WORKSHOP

ADJECTIVE WORD ORDER

1. Read the sentences and choose the correct answer.

1. Which is the correct order? 6. Which is the correct order?

A) a serving small Japanese bowl A) an new French exciting band
B) a small serving Japanese bowl B) an exciting French new band
C) a Japanese small serving bowl C) an exciting new French band
D) a small Japanese serving bowl D) a French new exciting band

2. Which is the correct order? 7. Which is the correct order?

A) a thin small Canadian lady A) a dirty cotton old tie
B) a small thin Canadian lady B) an old cotton dirty tie
C) a small Canadian thin lady C) a cotton dirty old tie
D) a Canadian small thin lady D) a dirty old cotton tie

3. Which is the correct order? 8. Which is the correct order?

A) a blue beautiful sailing boat A) a plastic big red hat
B) a beautiful blue sailing boat B) a big red plastic hat
C) a sailing beautiful blue boat C) a bit plastic red hat
D) a blue sailing beautiful boat D) a red big plastic hat

4. Which is the correct order? 9. Which is the correct order?

A) a carving steel new knife . A) A green, ugly tie.
B) a steel new carving knife B) An ugly, green tie.
C) a new carving steel knife C) A green, tie ugly.
D) a new steel carving knife
10. Which is the correct order?
5. Which is the correct order? A) A book, interesting old.
A) a square wooden old table B) An old, interesting book.
B) an old wooden square table C) An interesting, old book.
C) a wooden old square table
D) an old square wooden table

2. Write sentences, putting the adjectives in order.

A) round / small / reading / lamp _________________________________________

B) German / old / yellow / car ___________________________________________
C) slim / Canadian / handsome / snowboarder _____________________________
D) sugar / blue / round / bowl___________________________________________
E) wooden / huge / sailing / ship_________________________________________
F) man/afat/frienddly/Young____________________________________________