Order of Adjectives

In English adjectives that precede a noun need to be placed in a certain order:

 

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

QUALITY

SIZE

COLOUR

ORIGIN

PAST PARTICIPLE

NOUN

 

AGE

 

 

 

 

 

SHAPE

 

 

 

 

FANTASTIC

SQUARE

YELLOW

RUSSIAN

POLISHED

BOX

AMAZING

2-YEAR-OLD

BLUE

IRISH

GRATED

CHEESE

NICE

RECTANGULAR

PINK

ARABIC

FROZEN

ICE CREAM

BAD

MEDIUM-SIZED

RED

JAPANESE

MISUNDERSTOOD

ELF

AVERAGE

20-YEAR-OLD

PURPLE

CANADIAN

OUTSPOKEN

MAN

 

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