Order adjectives
Key Notes :
Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. Often, more than one adjective is used to describe the same noun.
She gave me long red silk roses.
The adjectives long, red, and silk all describe the noun roses.
When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order. This table shows that order.
| Article | Opinion | Size | Shape | Age | Colour | Origin | Material | Purpose or Qualifier | Noun |
| the | flat | red | brick | wall | |||||
| an | old | Italian | race | car | |||||
| a | nice | little | camping | stove |
A purpose or qualifier is often considered part of the noun. When you put a purpose or qualifier with a noun, the result is similar to a compound word.
race car camping stove
Learn with an example
🥏Put the words in the right order to describe the noun.
round
pumpkin
orange
the
The article comes first.
The adjective round tells you about the shape, so it comes second.
The adjective orange tells you about the color, so it comes third.
The noun pumpkin comes last.
the round orange pumpkin
🥏Put the words in the right order to describe the noun.
a
chocolate
brownie
tasty
The article comes first.
The adjective tasty gives an opinion, so it comes second.
The adjective chocolate tells you about the material, so it comes third.
The noun brownie comes last.
a tasty chocolate brownie
🔷Put the words in the right order to describe the noun.
pool
swimming
heart-shaped
a
The article comes first.
The adjective heart-shaped tells you about the shape, so it comes second.
Swimming tells you about the purpose, so it comes third.
The noun pool comes last.
a heart-shaped swimming pool
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