IXL | Order adjectives | 8th grade language arts

Put the words in the right order to describe the noun.

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Put the words in the right order to describe the noun.

scientist

brilliant

Danish

key idea

Adjectives are words that tell you about a noun. Often, more than one adjective is used to describe the same noun.

She gave me long red silk roses.

The adjectives long, red, and silk all describe the noun roses.

When more than one adjective is used, the adjectives usually go in a certain order. This table shows that order.

Article	Opinion	Size	Shape	Age	Color	Origin	Material	Purpose or Qualifier	Noun
the			flat		red		brick		wall
an				old		Italian		race	car
a	nice	little						camping	stove

A purpose or qualifier is often considered part of the noun. When you put a purpose or qualifier with a noun, the result is similar to a compound word.

race car	camping stove

solution

The article a comes first.

The adjective brilliant gives an opinion, so it comes second.

The adjective Danish tells you about the origin, so it comes third.

The noun scientist comes last.

a brilliant Danish scientist

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