The basic types of adjectives
| Opinion | An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). Examples: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult |
| Size | A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. Examples: large, tiny, enormous, little |
| Age | An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. Examples: ancient, new, young, old |
| Shape | A shape adjective describes the shape of something. Examples: square, round, flat, rectangular |
| Colour | A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something. Examples: blue, pink, reddish, grey |
| Origin | An origin adjective describes where something comes from. Examples: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek |
| Material | A material adjective describes what something is made from. Examples: wooden, metal, cotton, paper |
| Purpose | A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with "-ing". Examples: sleeping (as in "sleeping bag"), roasting (as in "roasting tin") |
Some examples of adjective order
| Opinion | Size | Age | Shape | Colour | Origin | Material | Purpose | ||
| a | silly | young | English | man | |||||
| a | huge | round | metal | bowl | |||||
| a | small | red | sleeping | bag |
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