Order of Adjectives

Order of Adjectives

Basic types of adjectives and the correct order for using them.

OPINION	SIZE	AGE	SHAPE	COLOUR	ORIGIN	MATERIAL	PURPOSE
What do you think about something?	How big or small is it?	How old or young someone or something is?	What is the shape?	What colour is it?	Where is it from?	What is it made of?	What is it used for?
awful, beautiful, cute, delicious, easy, friendly, funny, handsome, interesting, kind, lovely, mean, nice, pretty, silly, smart, strange, ugly	big, enormous, huge, large, little, short, small, thin, tiny	adolescent, ancient, modern, new, old, young	flat, irregular, oval, rectangular, round, square, triangular	black, blond, blue, brown, grey, magenta, pinkish, red, white, yellow	Brazilian, British, Chinese, French, Italian, lunar, Spanish, western	brick, cotton, copper, gold, iron, leather, plastic, porcelain, silk, silver, steel, wooden, wool	alarm (clock) dining (table) football (field) frying (pan) racing, sport (car) rock (chair) sailing (boat) sleeping (bag)