ADJECTIVE ORDER

O In English all adjectives modifying a

NOUN go before it. EXAMPLE:

A nasty uncomfortable armchair
a nice handsome young man
O Adjectives are not named randomly,

they follow certain rules

O You can learn this abbreviation to

help you remember this order:

O

D.O.S.A. SH.C.O.M.P

NOUN

O old a antique big green really car

O a tan big and white beautiful

bulldog
O Italian wonderful old clock.
O big A square box
O pink A plastic disgusting
ornament.

OI

love that really old big green antique car that

always parked at the end of the street. determiner - age
- size - color - purpose]
O My sister has a big, beautiful, tan and white,
bulldog. [size - quality - color - color]
O A wonderful old Italian clock. [opinion - age - origin]
O A big square blue box. [size - shape - color]
O A disgusting pink plastic ornament. [opinion - color material]
O Some slim new French trousers. [size - age - origin]]
O I bought a pair of black leather shoes. [color material]

Which category does each

set of adjective belong to?
good

bad

lovely

strange

beautiful

nice

brilliant

excellent

awful

important

wonderful

nasty

huge

young

black

enormous

old

shapeless

gray

antique

circular

dotted

teenaged

oval

beige

new

round

blue

tiny

young

square

brown

large

purple

O five
O many
O one
O few
O many
O several

O awkward
O magnificent
O studious
O shiny
O well-made
O cheap

O Canadian
O British
O American
O Indian
O Chinese

O work
O reference
O baseball
O swimming
O fishing
O sleeping

O glass
O cotton
O leather
O woolen
O vinyl
O wooden
O polyester