Order of Adjectives Exercises and Worksheets

May 16, 2025 by Liam Daniel

The order of adjectives worksheets provide fun and focused practice through sorting activities, sentence completion, cut-and-paste exercises, and rewriting tasks. 

In English, when we use two or more adjectives to describe a noun, they follow a specific order—like saying “a lovely small round wooden table” instead of “a wooden round small lovely table.” Learning the correct order of adjectives helps sentences sound natural and fluent.

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Order of Adjectives Worksheets

1. Write examples of adjectives, write sentences using the correct order.

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2. Cut out the adjective boxes below. Then, sort and paste them in the correct order.

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Order of Adjectives Exercises

Order of Adjectives Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Adjective Order

Choose the correct sentence with the proper order of adjectives.

1. 
a) She bought a red small leather purse.
b) She bought a small red leather purse.
2.
a) He adopted a lovely little brown dog.
b) He adopted a brown little lovely dog.
3.
a) I saw three old Chinese wooden tables.
b) I saw wooden Chinese old three tables.
4.
a) They live in a big white beautiful house.
b) They live in a beautiful big white house.
5.
a) He wore a silk blue elegant scarf.
b) He wore an elegant blue silk scarf.
6.
a) We found a round small Italian clock.
b) We found a small round Italian clock.
7.
a) She packed two square plastic red boxes.
b) She packed two red square plastic boxes.
8.
a) They brought several shiny large metal tools.
b) They brought large metal shiny several tools.
9.
a) I like that big old scary castle.
b) I like that scary big old castle.
10.
a) He painted a new black wooden chair.
b) He painted a wooden black new chair.

Answer: 1b, 2a, 3a, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8a, 9a, 10a

Order of Adjectives Exercise 2: Put the Adjectives in the Correct Order

Rewrite each group of adjectives in the correct order before the noun.

  1. red / big / ball → __________________________

  2. modern / black / elegant / dress → __________________________

  3. wooden / round / small / table → __________________________

  4. plastic / blue / bottle / small → __________________________

  5. antique / Chinese / vase / beautiful → __________________________

  6. furry / white / lovely / puppy → __________________________

  7. cotton / green / summer / shirt → __________________________

  8. delicious / large / chocolate / cake → __________________________

  9. square / old / metal / sign → __________________________

  10. cozy / wool / gray / scarf → __________________________

Answer:

  1. big red ball
  2. elegant modern black dress
  3. small round wooden table
  4. small blue plastic bottle
  5. beautiful antique Chinese vase
  6. lovely furry white puppy
  7. green cotton summer shirt
  8. large delicious chocolate cake
  9. old square metal sign
  10. cozy gray wool scarf

Order of Adjectives Exercise 3: Fill in the Blanks

Fill in each blank using the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.

  1. She wore a __________ dress. (red, long, beautiful)

  2. He drove a __________ car. (fast, Italian, new)

  3. They live in a __________ house. (old, white, huge)

  4. We saw a __________ fish. (colorful, tiny, strange)

  5. I bought a __________ bag. (stylish, leather, brown)

  6. She has a __________ notebook. (spiral, green, small)

  7. He found a __________ coin. (gold, ancient, shiny)

  8. I saw a __________ butterfly. (lovely, blue, little)

  9. She carried a __________ box. (round, metal, heavy)

  10. He wore a __________ hat. (funny, big, red)

Answer:

  1. beautiful long red dress
  2. new fast Italian car
  3. huge old white house
  4. tiny strange colorful fish
  5. stylish brown leather bag
  6. small green spiral notebook
  7. shiny ancient gold coin
  8. lovely little blue butterfly
  9. heavy round metal box
  10. big funny red hat

Order of Adjectives Exercise 4: Sort and Match

Match each group of adjectives to the correct noun to form a full phrase.

Adjective Group Noun
1. small / green / plastic A. garden hose
2. two / large / scary / old B. haunted houses
3. elegant / white / silk C. wedding dress
4. soft / furry / gray D. kitten
5. ancient / round / metal E. shield
6. beautiful / modern / glass F. building
7. funny / red / big G. clown nose
8. tiny / yellow / paper H. sticky notes
9. wooden / brown / long I. stick
10. several / delicious / square / chocolate J. cookies

Answer: 1–A, 2–B, 3–C, 4–D, 5–E, 6–F, 7–G, 8–H, 9–I, 10–J

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