PRACTICE

ADVANCED 02 – UNIT 2

GRADABLE AND UNGRADABLE

ADJECTIVES
A) CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO GRADABLE & UNGRADABLE
ADJECTIVES.

1. I am _____ happy to see you.

virtually
a little
very

2. The cat was _____ dead when the vet arrived.

extremely
fairly
completely

3. To make tea, the water should be _____ boiling.

slightly
-
very

4. Well done! Your homework is _____ excellent.

very
-
almost

5. Don't see that film! It's _____ awful!

absolutely
nearly
extremely
6. Hundreds of _____ terrified people ran for their lives.

completely
extremely
fairly

7. I am reading a _____ good book.

nearly
completely
-

8. Are you sure? / Yes, I'm _____ certain.

nearly
quite
intensely

9. It's _____ cold outside. In fact, it's nearly freezing.

quite
really
fairly

10. The country is in a _____ ridiculous situation. I laugh so much!

-
very
reasonably
 B) CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO GRADABLE & UNGRADABLE
ADJECTIVES.

 1. Let's stay in tonight; it's _ freezing outside.

absolutely

very

 2. I was _ devastated when I heard the news.

very

absolutely

 3. This work of art is _ unique.

a bit

totally

 4. It's _ important to have good friends.

very

totally

 5. Her new dress is _ unusual.

slightly

really

 6. Peter is _ angry with Sarah today.

extremely

absolutely
 7. These photographs are very _.

excellent

good

 8. David's new house is absolutely _.

enormous

big

 9. The documentary is extremely _.

fascinating

interesting

 10. I'm _ starving. What's for dinner?

really

very

ANSWERS

A)

1. VERY
2. COMPLETELY
3. –
4. –
5. ABSOLUTELY
6. COMPLETELY
7. –
8. QUITE
9. REALLY
10. –
B)

1. ABSOLUTELY
2. ABSOLUTELY
3. TOTALLY
4. VERY
5. REALLY
6. EXTREMELY
7. GOOD
8. ENORMOUS
9. INTERESTING
10. REALLY