A2 : Sequence of Adjectives
Below you will learn how to correctly sequence adjectives.
ADJECTIVE WORD ORDER
Materials
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Fill in the blanks using the words below.
WOOL/STEEL/CONCRETE/CLAY/SANDSTONE/LEATHER/ALUMINIUM/RUBBER/METAL/ WAX/CERAMIC
1. It is a soft, loose, earthy material containing particles with a grain size of less than 4 micrometers.____________.
2. It has a well-sorted texture and contains quartz as the dominant mineralIt’s used as liners for steel furnaces; as building stone; as an abrasive; for golf-course trap sand; and in making glass, computer chips, fiberglass, TV screens, and paint. ____________.
3. It’s a natural material to make clothing, blankets, and other things to keep warm. ____________.
4. Structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water. ____________.
5. It’s made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process. ____________.
6. Synthetic thermoplastic substances are generally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons or high molecular weight esters of fatty acids or alcohols, except glycerol and high polymers. ____________.
7. It’s a strong, waterproof, elastic substance made from the juice of a tropical tree or produced chemically. ____________.
8. It is the world's most important engineering and construction material of an alloy of iron and carbon containing less than 2% carbon and 1% manganese. ____________.
9. Materials holding or possessing the characteristics of being shiny, hard, fusible, malleable, ductile, etc. ____________.
10. A chemical element that is a light, silver-coloured metal, used especially for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts. _________.
2. What are these products made of?
Fill in the blanks using the words below.
WOOL/STEEL/CONCRETE/CLAY
SANDSTONE/LEATHER/ALUMINIUM/RUBBER/METAL/ WAX
1. ____________jacket. 7. ____________cooking utensils.
2. ____________bricks. 8. ____________railways.
3. ____________TV screens. 9. ____________lamps.
4. ____________pipes and pipes fittings. 10. ____________seals.
5. ____________blankets. 11. ____________cart parts.
6. ____________roofing tile. 12. ____________alloys.
3. Look at the picture, read the characteristics of the vase, and use it to build a sentence.
Quantity: One
Opinion: Vintage
Age: old
Size: Medium
Shape: Round
Color: Silver and gold
Origin: Japanese
Material: Silver
Purpose: Enlarged images of distant objects
Noun: binoculars.
When more than one adjective comes before a noun, the adjectives are normally in a particular order. Adjectives which describe opinions or attitudes (e.g. amazing) usually come first, before more neutral, factual ones (e.g. red):
She was wearing an amazing red coat.
Not: … red amazing coat
If we don’t want to emphasize any one of the adjectives, the most usual sequence of adjectives is:
A pair of vintage old medium round silver and gold Japanese brass binoculars.
Vase
-Antique
-Big
-Clay
-Cobalt blue
-Turkish
-Geometrical
-White
-Phoenix tail
4. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option.
1.
a. small red rectangular car.
b. rectangular small red car.
c. small rectangular red car.
2.
a. ancient brick big lovely house.
b. lovely antique big red brick house.
c. lovely big red brick ancient house.
3.
a. A clumsy huge old English sheep fat black and white dog.
b. A clumsy old sheep fat black and white English dog.
c. A clumsy huge English old sheep black and white dog.
4.
a. A pair of colorful medium rubber heavy duty gloves.
b. A pair of heavy duty medium rubber colorful gloves.
c. A pair of heavy colorful duty medium rubber gloves.
5. Look at the pictures and describe them including the key word.
1. Hardware
3. Wick
2. Tag
4. Alloy
5. Match true or false.
1. Tables are made of aluminum. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
2. Carpets are made of wax. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
3. Fiberglass is made of rubber. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
4. A precast is made of concrete. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
5. Vehicles are made of steel. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
6. Jewelry is mainly made of metal. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )
6. Brain storming
Think about all the products that are made of:
Clay:
Metal:
MATERIALS
Aluminium:
Wool:
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