When we use more than one adjective, OPINION adjectives (beautiful, lovely) go before FACT adjectives (tall, long).
When we have more than one FACT adjective, the order is as follows: with two colour adj. we
How big/ How old? What Where What’s NOU use “and”: black and
long/wide? colour? from? made of? white
A big new brown Italian wooden TABLE N
1. A __________salad (green, delicious)
2. A __________ cake (small, cherry)
3. A ________________house (lovely,
English, wooden)
4. A ____________ cleaning woman
(old, Greek, efficient).
5. A ___________child (young, happy,
short)
6. A ____________ gangster (tall,
dangerous, American)
7. A __________ briefcase (leather,
small, Italian)
8. A _________ (young, attractive, tall)
a) We saw a (Russian, old) film yesterday. ___________________________ police officer.
b) I’m listening to a (British, great, new) song. ________________________ 9. A pair of ________ shoes (red,
c) She’s got (straight, brown, beautiful) hair. _________________________ leather, beautiful)
d) It was a (black, interesting, white) film ____________________________ 10. A pile of _______ clothes (dirty, old)
e) We are going to another (boring, long, history) class ________________ 11. A _________ experiment (difficult,
f) This is a (cream, delicious, small) cake ___________________________ Chemistry)
g) She’s a (good, Portuguese) teacher _____________________________ 12. A ______singer (young, successful)
h) Those are his (blue, new, Italian) trousers ________________________ 13. A _____ cake (delicious, chocolate)
i) He has a (cotton, black, big) T-shirt ______________________________ 14. A _______ cake (sweet, flour)
j) She’s got a (round, lovely, young) face ___________________________ 15. A ________ vandal (young, short,
k) It’s a (thin, smelly) cat ________________________________________ ugly)
PUT THE ADJECTIVE IN THE CORRECT PLACE: USE TWO ADJECTIVES IN EACH SENTENCE!
a) It’s a long dress. (white) _________________________ a) My mother cooks ________ __________ food.
b) It’s a cotton skirt. (tight) __________________________ b) My teacher gives me ________ _________ homework.
c) This is a delicious salad. (green) ___________________ c) I have __________ ______________hair.
d) That’s an expensive restaurant (Italian) _____________ d) My favourite vehicle is a ___________ _______ car.
e) She’s got a yellow dress. (green) __________________ e) My favourite pet is a _________ ___________ cat.
f) We have bought some fresh fruit. (delicious) __________ f) I’m reading a ___________ _____________book.
g) Give me that small bag. (plastic) ___________________ g) I’ve met a _____________ ______________ girl.
h) It’s a wide avenue. (long) _________________________ h) I don’t like _____________ _____________ people.
i) Look at those big clouds (black) ____________________ i) I hate ______________ ______________food.
j) She’s got a round face (lovely) _____________________ j) I like _________________ ____________ people.
k) It’s a Greek song (old) ___________________________ k) I think he is a ____________ ___________ friend.
l) She’s a hard-working teacher (Irish) ________________ l) I enjoy ____________ ____________parties.
m) He’s a successful painter (French) ________________ m) I usually buy ____________ _____________clothes.
n) That’s a nice outfit (woollen, blue) _________________ n) I often recycle _____________ ___________ bags.
KEY
1.
1. A DELICIOUS GREEN salad
2. A SMALL CHERRY cake
3. A LOVELY ENGLISH WOODEN house
4. AN EFFICIENT OLD GREEK cleaning woman
5. A HAPPY SHORT YOUNG child
6. A DANGEROUS TALL AMERICAN gangster
7. A SMALL ITALIAN LEATHER briefcase
8. AN ATTRACTIVE TALL YOUNG police officer.
9. A pair of BEAUTIFUL RED LEATHER shoes
10. A pile of DIRTY OLD clothes
11. A DIFFICULT CHEMISTRY experiment
12. A SUCCESSFUL YOUNG singer
13. A DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE cake
14. A SWEET FLOUR cake
15. AN UGLY SHORT YOUNG vandal
2.
a) We saw a (Russian, old) film yesterday. AN OLD RUSSIAN
b) I’m listening to a (British, great, new) song. GREAT NEW BRITISH
c) She’s got (straight, brown, beautiful) hair. BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT BROWN
d) It was a (black, interesting, white) film AN INTERESTING BLACK AND WHITE
e) We are going to another (boring, long, history) class BORING LONG HISTORY
f) This is a (cream, delicious, small) cake DELICIOUS SMALL CREAM
g) She’s a (good, Portuguese) teacher GOOD PORTUGUESE
h) Those are his (blue, new, Italian) trousers NEW BLUE ITALIAN
i) He has a (cotton, black, big) T-shirt BIG BLACK COTTON
j) She’s got a (round, lovely, young) face LOVELY ROUND YOUNG
k) It’s a (thin, smelly) cat SMELLY THIN
3.
PUT THE ADJECTIVE IN THE CORRECT PLACE:
a) It’s a long WHITE dress. (white) _________________________
b) It’s a TIGHT cotton skirt. (tight) __________________
c) This is a delicious GREEN salad. (green) ___________________
d) That’s an expensive ITALIAN restaurant (Italian) _____________
e) She’s got a yellow AND GREEN dress. (green) __________________
f) We have bought some DELICIOUS fresh fruit. (delicious) __________
g) Give me that small PLASTIC bag. (plastic) ___________________
h) It’s a LONG wide avenue. (long) _________________________
i) Look at those big BLACK clouds (black) ____________________
j) She’s got a LOVELY round face (lovely) _____________________
k) It’s aN OLD Greek song (old) ___________________________
l) She’s a hard-working IRISH teacher (Irish) ________________
m) He’s a successful FRENCH painter (French) ________________
n) That’s a nice BLUE WOLLEN outfit (woollen, blue) _________________
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