Year 5 English: Order Adjectives

What are Adjectives?

Adjectives are words that describe nouns (people, places, things, or ideas). They help us understand more about what we are talking about. For example, in the phrase “a blue sky,” the word “blue” is an adjective that describes the noun “sky.”

What is the Order of Adjectives?

Sometimes, we use more than one adjective to describe a noun. When we do this, we need to put the adjectives in a specific order. This helps our sentences sound correct and makes them easier to understand.

Key Rules for Ordering Adjectives

Here’s a simple way to remember the order of adjectives:

1. Quantity: How many?
2. Opinion: What do you think about it?
3. Size: How big or small?
4. Age: How old or new?
5. Shape: What shape is it?
6. Colour: What colour is it?
7. Origin: Where is it from?
8. Material: What is it made of?
9. Purpose: What is it used for?

Example

Let’s look at an example:

• Correct Order: “I have two lovely big old round blue balloons.”

In this sentence:

• Quantity: two
• Opinion: lovely
• Size: big
• Age: old
• Shape: round
• Colour: blue

Tips and Tricks

• Remember the Order: You can create a little rhyme or song to help remember the order.
• Practice: Try mixing up the adjectives and see if they still sound right. If they don’t, put them back in the order!
• Use Visuals: Draw pictures of things with lots of adjectives and label them.

Questions for Practice

Easy Level Questions (1-20)

1. What colour is a red apple?
2. How many small dogs do you see?
3. What do you think of a funny clown?
4. Describe a tall building.
5. What is the old book about?
6. How many yellow flowers are there?
7. Describe a huge elephant.
8. What do you think of a beautiful sunset?
9. How many new cars do you see?
10. What shape is a round ball?
11. What colour is a green leaf?
12. How many tiny ants are there?
13. What do you think of a scary movie?
14. Describe a big cake.
15. What is the new game’s name?
16. How many cute kittens are there?
17. Describe a long bridge.
18. What do you think of a bright star?
19. How many old coins do you have?
20. What shape is a flat pancake?

Medium Level Questions (21-40)

21. Describe three big beautiful paintings.
22. What colour is a striped shirt?
23. How many round tables are in the room?
24. Describe a small red car.
25. What do you think of a lovely old house?
26. How many yellow plastic toys do you have?
27. What is the tall green tree’s name?
28. Describe a new wooden toy.
29. What do you think of a large blue whale?
30. How many old silver coins do you have?
31. How many cute little puppies are there?
32. What do you think of a funny short story?
33. Describe two bright orange pumpkins.
34. What colour is a shiny metal car?
35. How many old big books are there?
36. Describe a long narrow path.
37. What do you think of a beautiful large garden?
38. How many white fluffy clouds are in the sky?
39. Describe a new brown leather jacket.
40. What shape is a big round table?

Hard Level Questions (41-60)

41. Describe four lovely tiny blue paper boats.
42. What do you think of a huge old stone castle?
43. How many beautiful furry grey cats do you see?
44. Describe a small wooden round table.
45. What do you think of a bright yellow plastic toy?
46. How many new red shiny cars do you see?
47. Describe five lovely large pink flowers.
48. What shape is a tiny old golden key?
49. How many short blue plastic pencils do you have?
50. Describe a wonderful big old brick building.
51. What do you think of a beautiful huge black horse?
52. How many bright orange small pumpkins do you have?
53. Describe a tall thin red wooden pole.
54. What do you think of a long narrow green river?
55. How many cute little white kittens are there?
56. Describe a large old brown trunk.
57. What do you think of a funny small blue clown?
58. How many shiny golden big stars do you see?
59. Describe a beautiful old white house.
60. What shape is a tiny round blue marble?

Answers and Explanations

Easy Level Answers

1. Red.
2. 2 small dogs.
3. Funny.
4. Tall.
5. An old book about adventure.
6. 5 yellow flowers.
7. Huge.
8. Beautiful.
9. 1 new car.
10. Round.
11. Green.
12. Many tiny ants.
13. Scary.
14. Big.
15. The new game is “Funland.”
16. 3 cute kittens.
17. Long.
18. Bright.
19. 10 old coins.
20. Flat.

Medium Level Answers

21. Three big beautiful paintings.
22. Blue and white striped.
23. 2 round tables.
24. A small red car.
25. A lovely old house.
26. 3 yellow plastic toys.
27. The tall green tree is a fir.
28. A new wooden toy is a train.
29. A large blue whale.
30. 5 old silver coins.
31. 4 cute little puppies.
32. A funny short story.
33. Two bright orange pumpkins.
34. Shiny red metal.
35. 3 old big books.
36. A long narrow path.
37. A beautiful large garden.
38. 3 white fluffy clouds.
39. A new brown leather jacket.
40. Big round table.

Hard Level Answers

41. Four lovely tiny blue paper boats.
42. A huge old stone castle.
43. 3 beautiful furry grey cats.
44. A small wooden round table.
45. A bright yellow plastic toy.
46. 2 new red shiny cars.
47. Five lovely large pink flowers.
48. A tiny old golden key.
49. 4 short blue plastic pencils.
50. A wonderful big old brick building.
51. A beautiful huge black horse.
52. 2 bright orange small pumpkins.
53. A tall thin red wooden pole.
54. A long narrow green river.
55. 5 cute little white kittens.
56. A large old brown trunk.
57. A funny small blue clown.
58. 7 shiny golden big stars.
59. A beautiful old white house.
60. A tiny round blue marble.

By practicing these questions, you will become more comfortable with using and ordering adjectives correctly. Happy learning!