Order of Adjectives Exercises PDFSet 3: Commas, "And" & Mixed Adjective Order Practice
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.He wore a ___ tie to the interview.
a) red blueb) red and bluec) blue red andd) red, blue and
2.They moved into a ___ cottage in the countryside.
a) charming, littleb) little charmingc) little, charmingd) charming little
3.She described him as a ___ man.
a) tall thinb) thin tallc) tall, thind) thinly, tall
4.We adopted a ___ kitten from the rescue centre.
a) cute tiny blackb) tiny cute blackc) black tiny cuted) cute, tiny, black
5.The room was decorated with ___ curtains.
a) green and gold longb) long green, goldc) long green and goldd) green long and gold
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.red and blue
2.charming little
3.tall, thin
4.cute tiny black
5.long green and gold
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."red and blue"(b)
'Red' and 'blue' are both colour adjectives (same OSASCOMP category), so they are joined with 'and'. We do not simply place two colours side by side without a connector.
2."charming little"(d)
'Charming' (opinion) and 'little' (size) are from different OSASCOMP categories, so no comma is needed. Opinion comes before size.
3."tall, thin"(c)
'Tall' and 'thin' are both size/physical description adjectives (same category). The swap test confirms this: 'a thin, tall man' also sounds natural. Same-category adjectives need a comma between them.
4."cute tiny black"(a)
Opinion (cute) → Size (tiny) → Colour (black) — these are from different OSASCOMP categories, so no commas are needed between them.
5."long green and gold"(c)
Size (long) comes first. Then 'green' and 'gold' are both colours (same category), so they are joined with 'and'. Different categories (size vs colour) do not need a comma.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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