Order of Cumulative Adjectives
When using multiple adjectives to describe a noun, they must follow a specific order. This interactive exercise will help you practice the correct sequence of cumulative adjectives in English.
Adjective Order Rules
When describing something with multiple adjectives, the adjectives must follow a specific order. Here’s the general rule:
- Opinion: What you think about something (e.g., “beautiful,” “comfortable”).
- Size: How big or small something is (e.g., “large,” “small”).
- Age: How old or new something is (e.g., “old,” “new”).
- Shape: The shape of something (e.g., “round,” “square”).
- Color: The color of something (e.g., “red,” “blue”).
- Origin: Where something comes from (e.g., “French,” “American”).
- Material: What something is made of (e.g., “wooden,” “plastic”).
- Purpose/Qualifier: What something is used for or its category (e.g., “cooking,” “student”).
Example: A beautiful large old round red French wooden cooking pot.
Practice Exercises
Drag and drop the adjectives into the correct order for each sentence.