These order of adjective exercises contain a table to be completed, as well as scrambled words and sentences to be rewritten. Pay close attention to when commas are needed between. A pdf worksheet is also available to download for free.
1. Exercise 1: Order of adjectives
Place the adjectives from the box into the table in the correct order.
| Order | Adjective |
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2. Exercise 2: rearranging words
Arrange the words according to the correct adjective order rules.
1. a wooden small lovely chair
2. a Japanese unusual red box
3. a plastic big U-shaped pipe
4. a cooking square metal pot
5. an old beautiful Turkish carpet
6. a leather shiny black jacket
7. comfortable sporty white running shoes
8. a heavy large rectangular wooden table
9. a cleaning metal small tool
10. a rectangular general-purpose plastic container
3. Exercise 3: Reordering adjectives
Rewrite the sentence according to the correct adjective order rules.
1. She bought a ceramic beautiful small white cup.
2. He gave me an Italian lovely red sports car.
3. We stayed in a cozy old rectangular wooden cabin.
4. My friend wore a velvet stunning long blue dress.
5. He wrote her a love emotional long letter.
6. She admired an old artistic black French painting.
7. We found a messy small green children's playground.
8. She used a lightweight portable black Japanese laptop.
9. They admired a sparkling young dazzling wedding golden ring.
10. My cousin adopted a tiny playful brown cheerful rescue dog.
4. Exercise 4: Order of adjectives comma rules
Decide if the statements below are True or False based on the rules for using commas with adjectives.
1. When adjectives come from the same category, you separate them with a comma.
2. When adjectives come from different categories, you must always use a comma.
3. You should not place a comma between the last adjective and the noun it describes.
4. A determiner (like "my," "two," "that") must always be followed by a comma.
5. The phrase "That square red car" is correct because the adjectives are from different categories.
6. "We rode in a comfortable, luxurious limousine" is correct because comfortable and luxurious belong to the same category.
7. You must always use commas between adjectives.
8. The phrase "Two fat white geese" is correct because the adjectives come from different categories.
9. "My progressive, rigorous, and old university" uses commas correctly between adjectives of the same category.
5. Worksheet
Download the worksheet below for more adjective order exercises. Click the toggle bar to check the answers.
6. Answers to the worksheet
6.1. Answers to Exercise 1:
- a tiny red round ball
- a heavy large blue box
- a beautiful old brick house
- a beautiful old Italian painting
6.2. Answers to Exercise 2:
- They live in a small, cozy wooden cottage.
- I love her sweet, cheerful little cat.
- She lives in a bright, spacious, modern apartment.