Adjective Order

I’m buying a …

• New cheap European car

• European cheap new car

• European new cheap car

• Cheap new European car

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

She told me not to forget to return her …

• Red sleeping warm bag

• Warm sleeping red bag

• Red warm sleeping bag

• Warm red sleeping bag

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

The … will be adopted tomorrow.

• Funny grey fat cat

• Funny fat grey cat

• Grey funny fat cat

• Fat funny grey cat

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

He has read your …

• Ancient Roman thick book

• Thick ancient Roman book

• Roman thick ancient book

• Ancient thick Roman book

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

The man who lives on the 4th floor of the … apartment building is my colleague.

• Hexagonal small beautiful

• Small beautiful hexagonal

• Beautiful hexagonal small

• Beautiful small hexagonal

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

We used to have lunch on this … every day.

• Wooden round black table

• Round black wooden table

• Wooden black round table

• Black round wooden table

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

• I like that really big red old antique tractor in the museum

• I like that really big old red antique tractor in the museum

• I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.

• I like that really big antique tractor in the museum

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

• My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.

• My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.

• My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade

• My brother rode a Friesian horse in the parade.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

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

• little, cute, eight-week-old golden retriever

• cute eight-week-old little golden retriever

• cute little eight-week-old golden retriever

• little, cute, eight-week-old

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Last week, I visited ... in a remote place.

• big black clouds

• a lovely sunny day

• beautiful long black hair

• a lovely little old village

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E