Order of Adjectives Exercises PDFSet 1: Two-Adjective Order: The OSASCOMP Rule
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.She bought a ___ dress for the wedding.
a) beautiful redb) red beautifulc) red and beautifuld) beautifully red
2.They live in a ___ house on the hill.
a) old largeb) largely oldc) large oldd) old and large
3.He was wearing a ___ jacket.
a) leather blackb) blackly leatherc) leathered blackd) black leather
4.We sat at a ___ table in the restaurant.
a) small roundb) round smallc) round and smalld) smally round
5.The chef used a ___ knife to cut the vegetables.
a) Japanese sharpb) sharp Japanesec) sharply Japanesed) Japanese sharply
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.beautiful red
2.large old
3.black leather
4.small round
5.sharp Japanese
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."beautiful red"(a)
Opinion (beautiful) comes before colour (red) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Red beautiful' reverses the correct order.
2."large old"(c)
Size (large) comes before age (old) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Old large' puts age before size, which sounds unnatural.
3."black leather"(d)
Colour (black) comes before material (leather) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Leather black' reverses the natural order.
4."small round"(a)
Size (small) comes before shape (round) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Round small' sounds unnatural because shape should follow size.
5."sharp Japanese"(b)
Opinion/quality (sharp) comes before origin (Japanese) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Japanese sharp' reverses the natural sequence.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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