(Practise putting English adjectives in the correct order)
Order of adjectives – multiple-choice test
Difficulty: rather difficult (4 of 5)
Choose the natural order of the adjectives for each sentence. If you still have problems with the topic, read the explanation about the English adjective order again.
Example: What is the usual order of the adjectives in the sentence?
A. “The little industrious yellow bees make honey all day.”
B. “The industrious little yellow bees make honey all day.” → Correct!
C. “The yellow little industrious bees make honey all day.”
What is the usual order of the adjectives in the sentence?
The sleek modern black car raced down the highway.
The sleek black modern car raced down the highway.
The black sleek modern car raced down the highway.
What is the usual order of the adjectives in the sentence?
She wore a beautiful elegant blue dress to the gala.
She wore a beautiful blue elegant dress to the gala.
She wore an elegant blue beautiful dress to the gala.
What is the usual order of the adjectives in the sentence?
The delicious freshly brewed Italian coffee woke me up in the morning.
The delicious Italian freshly brewed coffee woke me up in the morning.
The Italian freshly brewed delicious coffee woke me up in the morning.
What is the usual order of the adjectives in the sentence?
The sturdy wooden bookshelf held a collection of beloved novels.
The wooden sturdy bookshelf held a collection of beloved novels.
What is the usual order of the adjectives in the sentence?
The adorable little white kittens were chasing each other around the room.
The little adorable white kittens were chasing each other around the room.
The white little adorable kittens were chasing each other around the room.
What is the usual order of the adjectives in the sentence?
The vast quiet turquoise ocean stretched out before us as we stood on the beach.
The vast turquoise quiet ocean stretched out before us as we stood on the beach.
The turquoise quiet vast ocean stretched out before us as we stood on the beach.
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