Exploring Adverbs Absolutely

of Degree
Really Very
Barely

Activity 1: Unjumble the letters below and write the words correctly.

1. eitqu

2. llyear

3. yerv

4. elyexmtre

5. bylare

6. lutabsoey

Activity 2: Look at the graphic. Match the words above with the correct degree/meaning.

100%

90%

80%

70%

50-60%

10%

Activity 3: Write the sentences below.

1. I / barely / finish / can /. / it /

2. It / cold / today / . / ’s / extremely /

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3. stories / absolutely / She /. / loves / scary /

4. I / thirsty / ’m / . / really /

5. We / quite / living / liked / abroad /. /

6. Thank / you / , / very / that’s / kind /. /

Activity 4: Use the words in the box to create sentences using adverbs of degree.

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Answers
Activity 1
1. quite

2. really

3. very

4. extremely

5. barely

6. absolutely

Activity 2
100% - absolutely

90% - extremely

80% - very

70% - really

50-60% - quite

10% - barely

Activity 3
1. I can barely finish it.

2. It’s extremely cold today.

3. She absolutely loves scary stories.

4. I’m really thirsty.

5. We quite liked living abroad.

6. Thank you, that’s very kind.

Activity 4
Students’ own answers.

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