At a glance
- 1Opinionlovely, nice, ugly
- 2Sizebig, small, tall
- 3Ageold, new, young
- 4Shaperound, square, long
- 5Colorred, blue, green
- 6OriginItalian, Chinese, Bangladeshi
- 7Materialleather, wooden, cotton
- 8Purposesleeping (bag), running (shoes)
Examples
a lovely little black cat
a big old wooden house
new white running shoes
a delicious hot Indian curry
a small brown leather bag
| Opinion | Size | Age | Color | Origin | Material | Noun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a lovely | little | – | black | – | – | cat |
| a | big | old | – | – | wooden | house |
| a beautiful | – | new | blue | Chinese | silk | dress |
| an | – | old | red | English | – | bus |
Commas and "and"
- No comma between adjectives of different kinds: a big black dog.
- A comma between two adjectives of the same kind: a kind, clever girl (both opinion).
- Use and between two colors: a black and white cat.
Compound adjectives
a ten-year-old boy
a well-known singer
a five-minute walk
a five-star hotel
a ten-storey building
- Use hyphens. The noun inside stays singular: a two-hour film (not
two-hours).
He is ten years old.
a ten-year-old boy
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.