This document provides a lesson on using adjectives in a series to describe nouns. It explains that adjectives in a series follow a specific order: determiner or number, size, shape, quality, age, color. Examples are provided of rearranging adjectives into the proper sequence. Students are given exercises to practice identifying and ordering adjectives. The purpose is to help students learn to properly sequence adjectives when modifying nouns.

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Module 47
A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
USING ADJECTIVE IN SERIES

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Hello Learner!
How did you find your lesson in irregular adjectives? Did you
enjoy answering the exercises?
Today we will learn more about adjectives.
This time we will find out how adjectives make up a series and
how the adjectives in a series are sequenced.
Read the paragraph. Arrange the adjectives properly. Write your
answers in your notebook. The first set is done for you.
1. The plane flew over (some, grassy, green, wide) some, wide,
grassy, green plains. 2. I saw (long, two, narrow) __________,
__________, __________ rivers which looked like white threads on the
ground. 3. Several (majestic, huge, purple) __________, __________,
__________ mountain ranges fascinated me. 4. We also passed over
(enchanting, some, deep, blue) __________, __________, _________,
__________ bodies of water. 5. It took me only (short, one, exciting)
__________, __________, __________ hour of air travel to see some of the
best parts of my country.
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How did you find the test? Are your answers like these?
2. two, long, narrow
3. huge, majestic, purple
4. some, enchanting, deep, purple
5. one, short, exciting
Don’t worry dear Learner if your answers are not all correct. This
module will help you arrange adjectives in a series.
Read the paragraphs. Take note of the underlined words.
It was Mother’s birthday. At home, Roy and Mary planned to give
her a surprise on her birthday. They bought twelve lovely red flowers.
They arranged them in a vase.
Soon Mother returned home from the market. She saw the
beautiful red roses on the table.
“Happy Birthday, Mother!”, came the surprise greeting. She was
touched by their act.
Answer the questions.
1. What occasion was mentioned in the story?
2. What was Roy and Mary’s plan for Mother?
3. Where did the story take place?
4. How did Mother feel when she saw the lovely flowers?
5. How else can you show love and care for your parents?
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Read the sentences taken from the story.
1. They bought twelve lovely red flowers.
2. She saw the beautiful red roses on the table.
- What words describe flowers? roses?
o Twelve, lovely, and red are the words that describe flowers.
o Beautiful and red describe roses.
- How are these descriptive words sequenced?
- What does each adjective tell?
- What do we call adjectives that come one after another?
o Twelve tells the number or quantity of the noun.
o Lovely and beautiful tell the kind or quality of the noun.
o Red tells the color of the noun.
o Adjectives that come one after another make up a series. We
call them adjectives in a series.
Adjectives in a series follow this order.
Which one? How many What
size?
What
shape?
What
kind?
How
old?
What
color?
Noun
Modifiers
Noun
Modified
Determiner Ordinal Cardinal Size Shape Quality Age Color
twelve lovely red flowers
beautiful red roses
three lovely red Holland tulips
The last five brave young Filipino soldiers
Those twelve big round colorful balloons

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Arrange the adjectives properly using the chart. Do this in your
notebook. The first one is done for you.
How many
(determiner,
article, number)
What kind
(size, shape,
quality)
What
color
Noun
Modifiers
Noun
Modified
five cute Siamese cats
1. My sister brought home (cute Siamese five) cats.
2. I have never been to (unknown some dangerous) places.
3. Somebody sent me (a red dozen long-stemmed) roses.
4. A pack of (chocolate delicious freshly-baked) cookies
makes me hungry.
5. (short interesting two) stories won the story-writing contest.
6. (brave six young) soldiers received the medal.
How did you find the activity?
Look at the Answer Key for the correct answers.
If you got 4-5, answer the next module.
If you got 3 and below, answer Let’s Do More.
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Read the sentences. Arrange the adjectives properly. Rewrite the
sentences in your notebook. Look at the example.
I eat delicious red one Fuji apple every night before I go to bed.
1. Our teacher told us to bring multicolored two dozen popsicle
sticks.
2. The Siamese cute furry cat looks at me lovingly.
3. The long-legged Indian woman won the Ms. Universe title.
4. I am looking forward to summer hot days in the beach.
5. My mother bought a kilo of yellow juicy mangoes.
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I eat one delicious red Fuji apple apple every night before I go
to bed.

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What do adjectives tell?
How do we arrange adjectives in a series?
Adjectives can tell us how many, what size, what shape, what
kind, how old, or what color?
Sometimes we use more than one adjective to describe a
person, a place, or an object. We called them adjectives in a series.
This is the order of the adjectives in a series.
Which one? How many? What
size?
What
shape?
What
kind?
How
old?
What
color?
Noun
Modifiers
Noun
Modified
Determiner Ordinal Cardinal Size Shape Quality Age Color
closest longtime friends
one delicious red Fuji apple
Finished?
Check your answers against the Answer Key.
How much did you get?
If your score is 4-5, proceed to the next module.
If your score is 3 and below, answer the next module.
Arrange the adjectives properly. Write the adjectives in your
notebook.
1. Her (last three) wishes were granted.
____________________________________________
2. That (dark tall) man looks mysterious.
____________________________________________
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3. I gave her (a sparkling ten-carat diamond) ring.
____________________________________________
4. (red one) apple a day is what the doctor advised.
____________________________________________
5. (malnourished many) children need our help.
____________________________________________
Finished?
Check your answers. Look at the Answer Key again.
What’s your score?
If you got 4-5, you’re great. Do the next module.
If you got 3 and below, you still have to answer the next activity.
Rewrite the adjectives in their correct sequence or order. Do this
in your notebook.
Example: small several brown boats
Answer: several small brown boats
1. some tall luxury hotels
_________________________________ hotels
2. ten-foot one dancing fountain
_________________________________ fountain
3. two green pretty birds
_________________________________ birds
4. three wise old kings
_________________________________ kings
5. yellow three fragrant roses
__________________________________ roses
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Finished?
Check your answers against the Answer Key.
How much did you get?
If you get 4 or a perfect score, you’re great!
If you got 3 and below, review the whole module.

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How many
(determiner,
article, number)
What kind
(size, shape,
quality)
What
color
Noun
Modifiers
Noun
Modified
2. some unknown
dangerous
places
3. a dozen long-stemmed red Roses
4. delicious
freshly-baked chocolate cookies
5. two short
interesting stories
6. six brave
young soldiers
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Answer Key
1. Our teacher told us to bring two dozen
multicolored popsicle sticks.
2. The cute furry Siamese cat looks at me
lovingly.
3. The long-legged Indian woman won the
Ms. Universe title.
4. I am looking forward to hot summer days
in the beach.
5. My mother bought a kilo of juicy yellow
mangoes.

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Let’s Test Ourselves
1. three last
2. tall dark
3. a sparkling ten-carat diamond
4. one red
5. many malnourished
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1. some tall luxury hotels
2. one ten-foot dancing fountain
3. two pretty green birds
4. three wise old kings
5. three fragrant yellow roses