Ordering adjectives worksheets

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English lines up adjectives in a set order: opinion, then size, then age, then shape, then color, then material. A little red boat, never a red little boat.

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  1. 4th grade Core grade

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    Fourth graders choose the natural order of adjectives in two- and three-adjective phrases, L.4.1.d, writing the ordered pair on the line: a tiny gray kitten, a rusty green bridge.

  2. 5th grade

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    Fifth graders order three adjectives confidently and can name the ladder step that puts each word in its slot.

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