Order of Adjectives

Adjectives - order

Have you ever wondered why we say ‘big black dog’ and we don't say ‘black big dog’?

2 adjectives

We usually put a general opinion in front of a specific opinion:

nice tasty soup

a nasty uncomfortable armchair

a lovely intelligent animal



We usually put an opinion adjective in front of a descriptive adjective:

a nice red dress

a silly old man

those horrible yellow curtains

GENERAL OPINION

BAD, GOOD, BEAUTIFUL, LOVELY, HORRIBLE

SPECIFIC OPINION

DELICIOUS, COMFORTABLE, FRIENDLY, SILLY, CLEVER

DESCRIPTIVE

BLUE, SMALL, FRENCH, YOUNG, BROKEN

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER: DELICIOUS FOOD CHINESE

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER: GOOD TV SHOW INFORMATIVE

Poll

Let's see what happens when we have 3 adjectives...How would you describe a bag?

• big old beautiful bag

• beautiful old big bag

• beautiful big old bag

Multiple Choice

Let's describe a sofa! Choose the correct option:

• An old leather red sofa

• An old red leather sofa

• A red leather old sofa

Multiple Choice

Let's describe a new toy! Choose the correct option:

• A new big expensive toy

• An expensive new big toy

• An expensive big new toy

Fill in the Blank

Let's describe a skirt: it's long, it's brown and it's made of silk silk

Fill in the Blank

Let's describe a chair:

it's new, it's grey and it's an office chair