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")
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
Opinion-Size-Age-Shape-Colour-Origin-Material-Purpose
A silly young English man.
A big round bowl.
A small red sleeping bag.
Describe the picture above using as many adjectives as posible.
