Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ___________________________
Ordering Adjectives Test (L.4.1d)
Circle the phrase with the adjectives in the correct order.
1. red, big tomatoes
big, red tomatoes
2. black, leather jacket
leather, black jacket
3. large, yellow tablecloths
yellow, large tablecloths
4. two, unsharpened pencils
unsharpened, two pencils
5. floral, Hawaiian, new shirts
new, floral Hawaiian shirts
Rewrite each sentence on the line so the adjectives are in the correct order. If the sentence is already
correct as is, write “correct” on the line.
6. I ate the chocolate, delicious pudding for snack.
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7. We made large, black and white dots on our paper during Art class.
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8. He made sure to wear his waterproof, navy jacket in case it rains today.
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9. The chef made a hot, dozen pancakes for breakfast for the entire class!
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10. Who does the used, sports, red car in the parking lot belong to?
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(continue on the back page)
Write a sentence for each group of adjectives and nouns. Make sure you put the adjectives in the
correct order when you are writing your sentences.
11. (happy, tan, wet, dog)
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12. (soggy, Subway, large, sandwich)
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13. (easy, division, long, problems)
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14. (steamy, one, chocolate, small, hot drink)
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15. (colorful, long, two, old scarves)
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Bonus Questions (1 point)
Write a sentence using three adjectives and a noun. Make sure your adjectives are in the right order!