Order of Adjectives: size before color

When we use two or more adjectives, they need to go in the right order to make sense.

For example, size adjectives always come before color adjectives.

Examples

Alex bought a big yellow balloon on Saturday.

Hannah entered the huge gray castle.

Zoe found a small purple rock on the beach.

Here are some other good rules to keep in mind when putting adjectives in order:

Rule
Example

opinion before material

That is a strange wooden spoon.

color before purpose

Fatima has blue soccer cleats.

age before origin

Jayden likes old Italian operas.