How to place adjectives in order?

VOCABULARY hideous - extremely unpleasant or ugly ginormous - extremely large miniature - much smaller than normal ancient - having existed for a very long time oblong - an oblong shape is much longer than it's wide ---------------------------------------------------------- Let's come up with as many adjectives as you can. ---------------------------------------------------------- How to place adjectives in order? 1. opinion (beautiful, ugly, gorgeous, hideous, pretty) 2. size (massive, ginormous, miniature) Can you think of any more adjectives that describe size? Describe the size of a panda. 3. age (ancient, young, old) Can you think of any more adjectives that describe the age of an item? 4. shape (rectangular, circular, round, oblong) How would you describe the shape on the panda? 5. color (navy blue, turquoise, dark green, violet) Can you think of any other colors? Describe the color of the photo. 6. origin - Where did the item come from? Describe its origin. (American, British, Chinese) Can you think of other adjectives that describe an item's origin? What is the origin of the panda? 7. material - wood, platic, cotton, fur. Can you think of more adjectives that describe materials? Describe the material you see in the picture. ---------------------------------------------------------- Wrap-up It is a beautiful, ginormous, adult panda with a round face, and black and white fur from the Chinese zoo. Let's identify the adjectives. 1. opinion 2. size 3. age 4. shape 5. color 6. origin 7. material

Order of Adjectives Exercise 1 1. We wanted __________________________________ (grey / a / metal) table. 2. They bought __________________________________ (red / a / new) car. 3. She went home and sat on __________________________________ (comfortable / her/wooden / old) bed. 4. He bought __________________________________ (woollen / a / British / fabulous) suit. 5. They have __________________________________ (Dutch / black) bicycles. 6. He wants __________________________________ (some / French / delicious / really) cheese. 7. __________________________________ (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room. 8. He has __________________________________ (a lot of / old / interesting) books. 9. She bought __________________________________ (plastic / red / a / new) plastic lunchbox. 10. He is looking for __________________________________ (leather / stylish / a /black) bag. 11. She dropped __________________________________ (old / beautiful / the) plate and it smashed. 12. I want __________________________________ (silk / green / an / amazing) dress. 13. She drank __________________________________ (Italian / black / hot) coffee. 14. He saw __________________________________ (French / writing / old / an) desk. 15. They stayed in __________________________________ (little / a / cute) cottage. 16. I visited __________________________________ (ancient / a / spooky / German) castle. 17. He has __________________________________ (silver / old / beautiful / a) ring. 18. We ate __________________________________ (green / English / round / some) apples. 19. I need __________________________________ (computer / comfortable / a) desk. 20. They went on holiday to __________________________________ (small / wooden / a /beautiful) cabin.

Answers: Order of Adjectives Exercise 1 1. We wanted a grey metal table. 2. They bought a new red car. 3. She went home and sat on her comfortable old wooden bed. 4. He bought a fabulous British woollen suit. 5. They have black Dutch bicycles. 6. He wants some really delicious French cheese. 7. A pretty young girl walked into the room. 8. He has a lot of interesting old books. 9. She bought a new red plastic lunchbox. 10. He is looking for a stylish black leather bag. 11. She dropped the beautiful old plate and it smashed. 12. I want an amazing green silk dress. 13. She drank hot black Italian coffee. 14. He saw an old French writing desk. 15. They stayed in a cute little cottage. 16. I visited a spooky ancient German castle. 17. He has a beautiful old silver ring. 18. We ate some round green English apples. 19. I need a comfortable computer desk. 20. They went on holiday to a beautiful small wooden cabin.