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 using adjectives. All the best for a perfect score! Do not forget to share it with others interested in practicing adjectives.

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  • 2. 

    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. 

    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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  • 4. 

    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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  • 5. 

    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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  • 6. 

    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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  • 7. 

    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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  • 8. 

    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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  • 9. 

    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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  • 10. 

    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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