Adjective Word Order

ADJECTIVE WORD ORDER
A. The order
B. Exercise
I. Rearrange the order of words to make complete sentences
1. red / drives / a / truck / Australian / he / big

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2. these / old / I / replace/ shoes / must / cheap
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3. such / old / a / man / he / is / kind
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4. lovely / is / she / a / wearing / red / dress / new
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5. a / meal / Indian / we / had / delicious
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6. lives / a / lovely / apartment / she / modern / in
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7. garden / beautiful / he / porcelain / has / a / Italian / statue / in / his
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8. dining / an / bought / wooden / antique / he / table
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9. face / my / watch / has / red / a / round / big
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10. wearing / my / I / love / pants / black / comfortable / cotton
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II. Multiple choice
1. At home there is a __________________ table in the dining room.
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A. beautiful square wooden
B. wooden beautiful square
C. beautiful wooden square
2. I was offered __________________ ring by my husband.

A. a gold unusual
B. an unusual gold
3. My grandmother has knitted __________________ pullover for me.

A. a nice new woollen
B. a woollen new nice
C. a new nice woollen
4. I saw __________________ movie with friends at home.

A. An old American interesting
B. An American old interesting
C. an interesting old American
5. It may rain ! There are __________________ clouds floating in the air.

A. black big
B. big black
6. It was such __________________ day that we decided to go out for a walk.

A. a sunny lovely
B. a lovely sunny
7. My daughter has __________________ hair.

A. black long beautiful
B. long beautiful black
C. beautiful long black
8. Last week, I visited __________________ village in a remote place.

A. a lovely little old
B. an old lovely little
C. a little lovely old

9. The gallery exhibited mainly __________________ paintings.
A. French old strange
B. old strange French
C. strange old French
10. John was given __________________ kitten by his sister.

A. a little black adorable
B. a black little adorable
C. an adorable little black
11. It started to rain so I opened __________________ umbrella.

A. an enormous red and yellow
B. a red and yellow enormous
C. an enormous red yellow
12. I came into a __________________ house built in 1860.

A. picturesque old
B. old picturesque
13. A __________________ was parked opposite my house.

A. new Italian shiny sports car
B. shiny Italian new sports car
C. shiny new Italian sports car
14. The house is __________________.
A. large and white
B. white and large
C. large white
15. They live in a __________________ house.
A. large and white
B. white and large
C. large white
16. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

A. We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.
B. We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
C. We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.

A. I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach.
B. I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.
C. I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.

A. I like that really big red old antique tractor in the museum.
B. I like that really big old red antique tractor in the museum.
C. I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.

A. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.
B. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.
C. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade.
20. My grandmother lives in the ________________________ house on the corner

A. little blue, green and white
B. little blue and green and white
C. little, blue, green, and white
21. The store carries an assortment of _____________________ objects.

A. interesting new, old and antique
B. new, old, interesting and antique
C. interesting, old and new and antique
22. We went for a two-week cruise on a __________________________ ocean liner.

A. incredible brand-new, huge Italian
B. incredible, huge, brand-new Italian
C. Italian incredible, brand-new, huge
23. I bought a pair of _________________ boots.

A. new, nice, red rain
B. nice new red rain
C. red nice new rain

24. My dad was thrilled with his gift of ______________________ bowties for his clown act.
A. three squirting new nice big polka-dotted
B. three polka-dotted nice new squirting
C. three nice big new polka-dotted squirting
25. Please put the marbles into that ______________________ box.

A. round little old red
B. little old round red
C. little old red round
26. I was surprised to receive a __________________ puppy for my birthday.

A. little, cute, eight-week-old golden retriever
B. cute eight-week-old little golden retriever
C. cute little eight-week-old golden retriever
27. Our work uniform consists of black pants, black shoes, and a ________________ shirt.
A. yellow baggy big polo
B. big baggy yellow polo
C. baggy yellow big polo
28. I’ve been spending a lot of time in antique shops looking for the perfect ________ clock.
A. little silver Italian cuckoo
B. little Italian silver cuckoo
C. silver little Italian cuckoo

A. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black and white stripes.
B. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black with white stripes.
C. Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black, white stripes.

A. During my college years, I wore a red, white and black big hat to sporting events.
B. During my college years, I wore a big red, white and black hat to sporting events.
C. During my college years, I wore a big red white and black, hat to sporting events.

I. REODER
1. He drives a big, red, Australian truck.
2. I must replace these cheap, old shoes.
3. He is such a kind, old man.
4. She is wearing a lovely, new, red dress.
5. We had a delicious, Indian meal.
6. She lives in a lovely, modern apartment.
7. He has a beautiful, Italian, porcelain statue in his garden.
8. He bought an antique, wooden, dining table.
9. My watch has a big, round, red face.
10. I love wearing my comfortable, black, cotton pants.
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. beautiful square wooden 18. B
2. an unusual gold
19. A
3. a nice new woollen
4. an interesting old American 20. A
5. big black
6. a lovely sunny 21. A
7. beautiful long black 22. B
8. a lovely little old
9. strange old French 23. B
10. an adorable little black 24. C
11. an enormous red and yellow
12. picturesque old 25. B
13. shiny new Italian sports car 26. C
14. A 27. B
15. B 28. A
16. C 29. A
17. A 30. B


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ADJECTIVE WORD ORDER

1. red / drives / a / truck / Australian / he / big

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2. I was offered __________________ ring by my husband.

3. My grandmother has knitted __________________ pullover for me.

4. I saw __________________ movie with friends at home.

5. It may rain ! There are __________________ clouds floating in the air.

6. It was such __________________ day that we decided to go out for a walk.

7. My daughter has __________________ hair.

8. Last week, I visited __________________ village in a remote place.

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10. John was given __________________ kitten by his sister.

11. It started to rain so I opened __________________ umbrella.

12. I came into a __________________ house built in 1860.

13. A __________________ was parked opposite my house.

16. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

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18. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

19. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

20. My grandmother lives in the ________________________ house on the corner

21. The store carries an assortment of _____________________ objects.

22. We went for a two-week cruise on a __________________________ ocean liner.

23. I bought a pair of _________________ boots.

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25. Please put the marbles into that ______________________ box.

26. I was surprised to receive a __________________ puppy for my birthday.

29. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

30. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

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