Word order of adjectives quiz.
Today, we're going to practice the correct order of adjectives before a noun.
Remember, the most common order of adjectives is...
opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose.
Also we have...
number, opinion, size, condition, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose.
In this one, we also include number and condition.
I recommend watching our video about adjective word order for more details about each category.
Put the adjectives in the correct order.
The answers will appear in six seconds
and there will be a beep one second before the answer appears
so you can click pause if you need more time
Let's begin
a round red ball
because round is a shape and red is a color.
Shape is before color.
a brown cardboard box
because brown is a color
and cardboard is a material or what the box is made of.
Color is before material.
an ugly old tie
ugly is an opinion
old refers to age and opinion is before age
dirty gardening gloves
Dirty is a condition.
Gardening refers to the purpose of the gloves.
Condition is before purpose.
two beautiful gold wedding rings
Two is a number.
Beautiful is an opinion.
Gold is a material.
Wedding refers to the purpose of the rings.
The order is: number then opinion, then material, then purpose.
a long blue dress
Long refers to shape, which includes length.
Blue is a color.
Shape or length is before color.
an enormous ancient Egyptian pyramid
Enormous refers to size.
Ancient refers to age.
Egyptian is the origin.
The order is... size, then age, then origin.
a tiny green frog
Tiny refers to size.
Green is a color.
Size is before color.
a yellow brick road
Yellow is a color.
Brick is the material the road is made of.
Color is before material.
two cute brown dogs
Two is a number.
Cute is an opinion.
Brown is a color and the correct order is...
number, then opinion, then color.
an old red racing car
Old refers to age.
Red is a color
and racing refers to the purpose of the car or what it is used for.
Age before color, and then purpose.
We use AN at the beginning because the next word begins with a vowel.
Old begins with the vowel O.
a tall modern building
Tall refers to size.
Modern refers to age.
Size is before age.
a green plastic bottle
Green is a color.
Plastic is the material the bottle is made of.
Color is before material.
a large Italian marble statue
Large refers to size.
Italian refers to the origin of the statue.
Marble refers to the material of the statue or what it is made of.
The order is: size, then origin, then material.
a comfortable blue sleeping bag
Comfortable is an opinion.
Blue is a color.
Sleeping refers to the purpose of the bag
or what the bag is used for.
The order is: opinion, then color, then purpose.
an expensive French restaurant
Expensive is an opinion.
French refers to the origin.
Opinion is before origin.
a delicious chocolate birthday cake
Delicious is an opinion.
Chocolate is the material the cake is made of.
Birthday is the purpose of the cake.
Opinion is before material, and then we have purpose next.
new brown leather boots
New refers to age.
Brown is a color
and leather is the material the boots are made of.
The order is: age, then color, then material.
six silver house keys
Six is a number.
Silver is the material the keys are made of
or it could be the color too.
And then we have the purpose of the keys
which is to open the house.
Number before material before purpose.
a small round wooden cutting board
Small refers to size.
Round is a shape.
Wooden is from the material wood
and the purpose of the board is for cutting.
The correct order is:
size, then shape, then material, then purpose.
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