Adjectives Order Quiz

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Andrea has a ______________ in her hair yesterday.
- Nice yellow bow
- Yellow nice bow
- Bow nice yellow
- Nice bow yellow

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Do you know what should be the order of adjectives? Take this adjectives order quiz to see how well you understand the use of adjectives. Here, we have got a few practice questions for you where you can see how good you are arranging the order of adjectives in a sentence. Your scores will reveal how good you are at See moreusing adjectives. All the best for a perfect score! Do not forget to share it with others interested in practicing adjectives.

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She lost a _________________.
- White small cat
- Cat white small
- Small white cat
- Small cat white
Correct Answer

A. Small white cat

Explanation

Adjectives always come before nouns. The normal order for fact adjectives is: size-age-shape-colour-material-origin Hence, small(size) white(colour) cat is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION！！！

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3.

I bought ______________ oranges.
- Great some big
- Big great some
- Some great big
- Some big great
Correct Answer

A. Some great big

Explanation

Determiners usually come first, even though they are fact adjectives. He general order for two/more adjectives used before a noun is: determiner-opinion-fact. Hence, some(determiner) great(opinion) big (fact) is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION!!!

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4.

We met _____________ people at the conference.
- Very smart two
- Two very smart
- Very two smart
- Smart two very
Correct Answer

A. Two very smart

Explanation

Determiners usually come first, even though they are fact adjectives. he general order for two/more adjectives used before a noun is : determiner-opinion-fact Hence, two(determiner) very(opinion) smart(fact) is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION!!!

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5.

The clown was wearing a _____________ hat.
- Big green-yellow
- Big green and yellow
- Yellow and green big
- Green and yellow big
Correct Answer

A. Big green and yellow

Explanation

The normal order for fact adjectives is: size-age-shape-color-material-origin. 'and' is added when two adjectives from the same category are used. Hence, big (size), green (color), and yellow(color) is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION！

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6.

The cookies that you ________________.
- Smell delicious baked
- Baked smell delicious
- Delicious smell baked
- Delicious baked smell
Correct Answer

A. Baked smell delicious

Explanation

'The cookies that you baked' is a subject. Adjectives also come after certain verbs. The general order should be: subject-verb-adjective. Hence, baked smell(verb) delicious(adjective) is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION!!!

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7.

Is it ______________?
- Cold getting outside
- Getting cold outside
- Getting outside cold
- Outside getting cold
Correct Answer

A. Getting cold outside

Explanation

The general order should be: subject-verb-adjective 'outside' is a position that does not come in between the order. Hence, getting(verb) cold(adjective) outside is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION!!!

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8.

The course you are _______________.
- Taking sounds interesting
- Sounds interesting taking
- Interesting sounds taking
- Taking interesting sounds
Correct Answer

A. Taking sounds interesting

Explanation

'The course you are taking' is a subject. Adjectives also come after certain verbs. The general order should be: subject-verb-adjective. Hence, taking sounds(verb) interesting(adjective) is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION!!!

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9.

My uncle wore a _____________ to the wedding.
- Silk blue tie
- Tie blue silk
- Blue silk tie
- Tie silk blue
Correct Answer

A. Blue silk tie

Explanation

Adjectives always come before nouns. The normal order for fact adjectives is: size-age-shape-color-material-origin. Hence, blue(color) silk(material) tie is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION！！！

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10.

Have you met that _______________ next door?
- Cute boy new
- Cute new boy
- New boy cute
- Boy new cute
Correct Answer

A. Cute new boy

Explanation

Adjectives always come before nouns. The general order for two/more adjectives used before a noun is opinion (what you think) - fact (what is true). Hence, cute(opinion) new(fact) boy is CORRECT! CONGRATULATION！！！

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Adjectives Order Quiz

Andrea has a ______________ in her hair yesterday.

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She lost a _________________.

I bought ______________ oranges.

We met _____________ people at the conference.

The clown was wearing a _____________ hat.

The cookies that you ________________.

Is it ______________?

The course you are _______________.

My uncle wore a _____________ to the wedding.

Have you met that _______________ next door?