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Adjectives, Placement of

Adjectives, Placement of
Objective: This unit will provide practice in identifying the standard order of adjectives in the English language.

This activity contains 25 questions.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Excited two black puppies chased each other around the back yard. Two black excited puppies chased each other around the back yard. Two excited black puppies chased each other around the back yard.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   It was a boring, long board meeting. It was a long, boring board meeting. It was a board, long boring meeting.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Several small yellow birds visit the bird feeder every morning. Small yellow several birds visit the bird feeder every morning. Yellow small several birds visit the bird feeder every morning.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   An excited little girl squealed with delight as she rode her new bicycle. An excited girl little squealed with delight as she rode her new bicycle. A little girl excited squealed with delight as she rode her new bicycle.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Margo and Edward stayed in a quaint little log cabin. Margo and Edward stayed in a little quaint log cabin. Margo and Edward stayed in a quaint log little cabin.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Only seconds four short remained in the basketball game. Only four short seconds remained in the basketball game. Only short four seconds remained in the basketball game.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Jay tore a hole in his blue old favorite sweatshirt. Jay tore a hole in his sweatshirt favorite old blue. Jay tore a hole in his favorite old blue sweatshirt.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   It was an old western interesting movie. It was an interesting old western movie. It was an interesting western old movie.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   For breakfast, Grandma served me three delicious blueberry pancakes. For breakfast, Grandma served me delicious blueberry three pancakes. For breakfast, Grandma served me blueberry delicious three pancakes.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   A tall dark-haired Italian tourist caught the eyes of the admiring hotel clerk. A dark-haired Italian tall tourist caught the eyes of the admiring hotel clerk. An Italian dark-haired tall tourist caught the eyes of the admiring hotel clerk.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Two large brown spiders frightened Sandra right out of the room. Two brown large spiders frightened Sandra right out of the room. Large brown two spiders frightened Sandra right out of the room.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   A single red rose decorated the dining room table. A rose single red decorated the dining room table. A rose red single decorated the dining room table.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Both rusty old lawnmowers refused to work. Rusty old both lawnmowers refused to work. Both lawnmowers rusty old refused to work.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Brenda wore a black satin stunning gown to the Christmas party. Brenda wore a satin stunning black gown to the Christmas party. Brenda wore a stunning black satin gown to the Christmas party.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Millie tried to sneak the chocolate rather large brownie out of the kitchen. Millie tried to sneak the large chocolate rather brownie out of the kitchen. Millie tried to sneak the rather large chocolate brownie out of the kitchen.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Three thin paperback books lay forgotten in the abandoned library. Paperback books thin three lay forgotten in the abandoned library. Thin three paperback books lay forgotten in the abandoned library.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   We were impressed by the unusually breakfast large buffet. We were impressed by the unusually large breakfast buffet. We were impressed by the breakfast buffet unusually large.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Andre was plagued by countless Alaskan hungry mosquitoes. Andre was plagued by hungry countless Alaskan mosquitoes. Andre was plagued by countless hungry Alaskan mosquitoes.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   What a gray suede beautiful jacket Belinda is wearing. What a beautiful suede gray jacket Belinda is wearing. What a beautiful gray suede jacket Belinda is wearing.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Diane nearly cried when she broke her ceramic coffee favorite mug. Diane nearly cried when she broke her favorite coffee ceramic mug. Diane nearly cried when she broke her favorite ceramic coffee mug.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Several loud warning sirens sent us scurrying to the storm shelter. Warning sirens several loud sent us scurrying to the storm shelter. Loud warning several sirens sent us scurrying to the storm shelter.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   We had to fill out a detailed personal history form. We had to fill out a detailed history personal form. We had to fill out a personal history detailed form.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Two older men distinguished sipped tea at the cafe. Two distinguished older men sipped tea at the cafe. Distinguished older men two sipped tea at the cafe.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   Harry drove up in a rusty old delivery truck. Harry drove up in a delivery rusty old truck. Harry drove up in an old delivery rusty truck.

	Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct order of adjectives.   We fell asleep to the sound of a spring gentle rain. We fell asleep to the sound of a gentle spring rain. We fell asleep to the sound of a rain spring gentle.

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