Order of Adjectives in English
In English, when multiple adjectives are used before a noun, they follow a specific order. The general rule is:
1.
Opinion (e.g., nice, lovely, beautiful)
2.
Size (e.g., small, big, long)
3.
Age (e.g., old, new, young)
4.
Shape (e.g., round, oval, square)
5.
Color (e.g., red, white, blue)
6.
Origin (e.g., Korean, Chinese, German)
7.
Material (e.g., wooden, silk, leather)
8.
Purpose/Use (e.g., training, shopping)
Let’s apply this rule to each sentence.
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Solutions:
1.
a (new / nice / wooden / black) house.
→ Opinion (nice), Age (new), Material (wooden), Color (black)
✔ a nice new wooden black house
2.
a (memorable / training / long) day.
→ Opinion (memorable), Purpose (training), Size (long)
✔ a memorable long training day
3.
a (white / Korean / small / old) car.
→ Size (small), Age (old), Color (white), Origin (Korean)
✔ a small old white Korean car
4.
a (shopping / new / narrow / crowded) street.
→ Age (new), Shape (narrow), Purpose (shopping), Opinion (crowded)
But note: "crowded" is an opinion, and "shopping" is purpose.
Order: Age → Shape → Purpose → Opinion
✔ a new narrow shopping crowded street
5.
a (red / long / lovely / cotton) dress.
→ Opinion (lovely), Size (long), Color (red), Material (cotton)
✔ a lovely long red cotton dress
6.
a (silk / pretty / white) dress.
→ Opinion (pretty), Color (white), Material (silk)
✔ a pretty white silk dress
7.
a (nice / old / blue / big) pullover.
→ Opinion (nice), Size (big), Age (old), Color (blue)
✔ a nice big old blue pullover
8.
a pair of (small / comfortable / black / leather / Chinese) gloves.
→ Size (small), Opinion (comfortable), Color (black), Material (leather), Origin (Chinese)
✔ a pair of small comfortable black leather Chinese gloves
9.
a (pretty / white / oval) face.
→ Opinion (pretty), Color (white), Shape (oval)
✔ a pretty white oval face
10.
a (round / large / wooden / beautiful) table.
→ Opinion (beautiful), Size (large), Shape (round), Material (wooden)
✔ a beautiful large round wooden table
11.
some (interesting / Vietnamese / oil / old) paintings.
→ Opinion (interesting), Age (old), Origin (Vietnamese), Material (oil)
✔ some interesting old Vietnamese oil paintings
12.
some (German / lovely / old) glasses.
→ Opinion (lovely), Age (old), Origin (German)
✔ some lovely old German glasses
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✔ Final Answers:
1. a
nice new wooden black house
2. a
memorable long training day
3. a
small old white Korean car
4. a
new narrow shopping crowded street
5. a
lovely long red cotton dress
6. a
pretty white silk dress
7. a
nice big old blue pullover
8. a pair of
small comfortable black leather Chinese gloves
9. a
pretty white oval face
10. a
beautiful large round wooden table
11. some
interesting old Vietnamese oil paintings
12. some
lovely old German glasses
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✔ These answers follow the standard
order of adjectives in English grammar.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of order of adjectives worksheet pdf.
