Adjective order

• English
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What is an adjective?

A person, place or thing

a noun

describes a noun

describes an action

What is a noun?

describes a verb

person, place or thing

describes a thing

adjective

Which word is the noun?
The small, round ball.

1. small
2. round
3. the
4. ball

Adjectives-Word Order

Adjective describes a noun

Noun=person, place, thing

Choose the correct option
Jake bought a ______ table.

1. wooden round big
2. round big wooden
3. big round wooden
4. big wooden round

Choose the correct option
She bought a ___________ bag.

1. red big leather
2. leather big red
3. big red leather
4. red leather big

Choose the correct option
He lives in a ______________ house.

1. old small beautiful
2. small beautiful old
3. beautiful old small
4. beautiful small old

Choose the correct option
They have a ____________ car.

1. Italian new expensive
2. expensive Italian new
3. new Italian expensive
4. expensive new Italian

Choose the correct option
Mary is wearing a ________ dress.

1. silk long blue
2. blue silk long
3. long silk blue
4. long blue silk

What is the correct order?

1. OSASCOMP
2. OASSCOMP
3. COMPOSAS
4. SOADCOPM

Placement

Put the adjectives before the noun being described

It is a tall bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple Dutch bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple, Dutch, cement bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple, Dutch Cement walking bridge.

She is a _________, __________ woman.

1. gorgeous, old
2. old, gorgeous

It was a(n) _______, _________, __________ test.

1. easy, long, Korean
2. long, easy, Korean
3. Korean, easy, long
4. long, easy and Korean

Rotterdam is a(n) _______, _________, ________ city.

1. busy, large, Dutch
2. large, busy, Dutch
3. Dutch, busy, large
4. busy, large and Dutch

Martin bought a ___________ backpack.

1. leather small black Italian
2. small Italian black leather
3. black small leather Italian
4. small black Italian leather

They live in a ________ house near the lake.

1. old beautiful wooden
2. wooden old beautiful
3. beautiful old wooden
4. old wooden beautiful

One thought from today's lesson?
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It is a big building.
Which word is the adjective?

1. It
2. is
3. big
4. building