In English, it is common to use more than

one adjective before a noun – for

example, “He’s a silly young fool,” or
“she’s a smart, energetic woman.”
When you use more than one adjective,
you have to put them in the right order,
according to type.
This presentation will explain the
different types of adjectives and the
correct order for them.
Opinion: it explains what you think about
something (other people may not agree with you).
Examples: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
Size: it tells you how big or small something is.
Examples: large, tiny, enormous, little

 Age: it tells you how young or old
something or someone is.
Examples: ancient, new, young, old
 Shape: it describes the shape of
something.
Examples: square, round, flat,
rectangular
Colour: describes the colour of something.
Examples: blue, pink, reddish, grey
Origin: describes where something comes
from.
Examples: French, lunar, American, eastern,
Greek
 Material: it describes what something is made
from.
Examples: wooden, metal, cotton, paper
 Purpose: it describes what something is used
for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”.
Examples: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”),
roasting (as in “roasting tin”)
 Examples:

1. – A silly young English man.

2. - A huge round metal bowl.
3. - A small red sleeping bag.
Look at the type of adjectives used in these sentences:

A wonderful old Italian clock. (opinion - age -

origin)

A big square blue box. (size - shape - color)

A disgusting pink plastic ornament. (opinion -

color - material)
I bought a pair of _____ shoes.

- black leather

- leather black
It was a ____ car.

- red fast

- fast red
It's a ____ building.

- big round

- round big
1. At home there is
a ____________ table in the dining
room.
 Beautiful wooden square

 Beautiful square wooden

 Wooden beautiful square

2. I was offered ______ ring by my
husband.

* an unusual gold
* A gold unusual
3. My daughter _______ has hair.
• A beautiful long black

• Black long beautiful

• Long beautiful black

4. The gallery exhibited ______
paintings.

* French old strange

* strange old French
* Old strange French
To practise more go to:

1. - http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-
order_quiz.htm
2. - http://www.1-
language.com/englishcoursenew/unit34_grammar_exs.ht
m
3. - http://www.hot.ee/kat3z/hotPot/Adjective_order_1.htm

Good Luck!!!!!