Adjective Order (Extended)

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material.

Examples

• a lovely old round wooden table

Key rules

• Typical order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
• Example: a lovely old round wooden table
• Use no more than three adjectives before a noun
• No commas between different types of adjectives

Common mistakes

• a wooden old table → an old wooden table
• a red big car → a big red car