The Order OFAdjectives Material Used Pictures & Music.

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Material UsedMaterial UsedMaterial UsedPictures & Pictures &

MusicMusic

Warm UpWarm UpWarm UpDescribe the music you hearDescribe the music you hear::

Romantic Romantic Beautiful Beautiful SlowSlow

Romantic PlaceRomantic PlaceBeautiful SceneBeautiful SceneLight, orange leavesLight, orange leavesBlue streamBlue streamGreen stonesGreen stones

Describe this picture:Describe this picture:

Tall palm treesTall palm treesAwesome SunsetAwesome SunsetQuiet placeQuiet place


Ancient ruinsAncient ruinsRoman ruinsRoman ruinsHeavy, marble columnsHeavy, marble columnsHuge columnsHuge columns


Chinese newspaperChinese newspaperDifficult languageDifficult language


Describe each picture:Describe each picture:

Round,Round,anniversaryanniversary cakecake

An old manAn old manChristmas treeChristmas treeWhite snowWhite snow

Square,wooden,Square,wooden,chess boardchess board

A paper, lunch bagA paper, lunch bag

1. Did you see big, black, police dog?2. She’s just bought a brand-new, red, sports car.

3. A fashionable,19th century, multicoloured dress.

4. A Japanese, gold, wedding ring.

Look at these sentences and try to classify the adjectivesLook at these sentences and try to classify the adjectives

1. Size, colo1. Size, colouur and purposer and purpose2. Age, colo2. Age, colouur and purposer and purpose

3. Opinion, age and colo3. Opinion, age and colouurr4. Origin, material, purpose4. Origin, material, purpose

oo ppii nn

ii oonn

SSii zz

ee WW

ee iigg hh

tt

AAgg ee

SShh aa

pp ee

cc ooll oo

uu rr

oo rrii gg

ii nn

mmaa tt

ee rrii aa

ll

pp uurr pp

oo ssee

Rom

anti

cR

oman

tic

Bea

utif

ulB

eaut

iful

Hug

eH

uge

Tal

lT

all

Old

Old

squa

resq

uare

gree

ngr

een

Chi

nese

Chi

nese

woo

den

woo

den

Che

ssC

hess

anci

ent

anci

ent

Rou

ndR

ound

Blu

eB

lue

Rom

anR

oman

Pap

erP

aper

lunc

hlu

nch

anni

vers

ary

anni

vers

ary

quie

tqu

iet

heav

yhe

avy

Chr

istm

asC

hris

tmas

Classify the adjectives listed Classify the adjectives listed on the board in this tableon the board in this table

From the sentences we can conclude that: When you use more than one adjective before a noun, you have to put them in a certain order. The rules are complicated but here is the most usual order.

Opi

nion

Wei

ght

Age

Sha

pe

Col

our

Ori

gin

Mat

eria

l

Pur

pose

NO

UN

Oth

er

A b

eaut

iful

big

old

roun

d

gree

n

Fre

nch

woo

den

dinn

ing

tabl

e

wit

h iv

ory

However we do not use more than three adjective togetherNB.NB.

Siz

e

2. marble two-storey elegant villa

3. Antique pearl beautiful necklace

Put the adjectives in the correct orderPut the adjectives in the correct order

1. steep beautiful wooded hill

1. 1122 33steep, wooded hill.A beautiful,

2. 112233

Check PointCheck Point

3. A beautiful antique necklace.pearl

An elegant, two-storey, marble villa.

4. Multi-coloured silk expensive carpet

4. An expensive multi-colouredsilk carpet.

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5. set of Venetian 17th-century magnificent glasses5. A set of magnificent, 17th-century, Venetian glasses.


6. lycra black fashionable cycling-suit6. A fashionable, black, lycra cycling-suit.

7.modern gold attractive watch7. An attractive, modern, gold watch.

8. the leather jacket has black crocodile attractive strap

8. The leather jacket has an attractive, black, crocodile strap.

9. this watch has round metal well-known rivets

9. This watch has a well-known, round, metal rivets.

10.this is yellow fashionable rubber frame

10. This is a fashionable, yellow, rubber frame.

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11. a table antique beautiful mahogany


11. A beautiful, antique, mahogany table.

12. a violin heavy Italian old12. A heavy, old, Italian violin.

13. a necklace Cartier diamond brand-new13. A brand-new, diamond, Cartier necklace.

14. a sofa green large Victorian

14. A large, green, Victorian sofa.

15. a vase blue porcelain lovely

15. A lovely, blue, porcelain vase.1122 33

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11 2233

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16. The car was big, old and purple.


17. The wild, golden, American eagle is tender and huge.

18. The tall , black, African president visited the Italian president.

19. Short and yellow, Mr. Yang was unable to find a job.

20. I’ve got a book which is (ancient cylendrical and small).

16. The car (old and big purple was).

17. The (wild American golden ) eagle is (huge tender and).

18. The (black African tall) president visited the Italian president.

19. (yellow short and) Mr. Yang was unable to find a job.

20. I’ve got a book which is small, ancient and cylendrical.

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11 2233 1122

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1122

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