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IMPERIAL ENGLISH UK

TASK 5

GRAMMAR

a) Look at the sentences from the story in your Practice Book. Put the adjectives
back into the correct places in each sentence.

Look at the Grammar Key before starting part B.

b) Use the words in your Practice Book to put the sentences into the correct order. FAMOUS STORIES

GRAMMAR KEY

Grammar Key

Adjective Order

Sometimes we use more than one adjective in front of a noun.

The man was tall, dark and handsome.
The child had a small, round, blue, plastic ball.

Adjectives usually come in this order…
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

General Specific Size Shape Age Colour Nationality Material
opinion opinion / Origin

Opinion Adjectives
Some adjectives give a general opinion. We can use these to describe most
nouns.
n good
n bad
n beautiful
n pretty
n excellent
n nasty
n strange
n nice
n important

However, some adjectives give a specific opinion. We only use these adjectives to
describe particular types of noun.

Food: tasty, delicious, spicy
Buildings / Furniture: comfortable, uncomfortable
People / Animals: talkative, friendly, intelligent

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