R & E Adjective Order

Today we practiced adjective order.

What's a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.

My favorite noun is Jack, my husband.  I also like Boulder, Colorado very much.  I like the beach and the mountains. My daughter loves her teddy bear.  My son loves math.  Jack, husband, Boulder, daughter, teddy bear, son, and math are nouns.

Words for clothes and accessories are nouns.  Examples:  skirt, ring, earring, shirt, blouse, and dress.

Quiz on ESL vocabulary on clothes, jewelry, and accessories.

What are your favorite nouns?

What's an adjective?
An adjectives is a word that describes a noun.

Look at the picture. Click on the best description (adjective.)

Look at the picture. Click on the best adjective

Examples
I love my faithful, intelligent, sweet, witty husband.  Faithful, intelligent, sweet, and witty are adjectives.
She went to the big, purple mountains.  Big and purple are adjectives.
He went to the windy, hot, crowded  beach.  Windy, hot, and crowded are adjectives.
The cuddly, fuzzy, soft teddy bear sits on the bed.  Cuddly, fuzzy and soft are adjectives.

What adjectives do you like?

Although most native U.S. speakers do not know that they use an adjective order, you will sound wrong if you do not use it.  The order we practiced today:  1. SIZE, 2, AGE,  3. SHAPE, 4. COLOR,
 5. PATTERN.

We say:  Tall young woman, not young, tall  woman.  We say green plaid shirt, not plaid, green shirt.

Need a more detailed explanation?   Adjective Order Discussion Scroll down to 102.

Practice:  Practice from the Ventures Book  Go to BLUE, Unit 1, Personal Information.
Usingenglish.com adjective order quiz

Can you describe your favorite nouns?  Who are your favorite people?  What are your favorite places?  Where do you like to be?  What are your favorite things?  What are your favorite ideas?