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) red and beautifulb) red beautifulc) beautiful redd) beautiful, red
2.They live in a ___ house on the hill.
a) old largeb) old and largec) large, oldd) large old
3.He was wearing a ___ jacket.
a) leather blackb) leather and blackc) black leatherd) black, leather
4.We sat at a ___ table in the restaurant.
a) round smallb) small roundc) round and smalld) small, round
5.The chef used a ___ knife to cut the vegetables.
a) sharp and Japaneseb) Japanese sharpc) sharp Japanesed) Japanese, sharp
... 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"(c)
Opinion (beautiful) comes before colour (red) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Red beautiful' reverses the correct order.
2."large old"(d)
Size (large) comes before age (old) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Old large' puts age before size, which sounds unnatural.
3."black leather"(c)
Colour (black) comes before material (leather) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Leather black' reverses the natural order.
4."small round"(b)
Size (small) comes before shape (round) in the OSASCOMP order. 'Round small' sounds unnatural because shape should follow size.
5."sharp Japanese"(c)
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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