Grade: Grade 4 Subject: English Language Arts Created by: Richard Johnson Lesson Length: 30 minutes or less Keywords/Tags: Order of Adjectives in English Lesson Description: Believe it or not, there is a specific order that adjectives follow when English speakers are describing something. In this lesson, I discuss this order, so you will never have to feel embarrassed about your word order again. This is helpful in writing, as well as speaking.
Common Core Standards Covered with This Lesson
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1d: Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
Lesson Content: Video
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Order of Adjectives in English
Task 1: Quiz Activity
(50 points)
Instructions: The quiz below has 10 questions. Read the posted questions, and respond to each.
Quiz Questions
Q1
(Points: 10)
Which of the following is correct?
A) The metal, blue, American, car.
B) The American, metal, blue, car.
C) The blue, metal, American, car.
D) The metal, American, blue, car.
Q2
(Points: 10)
Which of the following is correct?
A) That is a wooden, cheap, brown, guitar.
B) That is a cheap, brown, wooden, guitar.
C) That is a brown, wooden, cheap, guitar.
D) That is a wooden, brown, cheap, guitar.
Q3
(Points: 10)
Which of the following is correct?
A) The young, big, white, polar bear.
B) The big, young, white, polar bear.
C) The white, young, big, polar bear.
D) The young, white, big, polar bear.
Q4
(Points: 10)
Which of the following is correct?
A) The big, nice, carrying bag.
B) The nice, big, carrying bag.
C) The carrying, brown, big bag.
D) A and B are both correct.
Q5
(Points: 10)
Which of the following is correct?
A) The old wooden square table
B) The square wooden old table
C) The old square wooden table
D) The wooden old square table
Standards Covered with This Quiz Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1d,
Glossary
Instructions: Below you will find the Lesson Glossary that lists words and phrases related to lesson topic.
Age: An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. For example: ancient, new, young, old
Color: A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something. For example: blue, pink, reddish, grey.
Material: A material adjective describes what something is made from. For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper.
Opinion: An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). For example: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult.
Origin: An origin adjective describes where something comes from. For example: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek.
Purpose: A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”. For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”).
Shape: A shape adjective describes the shape of something. For example: square, round, flat, rectangular.
Size: A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. For example: large, tiny, enormous, little.
Task 2: Writing Activity
(25 points)
Instructions: Look at the following sentences and adjectives. Rewrite the sentences using the adjectives in parenthesis. Be sure to write them in the correct order.
Aunt Betty wants a coffee table. (stone, square, gray)
The king took a trip. (2-week, exhausting)
These are cookies! (chocolate chip, delicious, huge)
Alice prefers furniture. (leather, Italian, black)
Archeologists get very excited when they find bones. (animal, large, prehistoric)
Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1d,
Task 3: Discussion Activity
(25 points)
Instructions: Write a sentence using three adjectives to describe the given noun. Follow the correct order of adjectives.
Topic Title
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Your Dream Sport Car
Describe your dream sport car using three adjectives in correct order.
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Your House
Describe the house you live in using three adjectives in correct order.
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Favorite Place
Describe your favorite place using three adjectives in correct order.
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Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1d,
