ADJECTIVE ORDER (Basic) (EXERCISE B5E8)

In English, it is common to use more than one adjective before a noun -- for example, "He's a silly young fool," or "she's a smart, energetic woman." When you use more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order, according to type.

Some examples of adjective order:

	Opinion	Size	Age	Shape	Color	Origin	Material	Purpose
A	silly		young			English			man
A		huge		round			metal		bowl
A		small			red			sleeping	bag

Which is the correct order?

1	A	small	Canadian	thin	lady.
	A	small	thin	Canadian	lady.
	A	Canadian	small	thin	lady.
	A	thin	small	Canadian	lady.

2	A	carving	steel	new	knife.
	A	steel	new	carving	knife.
	A	new	steel	carving	knife.
	A	new	carving	steel	knife.

3	A	beautiful	blue	sailing	boat.
	A	sailing	beautiful	blue	boat.
	A	blue	beautiful	sailing	boat.
	A	blue	sailing	beautiful	boat.

4	An	old	wooden	square	table.
	An	old	square	wooden	table.
	A	square	wooden	old	table.
	A	wooden	old	square	table.

5	A	French	new	exciting	band.
	AN	exciting	French	new	band.
	A	new	French	exciting	band.
	A	new	exciting	French	band.

6	A	small	Japanese	serving	bowl.
	A	small	serving	Japanese	bowl.
	A	Japanese	small	serving	bowl.
	A	serving	small	Japanese	bowl.

ANSWERS

Which is the correct order?

1	A	small	Canadian	thin	lady.
	A	small	thin	Canadian	lady.
	A	Canadian	small	thin	lady.
	A	thin	small	Canadian	lady.

2	A	carving	steel	new	knife.
	A	steel	new	carving	knife.
	A	new	steel	carving	knife.
	A	new	carving	steel	knife.

3	A	beautiful	blue	sailing	boat.
	A	sailing	beautiful	blue	boat.
	A	blue	beautiful	sailing	boat.
	A	blue	sailing	beautiful	boat.

4	An	old	wooden	square	table.
	An	old	square	wooden	table.
	A	square	wooden	old	table.
	A	wooden	old	square	table.

5	A	French	new	exciting	band.
	An	exciting	French	new	band.
	A	new	French	exciting	band.
	A	new	exciting	French	band.

6	A	small	Japanese	serving	bowl.
	A	small	serving	Japanese	bowl.
	A	Japanese	small	serving	bowl.
	A	serving	small	Japanese	bowl.

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