Order of adjectives in a sentence
A. Rewrite each sentence in the right order. Make whatever changes are necessary,
e.g. add a/an.
e.g.: Star Wars, episode VII film: science-fiction, exciting / Star Wars, episode VII is an exciting science-fiction film
1. 007 film: new, excellent
Skyfall is ________________________________________________________________
2. film: science-fiction, thrilling
I, Robot is a
______________________________________________________________
3. machines: human-friendly, amazing
Robots are ______________________________________________________________
4. machines: obsolete, old
In the future cars will be
_____________________________________________________
5. dog: robotic, sweet, white
Aibo is
__________________________________________________________________
6. science fiction film: American, thought-provoking
Artificial Intelligence is
______________________________________________________
B. Complete the sentences with an adjective from each box.
fat thin interesting white orange new
unusual attractive brilliant-cut young
1. Rise of the Guardians is a(an) __________________________ film.
2. Garfield is a __________________________ cat.
3. This blue diamond is an __________________________ jewel.
4. Ive lost my book. It is a _______________ book.
5. He is an __________________________ actor.
C. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. old / great / black and white / long Russian film
____________________________________________________________________________
2. iron / Japanese / brown / funny robot
____________________________________________________________________________
3. little / terrible / plastic android
____________________________________________________________________________
4. leather / riding / black / new jacket
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5. industrial / ugly / Chinese / old machines
____________________________________________________________________________
D. Choose the best option:
1) The woman is wearing a ____ dress.
(A) yellow long 7) I am going to wear my ____ tie to the
(B) long yellow wedding.
(A) big cotton blue
2) He is a _____ man. (B) blue big cotton
(A) tall black (C) big blue cotton
(B) black tall
8) Their dog is a ____ shepherd.
3) The company makes _____ products. (A) brown big German
(A) excellent farming (B) big brown German
(B) farming excellent (C) German big brown
4) James recently departed on a ______ trip. 9) I am drinking from a _____ cup.
(A) camping long (A) small English tea
(B) long camping (B) tea small English
(C) English small tea
5) I love eating _____ strawberries.
(A) red big 10) My ____ teacher talks for hours!
(B) big red (A) philosophy old boring
(B) old philosophy boring
6) The _____ woman did well on the test.
(C) boring philosophy old
(A) intelligent young
(D) boring old philosophy
(B) young intelligent
E. Match the adjectives with their meaning:
1. an expensive black silk dress a) opinion + age/ time + purpose
2. an enormous modern stone house b) age/ time + origin + material
3. a wonderful new face cream c) size + age/ time + material
4. an old Italian oil painting d) opinion/ value + colour + material
5. a tall American basketball player e) size + origin + type/ purpose
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Sources/ Credits:
iTeen 10, Areal Editores
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http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/order%20of%20adjectives.pdf
My English Grammar Pratice 7, Areal Editores
Rui Palma 3/ 3
