DRILLS ON MODIFICATIONS AND INTENSIFIERS

ACTIVITY 1
On the space before the number, write the correct word that will complete each sentence:

______________ 1. Pick up the baby as (gentle, gently) as you can.

______________ 2. I don’t play chess (well, good).
______________ 3. The tie looks (good, well) with that jacket.
______________ 4. Who is (older, oldest), you or Frank?
______________ 5. The United States is bigger than (any, any other) country in the Americas.
______________ 6. Jerry (can’t, can) hardly keep up with his work.
______________ 7. Instant oatmeal surprisingly tastes (well, good).
______________ 8. Of the ten boys in the Glee Club, Ben has the (better, best) voice.
______________ 9. This coat material feels (rough, roughly).
______________10. Marie spends (less, fewer) money than her sister.

ACTIVITY 2
Underline the word/s that made the sentence unacceptable in written or oral English and on the blank
before the number, write the correct word/s:

________________ 1. A greater diligence will result in less errors.

________________ 2. He ran down the hill as quick as he could.
________________ 3. City streets are clean now than they used to be.
________________ 4. She looked at him rather angry.
________________ 5. She really looks hungrily after her long walk.
________________ 6. He has been acting strange all afternoon
________________ 7. Charlie doesn’t have no homework.
________________ 8. Since machineries have been invented, fewer labor is needed.
________________ 9. The inland route is more safer than the other one.
________________10. The award didn’t scarcely cover her expenses.

ACTIVITY 3
Choose from the box below the appropriate intensifier for each sentence. Write your answer on the space
before the number:

extremely totally absolutely highly rather

certainly sincerely remarkably very really

________________ 1. The entire province was ________ devastated by the worst typhoon that hit our country.
________________ 2. The examinees found the qualifying examination _________ difficult.
________________ 3. The digital age has _____ made the people realize the importance of effective
communication in establishing relationships.
________________ 4. Parents today have a ______ crucial role in the new normal education of their children.
________________ 5. Industrialization and economic progress particularly in urban areas have _____led to the
destruction of the environment.
________________ 6. _______ education in the new normal is a big challenge for learners, teachers and parents.
________________ 7. The teacher had a _____ hard time explaining the new concept to the students.
________________ 8. My mother cooked her _____ special cuisine for us.
________________ 9. Dr. Jose Rizal often displayed a ______ exceptional literary skill.
________________10. Most citizens ______ respected a deep and abiding faith in the common man.

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