Order of Adjectives

Which phrase is correct?

• a wooden round table

• a round wooden table

Answer explanation

Order of adjectives: Determiners (a, the, this, my..)- Cardinal adjectives (one, four, three...)- Opinion-size-age-shape-color-origin-material-purpose

Which senten is correct?

• Who's that fat old lady over there?

• Who's that old fat lady over there?

Answer explanation

Order of adjectives: Determiners (a, the, this, my..)- Cardinal adjectives (one, four, three...)- Opinion-size-age-shape-color-origin-material-purpose

Which sentence is correct?

• Please give me that old green plastic bucket.

• Please give me that green old plastic bucket.

Answer explanation

Order of adjectives: Determiners (a, the, this, my..)- Cardinal adjectives (one, four, three...)- Opinion-size-age-shape-color-origin-material-purpose

Which phrase is correct?

• a wooden expensive garden seat

• an expensive wooden garden seat

Answer explanation

Order of adjectives: Determiners (a, the, this, my..)- Cardinal adjectives (one, four, three...)- Opinion-size-age-shape-color-origin-material-purpose

Which phrase is correct?

• Some easy nice quiz questions

• Some nice easy quiz questions

Answer explanation

Order of adjectives: Determiners (a, the, this, my..)- Cardinal adjectives (one, four, three...)- Opinion (How good?)-size- QUALITY (easy)-age-shape-color-origin-material-purpose

Which phrase is correct?

• a French interesting old painting

• an interesting old French painting

Answer explanation

Order of adjectives: Determiners (a, the, this, my..)- Cardinal adjectives (one, four, three...)- Opinion (How good?)-size- quality (easy, difficult, angry, famous...)-age-shape-color-origin-material-purpose

Which phrase is correct?

• a thin tall girl

• a tall thin girl

Answer explanation

Adjectives describing sizes and length come before ones describing shapes and width.

Which phrase is correct?

• a narrow long path

• a long narrow path

Answer explanation

Adjectives describing sizes and length come before ones describing shapes and width.

Which phrase is correct?

• a windy cold day

• a cold windy day

Answer explanation

Adjectives with a shorter number of syllables come before ones with a longer number of syllables.

Which phrase is correct?

• a well-built tall man

• a tall well-built man

Answer explanation

Adjectives with a shorter number of syllables come before ones with a longer number of syllables.