Order of Adjectives Worksheets and Exercises

Learning the order of adjectives is important to make your English sound natural and correct. When you use more than one adjective, they must be placed in 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 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

Complete each sentence using adjectives in the correct order.

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 a _______ (long / beautiful / black) hair.

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

Select the correct adjective order.

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 young tall

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

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Answer Key

🔹 Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Order

1. beautiful red silk

2. small round wooden

3. tall handsome young

4. large modern white

5. beautiful old Spanish

6. big new black

7. nice brown leather

8. long green woolen

9. old interesting French

10. small blue metal

Exercise 2: Put the Adjectives in Correct Order

Rewrite each sentence with adjectives in the correct order.

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: Fill in the Blanks

1. beautiful long silk

2. big modern white

3. cute little brown

4. new red sports

5. old small stone

6. small round silver

7. tall young French

8. large rectangular wooden

9. interesting old English

10. long beautiful black

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

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. B. young tall handsome

9. B. beautiful modern large

10. B. nice small wooden