ADJECTIVES (order)

We can use more than one adjective before a noun. There is usually one
correct order.
Exercises

I Put the adjectives in the box under the correct

headings
Opinio
n

Size

Age

Shape

Origin

Material

Purpose

French old horrible grey round shopping sports short

middle-aged Italian plastic beautiful writing ugly square
red German small young white English curly large
leather cheap handsome paper tiny marble delicious
silk long huge
horrible
II Put the adjectives in the correct position.
A
1 a detective/ new / brilliant / French / film
2 a(n) German / brown / enormous / beef / sausage
3 a red and white / lovely / marble / Turkish / chess
set
4 a(n) motorcycling / old / black / dirty / big / jacket
5 a(n) Greek/ ancient / fascinating / monument

6 a green / antique / really / big / old / car

7

a big / beautiful / white / bulldog.

B
III. QUIZ number 1
1. KATEISNOTATEACHER

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2. WEARENOTFROMENGLAND

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3. THEPUPILSARENOTLATE
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4. SHEISMYNEWFRIEND

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5. MYNEWSCHOOLISCOOL

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6. YOUARENICE

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7. THEYARENOTFROMGERMANY

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8. MRUTKEISOURCARETAKER

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9. IAMELEVENYEARSOLD

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10.

IAMNOTTWELVEYEARSOLD
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II. QUIZ number 2: What is the right order?

1. your name whats ?
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2. from where are you ?
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3. favourite sport my is football
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4. friend my he is

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5. Mrs Rosenberg not teacher is my German

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Fill in the blanks with the correct Past tense of the words given

The Happy Prince

One night there ____________(fly) over the city a little
Swallow. His friends ___________ (go) away to Egypt six weeks
before, but he ___________(stay) behind, for he was in love with
the most beautiful Reed. He _____________(meet) her early in the
spring as he ___________ (fly) down the river after a big yellow
moth, and _____________(be) so attracted by the slender waist
that he ____________(stop) to talk to her.
Shall I love you? ___________(say) the Swallow, who
____________(like) to come to the point at once, and the Reed
_____________(make) him a low bow. So he _____________(fly)
round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and
making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it
____________(last) all through the summer.
It is a ridiculous attachment:, ___________(twitter) the other
Swallows; she has no money, and far too many relations; and
indeed the river was quite full of Reeds. Then, when the autumn
____________(come) they all ___________(fly) away.
After they ____________(go) he _____________(feel) lonely, and
_____________(begin) to tire of his lady-love. [..]
Will you come away with me? he ___________(say) finally to
her; but the Reed ____________ (shake) her head.
Youve been trifling with me, he ____________(cry). I am
off to the Pyramids. Good-bye! and he ___________(fly) away.
All
day
long
he
flew,
and
at
night-time
he
____________(arrive) at the city.
Then he _____________(see) the statue (The Happy Prince) on
the column. [] I have a golden bedroom, he ____________(say)
softly to himself as he ____________(look) round, and he

_____________(prepare) to go to sleep; but just as he

_______________(put) his head under his wing a large drop
___________(fall) on him. What a curious thing! he cried; there
is not a single cloud in the sky, the stars are quite clear and
bright, and yet it is raining.
Then another drop ____________(fall).
Before he ____________(open) his wings to fly away, a third
drop _____________(fall), and he ____________(look) up and
_____________(see) Ah! what _______ he ___________(see)?