Degree adverbs

1. Match the adverbs according to their strength

A bit, a little, extremely, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, really, slightly, very

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2. Complete with one of the adverbs above, paying attention to the number of letters they have.

1. “Have you seen the new John Travolta film?”

                “Yes, but I didn’t like it very much. It’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ boring

2. “How was your meal at the new Italian restaurant?”

                “OK, but it was _ _ _ _ _ _ expensive”

3. “How was the exam?”

                “All right. It was a _ _ _ difficult, but I answered the questions”

4. “Do you want to go out next week?”

                “I’m sorry, but I’m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ busy next week. I don’t think I’ll have time”

5. “What’s the weather like?”

                “It’s _ _ _ _ _ _ warm. You won’t need a jacket”

Key

1. 

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A bit	Quite	Extremely
A little	Rather	Really
Slightly	Pretty	Very
	Fairly

2. 

1. Slightly

2. Rather

3. Bit

4. Extremely

5. Pretty