Adjective Order Quiz

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Instructions: English has a natural order for adjectives that native speakers follow instinctively. Can you get it right?

1.
What is the correct order of adjectives in English?
A
Color, size, opinion, material
B
Opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose
C
Material, origin, color, opinion, size
D
Purpose, material, origin, size, opinion
2.
Which sounds most natural?
A
A big red ball
B
A red ball big
C
A ball big red
D
A red big ball
3.
Which is the correct order? 'A ___ table.'
A
large round wooden
B
wooden large round
C
round large wooden
D
wooden round large
4.
Which sounds most natural?
A
A French old beautiful painting
B
A beautiful French old painting
C
A beautiful old French painting
D
An old beautiful French painting
5.
In the standard adjective order, which category comes first?
A
Size
B
Age
C
Opinion
D
Color
6.
Which is correct? 'A ___ car.'
A
sleek new German
B
new sleek German
C
German sleek new
D
new German sleek
7.
Which sounds right? 'A ___ house.'
A
old lovely brick
B
brick old lovely
C
old brick lovely
D
lovely old brick
8.
Where does 'age' fall in the standard adjective order?
A
Before opinion
B
Last
C
After size, before shape
D
After color
9.
Which is correct? 'A ___ dress.'
A
lovely long blue silk
B
blue long lovely silk
C
silk lovely long blue
D
long lovely silk blue
10.
Which sounds most natural?
A
Green round small three plastic buttons
B
Three small round green plastic buttons
C
Plastic three small green round buttons
D
Small green round three plastic buttons
11.
Where does 'origin' (nationality) fall in the adjective order?
A
After material
B
Before opinion
C
First position
D
After color, before material
12.
Which is correct? 'A ___ knife.'
A
sharp small Japanese steel
B
steel small sharp Japanese
C
small sharp Japanese steel
D
Japanese sharp small steel
13.
Why does 'big bad wolf' sound right but 'bad big wolf' sounds wrong?
A
It is an exception to the rule
B
Size adjectives always come last
C
It is a fixed expression only
D
Opinion adjectives (bad) normally come before size (big)
14.
Which is correct? 'A ___ bag.'
A
beautiful brown Italian leather
B
brown beautiful leather Italian
C
Italian beautiful leather brown
D
leather Italian brown beautiful
15.
The acronym OSASCOMP helps remember adjective order. What does it stand for?
A
Opinion, Size, Appearance, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose
B
Origin, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Opinion, Material, Purpose
C
Opinion, Shape, Age, Size, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose
D
Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose

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