Look at the train, adjectives usually come in this order especially when we use more than one adjective to describe a noun or pronoun.
You should begin with general opinion like ( nice, cute, lovely and so on). The next step is if you have specific opinion like (clever, tasty, delicious, intelligent and so on).After that the size like (large, small, long, short) and then shape (square, circle and so on). Then the age like (old, new and so on). After that the colors like ( red, blue and so on), Material (wood, gold and so on) and nationality ( Canadian, Emirate and so on).
Look at some of pictures with sentence below and how the adjectives word order:
You should begin with general opinion like ( nice, cute, lovely and so on). The next step is if you have specific opinion like (clever, tasty, delicious, intelligent and so on).After that the size like (large, small, long, short) and then shape (square, circle and so on). Then the age like (old, new and so on). After that the colors like ( red, blue and so on), Material (wood, gold and so on) and nationality ( Canadian, Emirate and so on).
Look at some of pictures with sentence below and how the adjectives word order:
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Adjectives with
suffix and prefix
Many adjectives can be formed from a base of a different suffix. The most common for suffix are (-al, -ent, -ive, -ous, -ful, -less). The suffix always comes at the end of the adjectives words. Here some of suffix and examples.
The adjectives can also be formed from prefix especially negative prefix (un- ,in- and non-). The prefix always comes at the beginning of the words. Here are some prefix and examples for adjectives.