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Adjective order

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  • Choose the correct order: (metal / black / small) box
    black metal small box
    metal small black box
    black small metal box
    small black metal box
  • Put the adjectives in the correct order: (wooden / old / square) table
    old square wooden table
  • Which sentence has the correct adjective order?
    I bought a beautiful old French mirror
    I bought a French beautiful old mirror
    I bought a mirror beautiful French old
    I bought an old French beautiful mirror
  • What comes first in adjective order?
    Material
    Colour
    Opinion
    Origin
  • Put the adjectives in the correct order: (red / little / cute) car
    cute little red car
  • The correct adjective order is: Colour → Size → Opinion → Material
    False
  • We say “a small red Japanese car.”
    True
  • Which group contains only opinion adjectives?
    Beautiful, boring, lovely
    Round, huge, small
    Old, new, ancient
    Chinese, Czech, Italian
  • Which set of adjectives is in the correct order?
    Big brown lovely old
    Old lovely big brown
    Lovely big old brown
    Brown old big lovely
  • You can use up to 3 adjectives before a noun naturally.
    True
  • Purpose adjectives come before the noun.
    True
  • Put the adjectives in the correct order: (glass / French / round / old) vase
    old round French glass vase
  • “An old wooden bench” is in the correct order.
    True
  • Adjectives should always be separated by commas.
    False
  • Put the adjectives in the correct order: (wool / green / big / warm) sweater
    big warm green wool sweater
  • Put the adjectives in the correct order: (leather / Italian / beautiful / brown) bag
    beautiful brown Italian leather bag
  • “Plastic new small bottle” sounds natural in English.
    False
  • How many adjectives is it natural to use before a noun?
    Any number
    4–5
    Only 1
    2–3
  • “Young beautiful woman” is the correct order.
    False