ADJECTIVE ORDER
Juan Pablo Muñoz Sanchez
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1. huge, black cat black, huge cat
2. skinny, old dog old, skinny dog
3. thick, heavy stick heavy, thick stick
4. old, pink blanket pink, old blanket
5. stunted, small plant small, stunted plant
6. eighteen, rambunctious monkeys rambunctious, eighteen monkeys
7. oblong, yellow gourds yellow, oblong gourds
8. cozy, red sweater red, cozy sweater
9. unconvincing, half‐hearted laugh half‐hearted, unconvincing laugh
10. velvety, pink petals pink, velvety petals
11. two shiny cars shiny, two cars
12. yellow, delicious cake delicious, yellow cake
13. red, big tomatoes big, red tomatoes
14. scalding hot water hot scalding water
15. green, leather chair leather, green chair
1. huge, black cat -> black, huge cat
(Color antes que tamaño).
2. skinny, old dog -> old, skinny dog
(Edad antes que tamaño).
3. thick, heavy stick -> heavy, thick stick
(Peso antes que grosor en sentido lógico).
4. old, pink blanket -> pink, old blanket
(Color antes que edad).
5. stunted, small plant -> small, stunted plant
(Tamaño antes que condición).
6. eighteen, rambunctious monkeys -> rambunctious, eighteen monkeys
(Opinión antes que cantidad).
7. oblong, yellow gourds -> yellow, oblong gourds
(Color antes que forma).
8. cozy, red sweater -> red, cozy sweater
(Color antes que opinión).
9. unconvincing, half‐hearted laugh -> half-hearted, unconvincing laugh
(Condición antes que opinión).
10. velvety, pink petals -> pink, velvety petals
(Color antes que textura).
11. two shiny cars -> shiny, two cars
(Cantidad generalmente al principio).
12. yellow, delicious cake -> delicious, yellow cake
(Opinión antes que color).
13. red, big tomatoes -> big, red tomatoes
(Tamaño antes que color).
14. scalding hot water -> hot, scalding water
(Temperatura antes que intensidad).
15. green, leather chair -> leather, green chair
(Material antes que color).
Number Opinion Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Purpose Noun
Small round Germa
n
red sleepin
g
generous old man
four metal
Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following sentences
1. The woman is wearing a ________ dress.
A) yellow long
B) long yellow
2. He is a ________ man.
A) tall thin
B) thin tall
3. The company makes ________ products.
A) excellent farming
B) farming excellent
4. James recently departed on a ________ trip.
A) camping long
B) long camping
5. I love eating ________ strawberries.
A) red big
B) big red
6. The ________ woman did well on the test.
A) intelligent young
B) young intelligent
7. The ticket costs ________ dollars.
A) ten US
B) US ten
8. The scientists have found a ________ cure for the disease.
A) new great
B) great new
9) I am going to wear my ________ tie to the wedding.
A) big cotton blue
B) blue big cotton
C) big blue cotton
10. Please recycle those ________ bottles.
A) three water empty
B) three empty water
C) water empty three
11. She packed her clothes in a ________ box.
A) green flimsy cardboard
B) flimsy green cardboard
C) cardboard flimsy green
12. Their dog is a ________ shepherd.
A) brown big German
B) big brown German
C) German big brown
13. I am drinking from a ________ cup.
A) small English tea
B) tea small English
C) English small tea
14. My ________ teacher talks for hours!
A) philosophy old boring
B) old philosophy boring
C) boring philosophy old
D) boring old philosophy
1. _.B____problematic, sophisticated, pretty A number
2. ____D___oval, bulky, round B opinion
3. ___F____fuzzy, tattered, pristine C size
4. G_____azure, bleached, scarlet D shape
5.____I___ Colombian, European, Venetian E age
6.__A_____ some, a few, a plenitude F condition
7. ___H____speckled, striped, argyle G color
8. ___C____massive, petite, scrawny H pattern
9.______E__ newborn, ancient, pre‐historic I origin
10.___K____ healing, structural, educational J material
11.__J_____ steel, cloth, leather K purpose
