THE ORDER OF ADJECTIVES IN ENGLISH

Do you use a lot of adjectives in your writings. Then, you have to make sure that you use them in the right order.

 The order of the adjectives are:

1. Quantity/number

2. Quality (such as “good” or “bad”)

3. Size

4. Shape

5. Age

6. Color

7. Nationality

8. Material

***If you have an opinion, you can put it first, since it is the most important piece of information!***

Adjective words:

• Quantity/number: one, two, three, four, five

• Quality (such as “good” or “bad”): best, good, standard, bad, terrible

• Size: small, big, tiny, tall, short

• Shape: straight, round, square, oval, flat

• Age: old, young, new, ancient, youthful

• Color: red, blue, green, pink, black

• Nationality: American, Japanese, Taiwanese, Canadian, Spanish

• Material: wooden, plastic, glass, brass, metal