Adverbs of Degree Exercise

Gradable or measurable Ungradable or absolute Both

a bit/very tired absolutely/totally exhausted quite*/really/ + tired/exhausted
* quite + gradable adjective = rather, considerably; quite + ungradable adjective = totally
A Fill the gaps using the words in brackets
! "he #inished the day exhausted $ a bit / totally %
& 'a((y )ayne isn*t a good singer "he*s #antastic $ absolutely /
very %
+ 'he "errano 'owers in ,alencia are high $ absolutely / pretty %
- .ere/ de la Frontera is a interesting place $ quite / rather %
0 'hat boy o# yours is la/y $ absolutely / extre(ely %
1 2t was #ree/ing this (orning $ a bit / absolutely %
3 ,ictoria, in (y opinion, is (ad $ co(pletely / highly %
4 "carlett .ohansson looked gorgeous at the 5olden 5lobe 6wards
cere(ony $ absolutely / totally %
7 8ar9a is nice $ absolutely / really %
!: 5odella is a pretty town $ quite / rather %
!! ;cuador is a great country $ really / very %
!& 2t was a si(ple invention $ quite / re(arkably %
!+ "a(antha is a skilled co(puter technician $ co(pletely / highly %
!- "ean lives a stress#ul li#e $ quite / very %
!0 5erard cooks well $ absolutely / #airly %
!1 'he concert was wonder#ul $ absolutely / extre(ely %
!3 <odin*s sculptures are well=known $ absolutely / very %
B "ort the adjectives #ro( A into gradable and ungradable
Gradable Ungradable

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Answers
A
! "he #inished the day totally exhausted $ a bit / totally %
& 'a((y )ayne isn*t a good singer "he*s absolutely #antastic $ absolutely / very %
+ 'he "errano 'owers in ,alencia are pretty high $ absolutely / pretty %
- .ere/ de la Frontera is a rather interesting place $ quite / rather %
0 'hat boy o# yours is extre(ely la/y $ absolutely / extre(ely %
1 2t was absolutely #ree/ing this (orning $ a bit / absolutely %
3 ,ictoria, in (y opinion, is co(pletely (ad $ co(pletely / highly %
4 "carlett .ohansson looked absolutely gorgeous at the 5olden 5lobe 6wards cere(ony $ absolutely /
totally %
7 8ar9a is really nice $ absolutely / really %
!: 5odella is a rather pretty town $ quite / rather %
!! ;cuador is a really great country $ really / very %
!& 2t was a re(arkably si(ple invention $ quite / re(arkably %
!+ "a(antha is a highly skilled co(puter technician $ co(pletely / highly %
!- "ean lives a very stress#ul li#e $ quite / very %
!0 5erard cooks #airly well $ absolutely / #airly %
!1 'he concert was absolutely wonder#ul $ absolutely / extre(ely %
!3 <odin*s sculptures are very well=known $ absolutely / very %
B "ort the adjectives #ro( A into gradable and ungradable
Gradable Ungradable
high exhausted
interesting #antastic
la/y #ree/ing
(ad gorgeous
nice great
pretty wonder#ul
si(ple
skilled
stress#ul
well
well=known
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