49899 gradable non gradable adjectives extreme or strong adjectives

Gradable and non-gradable adjectives a bit cold a little cold slightly cold fairly cold quite cold cold really cold very cold extremely cold freezing Ex 1 Complete very or absolutely 1

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Gradable and non-gradable adjectives

a bit cold

a little cold slightly cold fairly cold quite cold cold really cold very cold extremely cold

freezing

Ex 1 Complete very or absolutely

1) I would eat … only if I were hungry 2) The last time I was unhappy was… 3) …makes me furious.

4) I think the film… is terrifying 5) If I were rich, I would…

Ex 2 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.

Gradable

- have comparative or

superlative form,

- are used with fairly,

rather, quite, very, really,

extremely

………

……… /

………

……… /

………

Non-gradable

- do not have comparative

or superlative form,

- are used with absolutely, completely or really

awful, terrible excellent, perfect, superb, fascinating

astonished delicious boiling / freezing enormous, huge / tiny furious

terrified starving filthy exhausted hideous devastated miserable vital

Ex 3 Complete with the words.

KEYS

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Gradable and non-gradable adjectives

a bit cold

a little cold slightly cold fairly cold quite cold cold really cold very cold extremely cold

freezing

Ex 1 Complete very or absolutely

1) I would eat a snake only if I were very

hungry.

2) The last time I was very unhappy was when I broke up with my boyfriend 3) Missing the bus makes me absolutely

furious.

4) I think the film “ Saw” is absolutely

terrifying.

5) If I were very rich, I would help

homeless people.