The document provides information about the proper order of adjectives before a noun. It lists the standard order as number, opinion, size, shape, age, color, origin, material, and purpose. It includes examples of adjectives in the correct and incorrect order. There are also exercises for the reader to determine if sample sentences follow the proper ordering of adjectives.

1. Order of Adjectives
We often use more than one adjective to describe a
noun, and when we do, there is a proper order for the
adjectives. The table below shows the proper order in
which you
should put adjectives before a noun.
number opinion size shape age condition color
pattern origin material purpose NOUN
eight pretty big round old ratty red checkered American
cloth waterproof ponchos

2. Directions: Use the table above to practice putting
adjectives in the proper order. Choose the correct order for
the adjectives below.
Write the letter of the correctly ordered string of adjectives
on the line.
Adjectives Noun
1. A) pink short B) short pink skirt
2. A) durable, camping B) camping, durable gear
3. A) big, fat B) fat, big pimple
4. A) clever, old B) old, clever man
5. A) flimsy, red, cloth B) cloth, red, flimsy purse
6. A) German, dark B) dark, German beer
7. A) exciting, young, English B) English, young, exciting teacher
8. A) two, full, perfume B) full, perfume, two bottles
9. A) tiny, yapping B) yapping, tiny dogs
10. A) American, eight, young B) eight, young, American athletes

3. Ordering Adjectives
Adjectives go before nouns. But did you know that when you have
more than one adjective, that they must go in a particular order?
The list below shows what order you should put adjectives in
within a sentence, and provides examples.
1. Number (one)
2. Opinion (beautiful)
3. Size (big)
4. Shape (flat)
5. Age (new)
6. Condition (immaculate)
7. Color (green)
8. Pattern (striped
9. Origin (Egyptian)
10. Material (cotton)
11 Purpose (bed)
12. Noun: sheet

4. Sentence: My mother gave me one beautiful, big, flat, new,
immaculate, green, striped, Egyptian cotton bed sheet.
Directions: Read each sentence. Are the adjectives in the correct
order?If yes, write Y on the line. If no, write N on the line.
____1. I would like two, generous, gigantic slices of pie.
____2. That new, lovely girl is in my class.
____3. Mom is a beautiful, tall, Armenian woman.
____4. Last year was the longest, worst year of my life.
____5. That green, tiny, pretty gem is my favorite.
____6. I like to have at least one, trustworthy, old friend.
____7. We will eat off of the ugly, square plastic dishes.
____8. France is a huge, graceful, old country.
____9. I bought a cute, second‐hand, purple dress.
____10. That temperamental, small, Australian dog is mine.
____11. I believe there are many, tiny garden fairies outside.
____12. That wooden, big, lop‐sided box is mine.
____13. My first, tortoiseshell, fat cat is named Abby.
____14. I love those long, green, silk socks.

5. Directions: Read each sentence. Are the adjectives in
the correct order? If yes, write Y on the line. If no,
write N on the line.
____1. I would like two, delightful, gigantic
slices of pie.
____2. That new, lovely girl is in my class.
____3. Mom is a beautiful, tall, Armenian
woman.
____4. Last year was the longest, worst year of
my life.
____5. That green, tiny, pretty gem is my
favorite.

6. ____6. I like to have at least one,
trustworthy, old friend.
____7. We will eat off of the ugly, square
plastic dishes.
____8. France is a huge, graceful, old
country.
____9. I bought a cute, second‐hand,
purple dress.
____10. That temperamental, small,
Australian dog is mine.

7. Home Delight:
Katy’s is telling her best friend all about what she got
for her birthday. Below each noun, help her by writing
three adjectives that could describe it. Make sure to
put your adjectives in the right order!

10. Put the adjectives below in the proper order before the noun.
1. tin, new, shiny, square______________________________box
2. silver, expensive, antique____________________________earring
3. long‐stemmed, cheerful, silk, yellow____________________daisies
4. little, crooked, getaway_______________________________cabin
5. fluffy, tiny, grey and brown, baby_______________________bird
6. square, mysterious, purple____________________________package
7. enormous, several, young_____________________________skiers
8. goofy, awkward, black, gigantic_________________________dog

11. Directions: Circle the phrase with the adjectives in the
correct order.
1. huge, black cat black, huge cat
2. skinny, old dog old, skinny dog
3. thick, heavy stick heavy, thick stick
4. old, pink blanket pink, old blanket
5. stunted, small plant small, stunted plant
6. eighteen, rambunctious monkeys rambunctious, eighteen
monkeys
7. oblong, yellow gourds yellow, oblong gourds
8. cozy, red sweater red, cozy sweater
9. unconvincing, half‐hearted laugh half‐hearted,
unconvincing laugh
10. velvety, pink petals pink, velvety petals
11. two shiny cars shiny, two cars
12. yellow, delicious cake delicious, yellow cake
13. red, big tomatoes big, red tomatoes
14. scalding hot water hot scalding water

12. Arrange the adjectives in the proper order:
1.skillful , small , yellow bird
______________________
2. young brown dark second horse
_____________________
3.Wrapped bulky birthday gift
______________________
4. dozen green a sweet apples
____________________
5. Chinese cute those pretty babies
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