Order of Adjectives

1. Which is the correct order?

a) a small Canadian thin lady

b) a Canadian small thin lady

c) a small thin Canadian lady

d) a thin small Canadian lady

2. Which is the correct order?

a) a carving steel new knife

b) a new steel carving knife

c) a steel new carving knife

d) a new carving steel knife

3. Which is the correct order?

a) a beautiful blue sailing boat

b) a blue beautiful sailing boat

c) a sailing beautiful blue boat

d) a blue sailing beautiful boat

4. Which is the correct order?

a) an old wooden square table

b) a square wooden old table

c) an old square wooden table

d) a wooden old square table

5. Which is the correct order?

a) an new French exciting band

b) a French new exciting band

c) an exciting French new band

d) an exciting new French band

6. Which is the correct order?

a) a red big plastic hat

b) a big red plastic hat

c) a plastic big red hat

d) a bit plastic red hat

7. Which is the correct order?

a) a small Japanese serving bowl

b) a Japanese small serving bowl

c) a small serving Japanese bowl

d) a serving small Japanese bowl

8. Which is the correct order?

a) a cotton dirty old tie

b) a dirty cotton old tie

c) an old cotton dirty tie

d) a dirty old cotton tie

Key: 1. c; 2. b; 3. a; 4. c; 5. d; 6. b; 7. a; 8. d