Adjectives Order

ADJECTIVE ORDERIn English, it is common to use more than one adjective before a noun -- for example, "He's a silly young fool," or "she's a smart, energetic woman." When you use more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order, according to type. This page will explain the different types of adjectives and the correct order for them. The basic types of adjectivesOpinionAn opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). Examples:silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult SizeA size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. Examples:large, tiny, enormous, little AgeAn age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. Examples:ancient, new, young, old ShapeA shape adjective describes the shape of something. Examples:square, round, flat, rectangular ColourA colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something. Examples:blue, pink, reddish, grey OriginAn origin adjective describes where something comes from. Examples:French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek MaterialA material adjective describes what something is made from. Examples:wooden, metal, cotton, paper PurposeA purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with "-ing". Examples:sleeping (as in "sleeping bag"), roasting (as in "roasting tin") Some examples of adjective orderOpinionSizeAgeShapeColourOriginMaterialPurposeasillyyoungEnglishmanahugeroundmetalbowlasmallredsleepingbag