CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL ENGLISH 5: UNIT 8 DIFFERENTIATED WORKSHEET
Differentiated worksheets 8 A, B and C:
The order of adjectives
Aim: To practise the order of adjectives, which is the subject of the Language Focus in Lesson 4.
Answers
Worksheet A
A 1b; 2b; 3a; 4a; 5b; 6b; 7a; 8a; 9b; 10a
B Number Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin Material
lots difficult large triangular modern blue Chinese
two cool middle-sized red
C Learner’s own answers.
Worksheet B
A Number Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin Material
several difficult small square young black British paper
lots favourite medium- rectangular ancient orange European metal
sized
B Learner’s own answers.
C 1 Lots of difficult homework; 2 An awesome round cushion; 3 A brilliant young Chinese doctor;
4 A cool small Turkish town; 5 A large ancient Italian civilisation; 6 Two ancient European cities;
7 A few tiny Mexican cakes; 8 Seven old cotton British t-shirts; 9 My favourite large red jumper
Worksheet C
A Number Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin Material
several difficult small square young black British paper
lots favourite medium- rectangular ancient orange European metal
sized
Turkish furry
B Learner’s own answers.
C 1 Lots of difficult English homework; 2 An awesome round blue cushion; 3 A brilliant young Chinese
doctor; 4 A cool small Turkish town; 5 A large ancient Italian civilisation; 6 Two ancient European
cities; 7 A few tiny triangular Mexican cakes; 8 Middle-sized old British cotton t-shirts; 9 My favourite
large red Turkish jumper
D Learner’s own answers.
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Name _____________________________ Date ___________________
Worksheet 8A: The order of adjectives
Remember, when you use more than one adjective to describe a noun, the adjectives
should be in this order:
number, opinion, size, shape, age, colour, origin, material.
A Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
1 a Lots of English difficult homework. b Lots of difficult English homework.
2 a A blue round cushion. b A round blue cushion.
3 a A young Chinese doctor. b A Chinese young doctor.
4 a A cool Turkish town. b A Turkish cool town.
5 a A ancient large civilisation. b A large ancient civilisation.
6 a European two cities. b Two European cities.
7 a A few triangular cakes. b A triangular few cakes.
8 a Seven middle-sized cotton t-shirts. b Middle-sized seven cotton t-shirts.
B Fill in the table with the adjectives from the word box. (Do not write in the shaded cells.)
The first one has been completed for you.
lots difficult blue Chinese cool large
two triangular middle-sized modern red
Number Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin
lots
C Add two more adjectives to each column.
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Name _________________________________________________ Date ____________________________
Worksheet 8B: The order of adjectives
Remember, when you use more than one adjective to describe a noun, the adjectives should be in this order:
number, opinion, size, shape, age, colour, origin, material.
A Fill in the table with the adjectives from the word box. The first one has been completed for you.
ancient black British difficult European favourite lots medium-sized metal
orange paper rectangular small square young several
Number Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin Material
black
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B Add two more adjectives to each column.
C Write the adjectives in the correct order.
1 difficult / lots of _____________ _____________ homework.
2 awesome / round An _____________ _____________ cushion.
3 brilliant / Chinese / young A _____________ _____________ _____________ doctor.
4 cool / small / Turkish A _____________ _____________ ____________ town.
5 large / ancient / Italian A _____________ _____________ _____________ civilisation.
6 ancient / European / two _____________ _____________ _____________ cities.
7 a few / Mexican / tiny _____________ _____________ _____________ cakes.
8 cotton / old / seven _____________ _____________ _____________ t-shirts.
9 large / favourite / red My _____________ _____________ _____________ jumper.
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Name _________________________________________________ Date ____________________________
Worksheet 8C: The order of adjectives
Remember, when you use more than one adjective to describe a noun, the adjectives should be in this order:
number, opinion, size, shape, age, colour, origin, material.
A Fill in the table with the adjectives from the word box. The first one has been completed for you.
ancient black British difficult European favourite lots medium-sized metal
orange paper rectangular small square young several Turkish furry
Number Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin Material
black
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B Add two more adjectives to each column.
C Write the adjectives in the correct order.
1 difficult / lots of / English ____________ _____________ _____________ homework.
2 awesome / round / blue An ____________ ____________ ____________ cushion.
3 brilliant / Chinese / young A _____________ _____________ _____________ doctor.
4 cool / small / Turkish A _____________ _____________ ____________ town.
5 large / ancient / Italian A ____________ ____________ ____________ civilisation.
6 ancient / European / two _____________ _____________ _____________ cities.
7 a few / Mexican / tiny / triangular _____________ _____________ _____________
_____________cakes.
8 cotton / old / British / middle-sized _____________ _____________ _____________
_____________ t-shirts.
9 large / favourite / red / Turkish My ____________ _____________ _____________
_____________ jumper.
D Make up three phrases of your own using the adjective headings in the table.
Finish each phrase with a noun in your own notebook.
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