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Grade 5 · Week 17 of 36

Order of adjectives

22 sentences · Monday to Friday · this week: Order of adjectives

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Grade 5, week 17: Order of adjectives

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Monday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Dan washed some brushes on Tuesday
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The stories are long
  3. Choose the right order.The wizards read some ____ books. (new thick / thick new)
  4. Choose the right order.The ____ birds will live on the island. (little blue / blue little)

Tuesday

  1. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.I will stir tea
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The fox chased, a rabbit, a hen, and a mouse.
  3. Choose the right order.I drove the ____ bus safely. (big yellow / yellow big)
  4. Choose the right order.The ____ cats slept in the sun. (black fluffy / fluffy black)
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Grade 5, week 17: Order of adjectives (continued)

Wednesday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The penguin the seal and the whale ate the fish.
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The dog is thirsty so it drinks water.
  3. Choose the right order.The woman will hit the boy's ____ ball. (red new / new red)
  4. Choose the right order.The ____ shirts shrank. (white dirty / dirty white)

Thursday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Grandpa will bake bread and the baker will bake a pie.
  2. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Will Jen walk
  3. Choose the right order.The girl hugs the boy's ____ teddy. (brown soft / soft brown)
  4. Choose the right order.The child dropped the girl's ____ hat. (blue new / new blue)
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Grade 5, week 17: Order of adjectives (continued)

Friday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Was Grandpa tired
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The men walked the big dogs
  3. Choose the right order.Nick's ____ shirts shrank. (white dirty / dirty white)
  4. Look at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The elephant and the zebra drinks the water quickly.
  5. Look at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Neither the pilot nor the officer are flying the plane.
  6. Choose the right order.The ____ cats chased the mice in the morning. (black fluffy / fluffy black)
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Grade 5, week 17: Order of adjectives · answer key

Monday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The stories are long.
  3. thick new
  4. little blue

Tuesday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The fox chased a rabbit, a hen, and a mouse.
  3. big yellow
  4. fluffy black

Wednesday

  1. The penguin, the seal, and the whale ate the fish.
  2. The dog is thirsty, so it drinks water.
  3. new red
  4. dirty white

Thursday

  1. Grandpa will bake bread, and the baker will bake a pie.
  2. OK · correct as it is
  3. soft brown
  4. new blue

Friday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The men walked the big dogs.
  3. dirty white
  4. The elephant and the zebra drink the water quickly.
  5. Neither the pilot nor the officer is flying the plane.
  6. fluffy black
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