This document provides an exercise on ordering adjectives correctly. It contains three parts: 1) Identifying the missing adjective in sentences, 2) Rearranging jumbled adjectives in phrases into the proper order, and 3) Writing new sentences using three adjectives to describe given nouns. The key at the end provides the answers. The overall purpose is to teach and practice the typical order of adjectives in English which is opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose.

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A. Supply the missing adjective to complete the sentence. Write the letter of the correct answer
on the blank before the number.
________ 1. I found ________ red shirt inside my bag.
a. big b. a c. cotton
________ 2. My friend gave me a ___________ crooked pencil for Christmas.
a. gigantic b. wooden c. red
________ 3. The round ___________ plastic ball is Fluffy’s favorite toy.
a. medium b. three c. yellow
________ 4. ___________ students are playing in the basketball court.
a. A b. several c. one
________ 5. My dog has long ________ brown hair.
a. plenty b. tiny c. curly
________ 6. The bank is protected by gray _____________ bars.
a. steel b. rectangular c. big
B. Arrange the adjectives following the correct order.
1. We saw ( gray , huge , a ) ______________________________ whale shark in Donsol.
2. Stan uses the ( blue , medium ,rubber ) _____________________________
ball for basketball practice.
3. Mom can eat ( thin-crust , square ,five ) _____________________________________
pizza slices.
4. Dan brought ( few , a , chocolate , dark , triangular ) ______________________________
____________________________ bars to the party.
5. The Pyramids of Egypt are made out of (rock enormous rectangular ) ______________
___________________________________ boulders.
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C. Write a sentence using three adjectives to describe the given noun. Follow the correct order of
adjectives.
(Sports Car)
1. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(Hippopotamus)
2. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(Your favorite toy)
3. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(Eiffel Tower)
4. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(caterpillar)
5. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key:
A:
1. a – article
2. a – size
3. c – color
4. b - article
5. c – shape
6. a - kind
B:
1. a huge gray
2. medium blue rubber
3. five square thin crust
4. a few triangular dark chocolate
5. enormous rectangular rock
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