Pakistan International School, Jeddah
Cambridge Curriculum Section (CCS)
(Session 2024-25)
Name of student: Grade: 7 -
English: Date: Day:
Worksheet: Adjectives
Adjectives describe or modify nouns. They provide more information about a person, place, or thing.
Language Focus: Types of Adjectives
Adjectives can describe:
- Opinion (e.g., selfish, kind)
- Size (e.g., big, small)
- Shape (e.g., round, thin)
- Age (e.g., young, old)
- Colour (e.g., red, green)
- Origin (e.g., Pakistani, French)
- Material (e.g., wooden, plastic)
- Qualifier (e.g., sleeping bag, race car)
Order of adjectives before a noun: Opinion → Size → Shape → Age → Colour → Origin → Material →
Qualifier
Example: The kind, small, round, young, brown, Pakistani, wooden table.
Why Is It Important to Use Adjectives in the Correct Order?
In English, when we use more than one adjective before a noun, we usually follow a specific order. This
helps the sentence sound natural and clear. If the order is wrong, the sentence may sound awkward or
confusing.
Standard Order of Adjectives:
1. Opinion (e.g., beautiful, boring)
2. Size (e.g., big, small)
3. Shape (e.g., round, square)
4. Age (e.g., young, old)
5. Colour (e.g., red, green)
6. Origin (e.g., French, Chinese)
7. Material (e.g., wooden, plastic)
8. Qualifier/Purpose (e.g., sleeping bag, racing car)
Example (correct):
She has a beautiful small round old red Italian wooden jewellery box.
❌ Wrong order sounds odd:
She has a wooden Italian red old round small beautiful jewellery box.
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Exercise 1: Multiple Choice (MCQs)
Choose the correct order of adjectives in each sentence.
1. She wore a ____________ dress.
a) red beautiful silk
b) beautiful silk red
c) beautiful red silk
d) silk red beautiful
2. It was a ____________ basket.
a) large round old wicker
b) round old large wicker
c) old large round wicker
d) wicker large old round
3. We adopted a ____________ dog.
a) small black adorable
b) adorable small black
c) black small adorable
d) adorable black small
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks
Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.
1. The ___________ mountain stood high above the valley.
2. He found a ___________ stone in the cave.
3. We stayed in a ___________ cottage during our trip.
4. The ___________ baby slept peacefully.
5. I saw a ___________ butterfly in the garden.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct adjective
Choose the most suitable adjective from the options.
1. She gave me a n__________ look. (angry / plastic / green)
2. I saw a __________ cat sitting on the wall. (happy / striped / wet)
3. The __________ soldier marched forward. (brave / metal / red)
Exercise 4: Add Appropriate Adjectives
Instructions: Add at least two adjectives before each noun to make the sentence more descriptive. Use the
correct order of adjectives and choose from the Word Bank below.
1. The man carried a bag. _______________________________________________
2. We visited a museum. _______________________________________________
3. They saw animals in the forest. _______________________________________________
4. He wore a shirt. _______________________________________________
5. She bought a phone. _______________________________________________
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Word Bank
Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin Material Qualifier
beautiful small round old red Pakistani wooden sleeping
(bag)
lovely huge square new green Italian plastic wedding
(ring)
strange tiny oval ancient golden French cotton racing
(car)
dirty large flat modern black Chinese metallic hiking
(boots)
noisy enormous rectangular young blue glass
Exercise 5: Identify the Type of Adjective
Underline the adjective and write its type: (Opinion / Size / Shape / Age / Colour / Origin / Material /
Qualifier)
1. The tall man entered the room. → tall = ___________
2. I found an ancient coin. → ancient = ___________
3. They live in a wooden house. → wooden = ___________
4. She had a lovely smile. → lovely = ___________
5. We bought Pakistani spices. → Pakistani = ___________
Exercise 6: Read the passage and complete the table below.
Laila picked up the delicate, golden necklace from the dusty, old wooden box. It belonged to her kind
grandmother who had passed away years ago. The necklace had a strange, oval shape and sparkled in the
sunlight.
Adjective Type
delicate necklace
golden necklace
dusty box
old box
Kind grandmother
Strange shape
Oval shape
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Exercise 7: Arrange the Adjectives in Correct Order
Instructions: Rewrite the following sentences using adjectives in the correct order.
1. She bought a (Chinese / lovely / silk / red) dress
_________________________________________
2. He drove a (black / big / German / expensive) car.
_________________________________________
3. We saw a (strange / little / old / wooden) statue.
_________________________________________
4. They adopted a (brown / young / adorable / small) puppy.
_________________________________________
5. He found a (round / shiny / ancient / golden) coin.
_________________________________________
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