Order of Adjectives

The Order of Adjectives: OCASCOMP

Native English speakers subconsciously follow a certain order when they use more than one adjective before a noun. The order is given below:

1. Quantity/Determiner → A, An, One, Two, This, My

2. Opinion → Beautiful, Ugly, Dangerous, Kind, Fat, Comfortable, Famous

3. Size → Large, Small, Tiny

4. Age→ New, Old, Young, Ancient, Historic, Traditional

5. Shape →Long, Flat, Round

6. Color → Red, Black, Blonde

7. Origin →Japanese, American, 

8. Material → Leather, Plastic, Gold

9. Purpose →Sports, Swimming, Gaming, Flower(vase),  Book(shelf)

Except for Quantity/Determiner, the first letters of the next words spell OSASCOMP.  This word or acronym can help you remember the order of adjectives

Examples:

✔She is a famous young Japanese actress. 

               1         2          4           7

✖She is a Japanese young famous actress
                    1          7                  4            2