Order of Adjectives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Order of Adjectives

Which word in this incredible question is an adjective?

1. word
2. incredible
3. is
4. adjective

Adjectives

- Descriptions

- Before noun

- Colourful language

Which one is better?

1. The tiny kitten had the most adorable, fluffy tail.
2. The tiny kitten had the most fluffy, adorable tail.

Which one is better?

1. The delicious, homemade pizza was topped with fresh ingredients.
2. The homemade, delicious pizza was topped with fresh ingredients.

Which one is better?

1. The serene, beautiful lake was a perfect spot for a peaceful picnic.
2. The beautiful, serene lake was a perfect spot for a peaceful picnic.

What do we see?

The tiny kitten had the most adorable, fluffy tail.

The delicious, homemade pizza was topped with fresh ingredients.

The beautiful, serene lake was a perfect spot for a peaceful picnic.

What do we see?

The tiny kitten had the most adorable, fluffy tail.

The delicious, homemade pizza was topped with fresh ingredients.

The beautiful, serene lake was a perfect spot for a peaceful picnic.

opinion adjectives  go before  descriptive adjectives

Write down some
opinion adjectives

Write down some
descriptive adjectives

OPINION ADJECTIVES

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES

Lovely

Sharp

Empty

Green

Interesting

Pleasant

Clean

Horrible

Narrow

Descriptive adjectives

What happens if you want to use multiple descriptive adjectives?

Red

Brick

Spooky

Big/small

Old

English

Descriptive adjectives

What happens if you want to use multiple descriptive adjectives?

The spooky, big, old, red, English, brick house.
Opinion, size, age, colour, origin, material

OPINION

SIZE

SHAPE

AGE

COLOUR

ORIGIN

MATERIAL

FUNCTION

bright yellow

huge

Peruvian

brownish

ancient

gorgeous

race

squared

tiny

round

brand new

wooden

American

reading

plastic

hiddeous

Write a sentence using at least 3 adjectives, in the correct order (put the category between brackets behind the adjective)