Adjective order

The first 3 categories of adjectives are:

• origin, material, purpose

• opinion, size, age

• color, origin, material

• shape, color, origin

An example of adjective of opinion is:

• square

• expensive

• small

• Italian

An example of adjective of shape is:

• wooden

• square

• new

• expensive

An example of adjective of age is:

• awful

• plastic

• Spanish

• new

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

An example of adjective of purpose is:

• round

• wonderful

• cleaning

• plastic

The “invented” word for you to remember the order of adjectives is:

• OSACOMP

• OSCOMP

• OSASCOMP

• OSACOM

Aida had a _________hat on her hair yesterday.

• yellow, nice, big

• big,nice, yellow

• nice,big, yellow

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2A

She lost a _________.

• small gray cat

• cat small gray

• white small cat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

I bought some ____________oranges.

• big delicious mexican

• Mexican delicious big

• delicious big Mexican

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3A

There is a_____________________insect on your back.

• red horrible huge

• horrible huge red

• huge horrible red