Order adjectives

  • Adjectives are words that describe a noun (a person, place, thing, or animal).
  • They tell us what kind, how many, or which one about the noun.

  • When using more than one adjective to describe a noun, there is a specific order to follow.
  • This order helps the sentence sound natural and correct.

  1. Number (how many?)
  • Example: two cars
  1. Opinion (what do you think about it?)
  • Example: beautiful flowers
  1. Size (how big or small?)
  • Example: large box
  1. Age (how old?)
  • Example: new shoes
  1. Shape (what shape?)
  • Example: round table
  1. Color (what color?)
  • Example: blue sky
  1. Origin (where is it from?)
  • Example: French bread
  1. Material (what is it made of?)
  • Example: wooden chair

  • Three big red apples
  • (numbersizecolor)
  • Beautiful long blue dress
  • (opinionsizecolor)
  • Small round wooden table
  • (sizeshapematerial)

  • The correct order of adjectives is important to make sentences sound right.
  • The order is: NumberOpinionSizeAgeShapeColorOriginMaterial.

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