:
1. three silly animals
2. hot long summer
3. old bent tin can
4. baggy blue jeans
5. attractive older man
6. rice woven basket
7. small empty box
8. friendly British guy
9. big old boots
10. difficult admissions test

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