Adjectives · Grade 6
In Grade 6 you get fluent with: the order of adjectives.
An adjective describes a noun: it tells us what something is like. a tall girl, a red bus, The soup is hot. In English an adjective comes before the noun, or after verbs like is and looks. When there are several, they go in a fixed order.
Key facts
- Several adjectives usually go in this order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, then the noun: a lovely little old red wooden box.
Worked examples
Example 1
Put in order: red / a / big / bus
Answer: a big red bus
Example 2
Put the adjectives in order: a (wooden / old / small) box
Answer: a small old wooden box
Example 3
Choose: I was (boring / bored) because the film was (boring / bored).
Answer: bored, boring
Example 4
Improve with two precise adjectives: The house was old.
Answer: The house was crumbling and silent.