Order adjectives

Key Notes:

📝 Order of Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Sometimes, we use more than one adjective to describe a noun. ✅ But in English, adjectives follow a special order.

🌈 The Usual Order of Adjectives

When using more than one adjective, we usually follow this order:

1. Opinion – what you think about something 😍/😒

• Example: beautiful, ugly, nice, horrible

2. Size – how big or small something is 📏

• Example: big, small, tiny, huge

3. Age – how old something is ⏳

• Example: new, old, young, ancient

4. Shape – the shape of the object 🔺⚪

• Example: round, square, oval, rectangular

5. Color – the color of the object 🎨

• Example: red, blue, green, yellow

6. Origin – where it comes from 🌍

• Example: Indian, Chinese, American

7. Material – what it is made of 🪵🧵

• Example: wooden, cotton, silver, plastic

8. Purpose / Qualifier – what it is used for 🎯

• Example: sleeping (bag), running (shoes), writing (pen)

✅ Memory Trick: OSASCOMP = Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose

🌟 Examples of Correct Order

1. A beautiful small old round red Indian wooden table 🪑
2. A nice big new square blue plastic box 📦
3. An ancient tiny oval golden locket 💍

⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

• ❌ Wrong: A red beautiful big ball
• ✔️ Right: A beautiful big red ball

• ❌ Wrong: A cotton old white shirt
• ✔️ Right: An old white cotton shirt

✨ Quick Tips

• Adjectives of same kind: Use commas between them.
• Example: A long, narrow, dark tunnel 🌑
• Do not mix up the usual order; it sounds unnatural!
• Practice makes perfect – try describing objects around you using OSASCOMP. 🏠🎒🎨