Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of

something. Adverbs of Degree are usually placed

before the adverbs, adjectives or verbs that they
modify.
Consider the sentence- ‘The water is too cold’. In the
sentence ‘too’ is an Adverb of Intensity, modifying
the verb ‘cold’ and stating its intensity. Go through
the sentences given below and try finding out the
Adverbs of Intensity on your own. Later check your
progress with the answers provided.
 My job is almost done.
 Oxygen is absolutely necessary for all living
beings.
 Given to the injury, he could barely eat.
 The responsibility for the conduct of a class lies
completely with the class teacher.
 He was deeply influenced by the teachings of
Swami Vivekananda.
 Ramesh earns enough to meet his daily
requirements.
 To achieve good grades in exams; you should be
extremely attentive in class.
 The two planes came pretty close to each other.
 I strongly recommend yoga, for good health.
  The doctor thoroughly examined the patient
before prescribing medicines.
 You are too late to board the plane.
Interrogative Adverb of Degree is used to ask for the
amount of intensity of a verb or thing. For example-
 How much more advice do you need before
starting?
 How much more sacrifices are needed before we
achieve our goal?
 How much more milk are you going to drink?
 How much more evidences does the court
needs?
 How much more examples do you need to
understand?

List/Examples/Words
almost, absolutely, awfully, badly, barely, completely,
decidedly, deeply, enough, enormously, entirely,
extremely, fairly, fully, greatly, hardly, highly, how,
incredibly, indeed, intensely, just, least, less, little,
lots, most, much, nearly, perfectly, positively,
practically, pretty, purely, quite, rather, really,
scarcely, simply, so, somewhat, strongly, terribly,
thoroughly, too, totally, utterly, very, virtually, well
etc.