Adjetivos extremos y adverbios de grado:
Normal
Good
bad
big
tired
interesting
cold
small
frightening
surprised
pleased
funny
dirty
upset
attactive
ugly
pleased
interested
scared
sad
surprised
clever
Extremo
great
awful
huge
exhausted
fascinating
freezing
tiny
terrifying
amazed
thrilled
hilarious
filthy
devastated
gorgeous
hideous
delighted
fascinated
terrified
miserable
amazed
brilliant
Really / Very, extremely, incredible and terribly / absolutely
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Podemos utilizar really con adjetivos normales y extremos
He’s really tired
He’s really exhausted
Sin embargo sólo podemos usar ver, extremely, incredible and terribly con adjetivos
normales
He’s very tired (no He’s very exhausted)
Sólo podemos usar absolutely con adjetivos extremos
He’s absolutely exhausted (no, He’s absolutely tired)
Look at these sentences.
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3.
4.
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6.
He was absolutely exhausted
He was very exhausted
The film was very bad
The film was absolutely bad
it was really cold
It was really freezing
Complete each sentences with really, very, or absolutely
a. We can’t use ______________ with extreme adjectives; We have to use ____________
or ___________ .
b. We can use _____________ with extreme adjectives, but not with normal ones.
c. We can use _____________ with extreme adjectives and normal ones.
Use adverbs like quite, pretty, rather and fairly to make adjectives weaker. Watch word
order when using quite + article +adjective + noun: It’s quite a good film
We ca use quite + an extreme adjective to mean “completely”: The special effect were quite
brilliant
EXTREME ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS OF DEGREE
Look at these adjectives. Match the “extreme” adjective to a similar “normal” adjective:
Normal
Extreme
good
big
bad
small
surprised
frightening
tired
cold
interesting
freezing
tiny
great
awful
exhausted
fascinating
huge
terrifying
amazed
1. Complete each sentence with an adjective above
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
George hated the film. He thought it was absolutely _________________.
In winter the weather here is absolutely _______________
They weren’t expecting to fail the exam. They were very ______________.
Brian was absolutely_____________ after the marathon
If you say something is microscopic, you mean it’s really ______________.
Pat thinks snakes are absolutely________________.
Chris is interested in nature documentaries. She thinks they’re absolutely
_______________.
2. Make the sentences about yourself.
a.
b.
c.
d.
I’m fascinated by ____________
I think _____________ are terrifying
I’m exhausted when I ________________.
I think _____________ is awful.
3. Rewrite each sentence using very, absolutely or really in the correct place
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
the film was great
the dog is huge
I thought that documentary was interesting
Last Christmas was freezing
That music is awful
I’m amazed that you like spiders
He’s tired after the race
It’s a small town
Now match a word in each sentence to one of these words
Tiny good cold big exhausted bad fascinating surprised
Choose the correct options to complete the senetences
1. My date was brilliant at telling jokes. He was absolutely........!
A. gorgeous B. Good C. funny D. hilarious
2. I'm a bit... that they are going out. They don't have very much in common.
A.