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We can use more than one

adjectivebefore a noun.

There is usually one correct

order.

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e.g.1. Itsbeautifulsunnyweather.

2. John has abigbrowndog.

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We order adjectives according to

their meaning.

Word order

1.Opinion

2.Size

3.other

qualities

4.Age

5.Colour

6.

Origin

7.

Material

8.

Type

9.

Purpose

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Group Examples

1. Opinion(how good?) wonderful, nice, great,

terrible

2. Size(how big?) small, large, long, tall,

short

3. Most other qualities quiet, famous, important,

soft, fast, warm.

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Group Examples

4. Age(how old?) old, new

5. Colour green, red, brown

6. Origin(where from?) China, England.

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Group Examples

7. Material(made of?) paper, wood, plastic

8. Type(what kind?) an electric kettle,

road transport9. Purpose(where for?) a face towel,

a bread knife.

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Some examples:

1. It is a bigblack cat.

size colour

2. I bought some niceplastic souvenirs.

opinionmaterial

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Some examples:

3. He has oldbrown shoes.

age colour

4. It is a wonderful new face cream.

opinion age

purpose

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Some examples:

5. I had a longboring boat journey.

size quality

6. It is a beautiful woodenpicture frame.

opinion

materialpurpose

type

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Exercise:

1. (boots)

Theyre leather. Theyre small.____________________________________Theyre small leather boots.

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Exercise:

2. (car)

Its big. Its yellow.

_______________________________Its a big yellow car.

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Exercise:

3. (a vase)

Its glass. Its lovely. Its new.

___________________________________________Its a lovely new glass vase.

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Exercise:

4. (a table)

small / coffee / plastic

________________________________________Its a small plastic coffee table.

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Exercise:

5. (seat)

wooden / expensive / garden

Its an________________________expensive wooden garden seat.

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Exercise:

6. This game is new. Its for the

family. And its exciting.

This is an_____________________

_____________________________

exciting new family

game.

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Exercise:

7. This is a chocolate bar. Its new.

And its a big bar.

This is a_____________________

_______________________

big new chocolate bar.

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Exercise:

8. This phone is mobile. Its Chinese.

And its very good.

This is a_____________________

_______________________

very good Chinese

mobile phone.

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