Adjective Order

Choose the best answer for each sentence.

The house is __________________.

• large and white

• white and large

• large white

They live in a __________________ house.

• large and white

• white and large

• large white

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

• A. We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.

• B. We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.

• C. We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

• I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach.

• I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.

• I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.

I like that ___________________tractor in the museum.

• really big red old antique

• really big old red antique

• old, red, really big antique

A. My grandmother lives in the ________________ house on the corner.

• little blue, green and white

• little blue and green and white

• little, blue, green, and white

A. The store carries an assortment of _____________________ objects.

• interesting new, old and antique

• new, old, interesting and antique

• interesting, old and new and antique

A. We went for a two-week cruise on a __________________________ ocean liner.

• incredible brand-new, huge Italian

• incredible, huge, brand-new Italian

• Italian incredible, brand-new, huge

A. I bought a pair of ____________ boots.

• new, nice, red rain

• nice new red rain

• red nice new rain

A. Please put the marbles into that ____________________ box.

• round little old red

• little old round red

• little old red round