Help your students confidently master ordering adjectives and build richer, more descriptive sentences with this engaging set of 40 noun-based activity cards. Designed for hands-on grammar practice, this resource includes two interactive card types that strengthen both grammar accuracy and writing fluency:
- Ordering Adjectives Sorting Cards — Students rearrange four scrambled adjectives into correct English adjective order.
- Sentence Building Cards — Students create complete sentences using four adjectives to describe a given noun.
This resource is ideal for grammar centers, small groups, independent work, ESL instruction, descriptive writing lessons, or targeted intervention. Students learn the standard English adjective order (opinion, size, shape, condition, age, color, pattern, origin, material, purpose) and apply it in meaningful, sentence-level tasks.
What's Included
- 40 Ordering Adjectives Noun Cards (each card includes a noun + 4 mixed-up adjectives)
- 40 Sentence Building Noun Cards (students invent their own 4 adjectives)
- Student Recording Sheets
- Teacher Directions Page + Answer Key
- Covers all 10 adjective categories
- Black & White versions for low-ink printing
Adjective Categories Covered
- Opinion: beautiful, clever, delicious
- Size: big, tiny, huge
- Shape: round, square, flat
- Condition: clean, dirty, perfect
- Age: new, ancient, young
- Color: red, blue, green
- Pattern: striped, dotted, checked
- Origin: American, British, Mexican
- Material: wood, metal, glass
- Purpose: cooking, sleeping, walking
Skills Practiced
- Ordering adjectives in correct sequence
- Identifying adjective categories
- Building complete, descriptive sentences
- Expanding vocabulary & grammar accuracy
- ESL/EFL descriptive writing and speaking practice
Use It For
- Writing centers and literacy stations
- Writing interventions & grammar review
- Small group lessons
- ESL adjective order practice
- Sentence-building warm-ups
Pair It With
For even more adjective practice, pair this activity with the Ordering Adjectives Poster Set from Hot Chocolate Teachables — a perfect classroom visual to reinforce adjective categories and correct order.
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Also available on TpT
If you prefer you can get this resource on TpT : Ordering Adjectives & Sentence Building Cards – ESL Grammar Sort & Writing Activity