At the end of the lesson, you will be able to correctly order English adjectives in a sentence according to the Royal Order of Adjectives.
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What Are Adjectives?
Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns. They tell us about the size, shape, color, and other qualities of the noun.
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Why Order Matters
Adjectives have a specific order in English, known as the Royal Order of Adjectives. The order is: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose.
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Examples
Examples of the Royal Order of Adjectives in action: A beautiful big round red Italian wooden table.
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Practice 1
Put the following adjectives in the correct order: new, blue, small, Chinese, silk, pretty.
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Exceptions
There are a few exceptions to the Royal Order of Adjectives, such as compound adjectives and certain phrases. For example: a two-year-old child, a world-famous musician.
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Practice 2
Put the following adjectives in the correct order: rectangular, green, plastic, large, Japanese, modern.
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Multiple Adjectives
When there are multiple adjectives of the same type, they should be separated by a comma. For example: She wore a long, flowing skirt.
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Practice 3
Put the following adjectives in the correct order: hot, spicy, Thai, delicious, red, chicken.
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Quiz
Take the quiz to test your knowledge of the Royal Order of Adjectives.
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Review
In this lesson, we learned about adjectives and the Royal Order of Adjectives. We also practiced putting adjectives in the correct order and learned about exceptions and multiple adjectives.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
