Sequencing Adjectives

They live in a __________________ house.

• large and white
• white and large
• large white

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

• We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.
• We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
• We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.

 Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

• I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach.
• I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.
• I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.

 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.

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 grandmother lives in the ________________________ house on the corner

• little blue, green and white
• little blue and green and white
• little, blue, green, and white

The store carries an assortment of _____________________ objects.

• interesting, new, old and antique
• new, old, interesting and antique
• interesting, old and new and antique

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

• incredible brand-new, huge Italian
• incredible, huge, brand-new Italian
• Italian incredible, brand-new, huge

I bought a pair of _________________ boots.

• new, nice, red rain
• nice new red rain
• red nice new rain

My dad was thrilled with his gift of ______________________ bowties for his clown act.

• three squirting new nice big polka-dotted
• three polka-dotted nice new squirting
• three nice big new polka-dotted squirting