The document provides information about the correct order of adjectives in English. It presents the NOUN acronym to help remember the order: Number, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. Adjectives modifying a noun should be placed in this order. The document includes examples of rearranging adjectives in sentences into the proper order and a worksheet for students to practice ordering adjectives.
The document provides information about the correct order of adjectives in English. It presents the NOUN acronym to help remember the order: Number, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. Adjectives modifying a noun should be placed in this order. The document includes examples of rearranging adjectives in sentences into the proper order and a worksheet for students to practice ordering adjectives.
The document provides information about the correct order of adjectives in English. It presents the NOUN acronym to help remember the order: Number, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. Adjectives modifying a noun should be placed in this order. The document includes examples of rearranging adjectives in sentences into the proper order and a worksheet for students to practice ordering adjectives.
The document provides information about the correct order of adjectives in English. It presents the NOUN acronym to help remember the order: Number, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. Adjectives modifying a noun should be placed in this order. The document includes examples of rearranging adjectives in sentences into the proper order and a worksheet for students to practice ordering adjectives.
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Order of
Adjectives JINAH A. AGAS Teacher 3 number opinion size age shape color origin material purpose noun
three Funny Slim Ancient Oval silver Asian Night
Important Tiny Early Square African Wooden morning beautiful gigantic antique circular glass Order of Adjectives number opinion size age shape origin material purpose color noun Classify the following adjectives according to its type. Place it in appropriate column.
• tiny small beautiful
• Young huge • Oval circular • Black glass • Early wooden • Great round • Square green Arrange the words according to the correct order of adjectives. • 1. A big old brown bear
• 2. gorgeous black-haired a girl
• 3. my teacher math old
• 4. a man fat young friendly
• 5. little a boy nasty Generalization
1.When there are multiple consecutive
adjectives modifying the same noun, in what order should those adjectives be placed? 2. Why is it essential to know the correct order of adjectives used in a series. • In describing a noun there is always one or more adjectives. When using one or more adjectives it should be in the right order. This guides us in speaking and writing English soundly. Acronym to remember the correct order of adjectives. • N number • O opinion • S size • A age • S shape • C color • O origin • M material •P purpose Application: Feelings to Words
•In a five sentence paragraph, describe
your favorite place. Remember to use adjectives in a series. Write your paragraph in a 1 whole sheet of paper. Arrange the adjectives in the correct order. • 1. Have you seen my _______ jacket anywhere?(leather, black) • 2. A______dog chased me while I was jogging.(black, big, horrifying) • 3. She was eating_____soup. (delicious, warm, green- bean) • 4. She gave him a _____vase.( black, Egyptian, small) • 5. He sat beside a ______desk.( wooden, brown, big) Choose the correct order of the Adjectives 1.A. dirty old flannel B.old dirty flannel C.flannel old dirty
2. A.plastic big blue
B. big blue plastic C. big plastic blue 3.A. handsome new American B. American new handsome C. new handsome American
4. A. a blue old German
B. an old German blue C. an old blue German 5. A. new Italian wonderful B. wonderful Italian new C. wonderful new Italian Practice your skill in ordering adjectives by