Level 5 Chapter 3 - Adjective order. Adjectives come in two kinds: Opinion: nice, boring, fascinating, handsome Factual: long, big, colourful, cold, Usually, Opinion comes before fact: A pretty little dog. A wonderful long holiday. A delicious sweet drink. There can be two (or more) fact adjectives. In that case the commonost order (not always respected) is: 1 - Size 2 - Shape 3 - Age 4 - Colour, 5 - Origin 6 - Material A big round table. 1+2 An old wooden statue. 3+6 An old blue English postage-stamp. 3+4+5 A little old porcelain doll. 1+3+6 Any numerals precede other adjectives: The first spring flower. My first real girl-friend. The second qualified applicant. Remember to respect this order in this activity. Close this window to continue the activity.