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Order of Adjectives Worksheets and Exercises

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Learning the order of adjectives is important to make your English sound natural and correct. When you use more than one adjective, they must follow a specific order before the noun — for example: a beautiful small red bag, not a red small beautiful bag. These exercises will help you practice how to arrange adjectives correctly to describe people, places, and things.

Order of Adjectives Worksheets

Order of adjectives worksheet exercise page 1 for ESL learners
Order of adjectives worksheet exercise page 2 with practice questions

Order of Adjectives (OSASCOMP Rule)

To use adjectives correctly, follow this standard order:

Order Type Examples
1 Opinion beautiful, handsome, interesting
2 Size big, small, tall, long
3 Age old, young, new, modern
4 Shape round, square, rectangular
5 Color red, black, white, blue
6 Origin French, American, Italian
7 Material wooden, silk, metal, leather
8 Purpose sports (car), sleeping (bag)

Related: Adjectives List

Common Adjectives Used in Exercises

Vocabulary IPA (US) Short Description
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ Pleasing to look at
small /smɔːl/ Not large in size
red /red/ A color like blood
wooden /ˈwʊdn/ Made of wood
round /raʊnd/ Circular in shape
tall /tɔːl/ Having great height
handsome /ˈhænsəm/ Good-looking (for men)
modern /ˈmɑːdərn/ New or contemporary
large /lɑːrdʒ/ Big in size
white /waɪt/ The color of snow
old /oʊld/ Not new
French /frentʃ/ From France
leather /ˈleðər/ Material made from animal skin
green /ɡriːn/ The color of grass
metal /ˈmetl/ Hard material like iron

Order of Adjectives Exercises

🧩 Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Order

Choose the correct sentence.

  1. She bought a (silk / beautiful / red) dress.
  2. He has a (wooden / small / round) table.
  3. I saw a (young / tall / handsome) man at the station.
  4. They live in a (modern / large / white) house.
  5. She has a (Spanish / beautiful / old) guitar.
  6. I want that (new / big / black) car.
  7. He gave me a (leather / nice / brown) bag.
  8. She wore a (woolen / long / green) scarf.
  9. He found an (interesting / old / French) book.
  10. I saw a (metal / small / blue) box on the shelf.

✏️ Exercise 2: Put the Adjectives in Correct Order

Rewrite each sentence with adjectives in the correct order.

  1. She bought a red / lovely / small purse.
  2. It’s a cotton / new / white shirt.
  3. He has a wooden / round / large table.
  4. They live in a brick / two-story / beautiful house.
  5. I met a young / tall / American actor.
  6. She wants to buy a new / fast / Italian car.
  7. He gave me a silver / small / square box.
  8. They adopted a brown / little / cute dog.
  9. She wore a wool / long / purple coat.
  10. He painted a modern / large / abstract picture.

🧠 Exercise 3: Fill in the Blanks

  1. She bought a _______ (beautiful / long / silk) dress.
  2. He lives in a _______ (modern / big / white) apartment.
  3. They adopted a _______ (cute / brown / little) puppy.
  4. I want to buy a _______ (sports / new / red) car.
  5. We saw a _______ (old / small / stone) bridge.
  6. She owns a _______ (round / silver / small) mirror.
  7. He met a _______ (young / French / tall) woman.
  8. That’s a _______ (large / wooden / rectangular) desk.
  9. I found a _______ (interesting / old / English) novel.
  10. She has _______ (long / beautiful / black) hair.

🧩 Exercise 4: Choose the Correct Option (A/B/C)

  1. She wore a ___ dress.
    A. silk long green B. long green silk C. green silk long
  2. He bought a ___ car.
    A. new fast Italian B. Italian fast new C. fast Italian new
  3. That’s a ___ building.
    A. big old red B. red big old C. old red big
  4. She has a ___ handbag.
    A. leather small brown B. small brown leather C. brown leather small
  5. He lives in a ___ apartment.
    A. modern large white B. large white modern C. white modern large
  6. She found a ___ box.
    A. metal blue small B. small blue metal C. blue small metal
  7. He saw a ___ cat.
    A. little black cute B. cute little black C. black cute little
  8. I met a ___ man.
    A. tall handsome young B. young tall handsome C. handsome tall young
  9. She painted a ___ picture.
    A. modern large beautiful B. beautiful modern large C. large beautiful modern
  10. He gave me a ___ gift.
    A. small nice wooden B. nice small wooden C. wooden small nice

Answer Key

Exercise 1

  1. beautiful red silk
  2. small round wooden
  3. handsome tall young
  4. large modern white
  5. beautiful old Spanish
  6. big new black
  7. nice brown leather
  8. long green woolen
  9. interesting old French
  10. small blue metal

Exercise 2

  1. lovely small red purse
  2. new white cotton shirt
  3. large round wooden table
  4. beautiful two-story brick house
  5. tall young American actor
  6. fast new Italian car
  7. small square silver box
  8. cute little brown dog
  9. long purple wool coat
  10. large modern abstract picture

Exercise 3

  1. beautiful long silk
  2. big modern white
  3. cute little brown
  4. new red sports
  5. small old stone
  6. small round silver
  7. tall young French
  8. large rectangular wooden
  9. interesting old English
  10. beautiful long black

Exercise 4

  1. B. long green silk
  2. A. new fast Italian
  3. A. big old red
  4. B. small brown leather
  5. A. modern large white
  6. B. small blue metal
  7. B. cute little black
  8. C. handsome tall young
  9. B. beautiful modern large
  10. B. nice small wooden