ADJECTIVES (order)
We can use more than one adjective before a noun. There is usually one correct order.
Exercises
I Put the adjectives in the box under the correct headings
Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Origin
French old horrible grey round shopping sports short
beautiful writing
large
leather cheap
horrible
ugly square
handsome
paper
Material
middle-aged Italian plastic
red German small young
tiny
Purpose
white English curly
marble delicious silk
long
huge
II Put the adjectives in the correct position.
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
a detective/ new / brilliant / French / film
a(n) German / brown / enormous / beef / sausage
a red and white / lovely / marble / Turkish / chess set
a(n) motorcycling / old / black / dirty / big / jacket
a(n) Greek/ ancient / fascinating / monument
a green / antique / really / big / old / car
a big / beautiful / white / bulldog.
B
Dear Ann,
It's a shame you couldn't make it to the wedding, but thank you for the... 1...( dessert /
crystal / lovely ) bowls which you sent us. The wedding was unforgettable and everyone
looked beautiful, especially the bridesmaids in their.....2.....( silk / long / cream ) dresses. At
the reception we had a....3....( three-course / home-made / delicious ) meal and the best man
gave a(n)...4...( amusing / nice / short ) speech. In the evening more guests arrived and the
hotel provided....5....( Irish / live / excellent ) music. Before we left, we cut the....6...
( wedding / white /iced ) cake.
Hope to see you soon!
III Which is the correct order?
A
a
b
c
d
a steel new carving knife
a new carving steel knife
a new steel carving knife
a carving steel new knife
C
a a new French exciting band
b an exciting French new band
c a French new exciting band
d an exciting new French band
B
a
b
c
d
a small thin Japanese lady
a small Japanese thin lady
a Japanese small thin lady
a thin small Japanese lady
IV. QUIZ number 1
1. KATEISNOTATEACHER
D
a
b
c
d
a blue long attractive coat
an attractive blue long coat
an attractive long blue coat
a long attractive blue coat
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2. WEARENOTFROMENGLAND
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3. THEPUPILSARENOTLATE
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4. SHEISMYNEWFRIEND
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5. MYNEWSCHOOLISCOOL
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6. YOUARENICE
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7. THEYARENOTFROMGERMANY
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8. MRUTKEISOURCARETAKER
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9. IAMELEVENYEARSOLD
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10. IAMNOTTWELVEYEARSOLD
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II. QUIZ number 2: What is the right order?
1. your name whats ?
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2. from where are you ?
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3. favourite sport my is football
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4. friend my he is
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5. Mrs Rosenberg not teacher is my German __________________________________
The Happy Prince
by Oscar Wilde
y
One night there ____________(fly) over the city a little Swallow. His friends
___________ (go) away to Egypt six weeks before, but he ___________(stay)
behind, for he was in love with the most beautiful Reed. He _____________(meet)
her early in the spring as he ___________ (fly) down the river after a big yellow
moth, and _____________(be) so attracted by the slender waist that he
____________(stop) to talk to her.
Shall I love you? ___________(say) the Swallow, who ____________(like)
to come to the point at once, and the Reed _____________(make) him a low bow. So
he _____________(fly) round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and
making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it ____________(last) all through
the summer.
It is a ridiculous attachment:, ___________(twitter) the other Swallows; she
has no money, and far too many relations; and indeed the river was quite full of
Reeds. Then, when the autumn ____________(come) they all ___________(fly)
away.
After
they
____________(go)
he
_____________(feel)
lonely, and
_____________(begin) to tire of his lady-love. [..]
Will you come away with me? he ___________(say) finally to her; but the
Reed ____________ (shake) her head.
Youve been trifling with me, he ____________(cry). I am off to the
Pyramids. Good-bye! and he ___________(fly) away.
All day long he flew, and at night-time he ____________(arrive) at the city.
Then he _____________(see) the statue (The Happy Prince) on the column.
[] I have a golden bedroom, he ____________(say) softly to himself as he
____________(look) round, and he _____________(prepare) to go to sleep; but just
as he _______________(put) his head under his wing a large drop ___________(fall)
on him. What a curious thing! he cried; there is not a single cloud in the sky, the
stars are quite clear and bright, and yet it is raining.
Then another drop ____________(fall). []
Before he ____________(open) his wings to fly away, a third drop
_____________(fall), and he ____________(look) up and _____________(see)
Ah! what _______ he ___________(see)?
