Adjectives describe
nouns by giving
some information
about an object’s
size,shape,age,colo
r,origin,material,p

Let us look at some of those:
It’s a big table.
(size)
It’s a round
table. (shape)
It’s an old table.
(age)
It’s a brown table.
(color)

Let us look at some of those:
It’s an English
table. (origin)
It’s a wooden table.
(material)
It’s a lovely
table. (opinion)
It’s a broken table.
(observation)
It’s a coffee table.
(purpose)

Where do you place adjectives
in a sentence?
Adjectives are usually
placed in two
positions,before the
noun an adjective
modifies after linking

Where do you place adjectives
in a sentence?
Place adjectives
directly before the
noun it modifies.
Harry spoke to the thin
man.
We visited a well-
preserved old town.
Sarah lives in a small

Where do you place adjectives
in a sentence?
Place adjectives after
using a linking
verb.Linking verbs are
often used in simple
sentences with the

Where do you place adjectives
in a sentence?
That ice cream looks
really delicious!
His forehead felt very
hot.

Where do you place adjectives in a
sentence?
Linking verbs include:
be,seem,appear,look,taste
feel
The night is warm.
They seem very calm and
collected.
The men looked exhausted.
The chocolate tasted
bitter
I feel tired.

Specific order for multiple
adjectives
When you list several
adjectives in a
row,there’s a specific
order they need to be

Specific order for multiple
adjectives
determiner- an article
(a,an,the) a number or
amount,a possessive
adjective(my,his,her,its,y
our,
our,their) or a

Specific order for multiple
adjectives
Observation/opinion-
beautiful,expensive,gorg
eous,broken,delicious,ug
ly

Specific order for multiple
adjectives
Size- huge,tiny,big
Shape-
square,circular,oblong
Age- 10 year-
old,new,old,antique
Color-
black,red,blue,yellow

Specific order for multiple
adjectives
Origin-
Roman,Englis,French
Material-
silk,silver,plastic,wood
en
Qualifier- a noun or
verb acting as adjective

What’s the specific order for
multiple adjectives?
This is the correct
order for adjectives
that come directly
before a noun,and they
are separated by commas.

My
beautiful,big,square,ant
ique,
light
brown,French,wooden
What’s the specific order for
multiple adjectives?

What’s the specific order for
multiple adjectives?
I have a
beautiful,big,square,ant
ique,light
brown,French,wooden
coffee table.

Opinion adjectives:
Some adjectives give
general opinion.We can
use these adjectives to
describe almost any
noun.
Good bad lovely
strange
Beautiful nice
brilliant

Opinion adjectives:
Some adjectives give a
specific opinion.We only
use these adjectives to
describe particular kinds
of noun:
Food: tasty,delicious
Furniture,building:comf
ortable