Adjective order

• English
• ISK

What is an adjective?

A person, place or thing

a noun

describes a noun

describes an action

What is a noun?

describes a verb

person, place or thing

describes a thing

adjective

Adjective order

Adjective describes a noun

Noun=person, place, thing

Adjectives follow a certain order: OSASCOMP

It is a big building.
Which word is the adjective?

1. It
2. is
3. big
4. building

Which word is the noun?
The small, round ball.

1. small
2. round
3. the
4. ball

OSASCOMP

Opinion                 Color              

Size                         Origin

Age                          Material

Shape                     Purpose

Opinion

Size

Age

shape

color

origin

material

purpose

big

square

purple

Ukrainian

young

old

mature

Dutch

leather

silky

running

cutting

flat

small

easy

blue

interesting

What is the correct order?

1. OSASCOMP
2. OASSCOMP
3. COMPOSAS
4. SOADCOPM

Placement

Put the adjectives before the noun being described

It is a tall bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple Dutch bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple, Dutch, cement bridge.

It is a beautiful, tall, old, narrow, purple, Dutch Cement walking bridge.

She is a _________, __________ woman.

1. gorgeous, old
2. old, gorgeous

It was a(n) _______, _________, __________ test.

1. easy, long, Dutch
2. long, easy, Dutch
3. Dutch, easy, long
4. long, easy and Dutch

Rotterdam is a(n) _______, _________, ________ city.

1. busy, large, Dutch
2. large, busy, Dutch
3. Dutch, busy, large
4. busy, large and Dutch

radio station / played / songs / the / good

1. Radio station played the songs good.
2. Good played the songs radio station.
3. The radio station played good songs.
4. Good played songs the radio station.

She lives in a ________, _________ house

beautiful / 18 / years / old / girl / the / is
hint: years is not an adjective

1. The 18 years old girl is beautiful.
2. The beautiful girl is 18 years old.
3. 18 years old is the beautiful girl.
4. Girl is 18 years old the beautiful.

noun

beauty

independence

importance

care

danger

competition

fur

flower

adjective

beautiful

independent

important

careful

dangerous

competitive

furry

flowery

Riding a motorcycle without a helmet is _________.

1. danger
2. dangerous
3. dangerful
4. dangerible

Our teacher told us that the next test is _________.

1. important
2. importance
3. importful
4. importible

worksheets

What: do exercises 1, 2, 3, 5

How: alone or in pairs

Help? raise your hand.

Time? Until the end of class

Done?: show the teacher and then read a book