Order and position of adjectives

Sometimes we use two or more adjectives together: Tom lives in a big new house.

Very often, we put adjectives in this order: = size e.g. big long small = age e.g. young old Very often, we put adjectives in this order: = colour e.g. red black blue e.g. bag ball man = material e.g. cotton plastic 1 how big? 2 how old? 3 what colour? 4 where from? = origin e.g. Chinese Japanese French 5 what is it made of? NOUN

1 how big? 2 how old? 3 what colour? 4 where from? 5 what is it made of? a tall young man 1  2 a large wooden desk 1  5 an old English song 2  4 big black eyes 1  3

Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct position. E.g. a beautiful table (wooden) a beautiful wooden table 1. an American film (old) ____________________ 2. a nose (red, large)

3. an ugly dress (orange) ____________________ 4. a red car (old, little) 5. a cat (fat, black, big) 6. a small box (black, metal)

Answer E.g. a beautiful table (wooden) a beautiful wooden table 1. an American film (old) an old American film 2. a nose (red, large) a large red nose

3. an ugly dress (orange) an ugly orange dress 4. a red car (old, little) a little old red car 5. a cat (fat, black, big) a fat big black cat 6. a small box (black, metal) a small black metal box

Make sentences from the information given in the table.

1. I bought a French, leather school bag. 2. I found _________________ _______________________ 3. The old man has __________ 4. The young girl has ________

1. I bought a French, leather school bag. 2. I found a small, red plastic ball. 3. The old man has a black, Chinese stick. 4. The young girl has a huge, yellow hat.

Do you understand? THE END