Cheatsheet: Adjectives and Adjective Order
Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives and Adjective Order
| Point | Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| adjective + noun | the adjective goes before the noun | She has a new phone. |
| verb + adjective | the verb is be, look, feel, sound, taste or smell | You look tired. |
| A2Several adjectives | opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose | a nice old wooden chair |
| A2-ed / -ing | -ed: how a person feels; -ing: what causes it | I'm bored. / The film is boring. |
| Trap | one form for singular and plural | two red cars |
| A2Trap | size before colour, age before material | a big red bag / an old wooden table |