Adjectives Order_unit1 Flashcards
What is the general order of adjectives in English
Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose.
Example of adjectives expressing size and age.
A small new car
Example of adjectives expressing opinion.
: A beautiful large old round red Italian wooden coffee table.
What type of adjective describes the size?
Size adjectives describe how big or small something is.
Example: “big,” “tiny,” “huge.”
Example of adjectives expressing size and age
A small new car.
What type of adjective describes age?
Age adjectives tell how old something is.
Example: “young,” “ancient,” “new.”
What type of adjective describes age?
Age adjectives tell how old something is.
Example: “young,” “ancient,” “new.”
Example of adjectives expressing age and shape.
An old square table.
What type of adjective describes shape?
Shape adjectives refer to the form of something.
Example: “round,” “square,” “triangular.”
Example of adjectives expressing shape and color.
A round blue ballon
What type of adjective describes color?
Color adjectives specify the hue of something.
Example: “red,” “green,” “yellow.”
Example of adjectives expressing color and origin.
A green French class
What type of adjective describes origin?
Origin adjectives indicate where something comes from.
Example: “Italian,” “American,” “Chinese.”
Example of adjectives expressing origin and material.
A Chinese silk scarf.
What type of adjective describes material?
Material adjectives tell what something is made of.
Example: “wooden,” “metal,” “plastic.”
Example of adjectives expressing material and purpose. Da
A plastic water bottle.
Example of adjectives expressing material and purpose.
plastic water bottle.
What type of adjective describes purpose?
Purpose adjectives indicate what something is used for.
Example: “sleeping” (as in sleeping bag), “cooking” (as in cooking pot).
Example of adjectives expressing purpose and size
: A large cooking pot.
How do you combine adjectives in a sentence
Large old lovely green round ceramic vase Italian.
Lovely large old round green Italian ceramic vase.
Example of multiple adjectives in correct order. Ve
Three small round blue plastic containers.”
What is an important tip when using adjectives?
Use commas to separate adjectives of equal rank; do not use commas for adjectives that follow the established order.
Example:
Equal rank: “It was a long, hot summer.” (Both “long” and “hot” describe “summer.”)
Established order: “It was a beautiful large old round table.” (No commas needed here as they follow the adjective order rules.)
blue old car
An old blue car
A round large table
A large round table
A cotton red shirt
A red cotton shirt
A French nice book
A nice french book
An plastic small box
A small plastic box
A metal black chair
A black metal chair
A wooden beautiful table
A beautiful wooden table
A Spanish interesting painting
An interesting spanish painting
A small round red ball
A small red round
A French old lovely painting
A lovely old French painting
A cotton large blue shirt
A large blue cotton shirt
A shiny black new car
A shiny new black car
A plastic yellow small toy
A small yellow plastic toy
A Chinese beautiful old vase
A beautiful old chinese toy
A lovely wooden large chair
A lovely wooden large chair
A red big old square box
A big old square red box
A small blue American amazing car
An amazing small blue American car.
A cotton comfortable large green shirt
A comfortable large green cotton shirt
An Italian ancient beautiful small statue
A beautiful small ancient Italian statue
A black fancy shiny metal watch
A fancy shiny black metal watch
A plastic tiny round yellow toy
A tiny round yellow toy
An interesting new large British movie
An interesting large British new movie
A big square red old metal box
A big old square red metal box
A small soft blue French beautiful scarf
A beautiful soft small blue French scarf
A wooden large green ugly old table
An ugly large old green wooden table
A comfortable tiny round red plastic chair
A comfortable tiny round red plastic chair
A fancy shiny black new German car
A fancy shiny new black German car
A cotton large pink beautiful new dress
A beautiful large new pink cotton dress
An ancient huge rough gray Greek statue
A rough huge ancient gray Greek statue
Front:
A small round red old shiny plastic ball
A shiny old round red plastic ball
A cotton large blue comfortable beautiful new shirt
A beautiful comfortable large new blue cotton shirt
A French lovely soft big brown leather bag
A lovely soft big brown leather bag
A metal old black heavy round ugly chair
An ugly heavy old round black chair
A bright small new red beautiful Japanese car
A beautiful bright small new red Japanese car.
A Greek ancient large rough gray marble statue
A rough rage ancient gray Greek marble statue
A tiny elegant wooden square old French box
An elegant tiny old square French wooden box
A comfortable small new blue elegant French cotton summer dress
An elegant comfortable small new blue summer dress.
