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English grammar worksheet on the correct order of adjectives with practice exercises.

Worksheet titled "Order of Adjectives" from English Unite, featuring rules and exercises for arranging adjectives in correct order, including quantity, quality/opinion, size, age, shape, color, proper adjective, and purpose/qualifier.

Worksheet titled "Order of Adjectives" from English Unite, featuring rules and exercises for arranging adjectives in correct order, including quantity, quality/opinion, size, age, shape, color, proper adjective, and purpose/qualifier.

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Problem Explanation:


The worksheet focuses on the order of adjectives in English. Adjectives are typically arranged in a specific sequence to make sentences sound natural. The order is as follows:

1. Quantity
2. Quality/Opinion
3. Size
4. Age
5. Shape
6. Color
7. Proper adjective (e.g., nationality, origin, material)
8. Purpose/Qualifier

Solution:



#### Activity 1: Arrange the adjectives in the correct order.

1. I gave her a ________ shirt for her birthday. (beautiful, white, cotton)
- Order: Quality/Opinion → Color → Proper adjective
- Correct sentence: beautiful white cotton shirt
- Answer: beautiful white cotton

2. Have you seen my ________ jacket anywhere? (leather, black)
- Order: Color → Proper adjective
- Correct sentence: black leather jacket
- Answer: black leather

3. A ________ dog chased me while I was jogging! (black, big, terrifying)
- Order: Quality/Opinion → Size → Color
- Correct sentence: terrifying big black dog
- Answer: terrifying big black

4. She was eating ________ soup. (delicious, warm, green-bean)
- Order: Quality/Opinion → Temperature → Purpose/Qualifier
- Correct sentence: delicious warm green-bean soup
- Answer: delicious warm green-bean

5. My mother bought ________ plates for the dinner party. (new, glass, large, white)
- Order: Age → Material → Size → Color
- Correct sentence: new large white glass plates
- Answer: new large white glass

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#### Activity 2: Choose the right option.

1. A ________ shirt.
- Options:
- a. A cotton dirty old shirt.
- b. A dirty old cotton shirt.
- c. An old dirty cotton shirt.
- d. A cotton old dirty shirt.
- Order: Age → Quality/Opinion → Proper adjective
- Correct answer: c. An old dirty cotton shirt
- Answer: c

2. A ________ lady.
- Options:
- a. A small American thin lady.
- b. An American small thin lady.
- c. A small thin American lady.
- d. A thin small American lady.
- Order: Size → Quality/Opinion → Nationality
- Correct answer: c. A small thin American lady
- Answer: c

3. A ________ table.
- Options:
- a. A new wooden round table.
- b. A wooden round new table.
- c. A round new wooden table.
- d. A wooden new round table.
- Order: Age → Material → Shape
- Correct answer: a. A new wooden round table
- Answer: a

4. A ________ boat.
- Options:
- a. A beautiful white sailing boat.
- b. A white beautiful sailing boat.
- c. A beautiful sailing white boat.
- d. A sailing beautiful white boat.
- Order: Quality/Opinion → Color → Purpose/Qualifier
- Correct answer: a. A beautiful white sailing boat
- Answer: a

5. Two ________ cupcakes.
- Options:
- a. Two pink delicious cupcakes.
- b. Pink delicious two cupcakes.
- c. Two delicious pink cupcakes.
- Order: Quantity → Quality/Opinion → Color
- Correct answer: c. Two delicious pink cupcakes
- Answer: c

6. An ________ book.
- Options:
- a. An English new exciting book.
- b. A new exciting English book.
- c. An exciting new English book.
- d. An exciting English new book.
- Order: Quality/Opinion → Age → Proper adjective
- Correct answer: c. An exciting new English book
- Answer: c

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Final Answers:


#### Activity 1:
1. beautiful white cotton
2. black leather
3. terrifying big black
4. delicious warm green-bean
5. new large white glass

#### Activity 2:
1. c
2. c
3. a
4. a
5. c
6. c

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&\text{Activity 1:} \\
&1. \text{beautiful white cotton} \\
&2. \text{black leather} \\
&3. \text{terrifying big black} \\
&4. \text{delicious warm green-bean} \\
&5. \text{new large white glass} \\
&\text{Activity 2:} \\
&1. c \\
&2. c \\
&3. a \\
&4. a \\
&5. c \\
&6. c \\
\end{aligned}
}
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