Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjective Order

When multiple adjectives describe a noun, English speakers instinctively follow a specific order. Getting this order wrong doesn't make your meaning unclear, but it sounds unnatural to native ears. The order is: Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Colour → Origin → Material → Purpose + Noun.

Practice

Which phrase has the adjectives in the correct order?

She wore asilk scarf.

Put the adjectives in the correct order before the noun:

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Which phrase has the adjectives in the correct order?

He bought his daughter astuffed bear.

Put the adjectives in the correct order before the noun:

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Which sentence correctly orders the adjectives?

The museum displayed aEgyptian mask.

Choose the correctly ordered phrase.

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