Adjetivos extremos y adverbios de grado: Normal Good bad big tired interesting cold small frightening surprised pleased

funny dirty upset attactive ugly pleased interested scared sad surprised clever Extremo great awful huge exhausted fascinating freezing tiny terrifying amazed thrilled hilarious filthy devastated gorgeous hideous delighted fascinated terrified miserable amazed brilliant

Really / Very, extremely, incredible and terribly / absolutely Podemos utilizar really con adjetivos normales y extremos Hes really tired Hes really exhausted Sin embargo slo podemos usar ver, extremely, incredible and terribly con adjetivos normales Hes very tired (no Hes very exhausted) Slo podemos usar absolutely con adjetivos extremos Hes absolutely exhausted (no, Hes absolutely tired)

Look at these sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. He was absolutely exhausted He was very exhausted The film was very bad The film was absolutely bad it was really cold It was really freezing

Complete each sentences with really, very, or absolutely a. We cant use ______________ with extreme adjectives; We have to use ____________ or ___________ . b. We can use _____________ with extreme adjectives, but not with normal ones. c. We can use _____________ with extreme adjectives and normal ones.

Use adverbs like quite, pretty, rather and fairly to make adjectives weaker. Watch word order when using quite + article +adjective + noun: Its quite a good film We ca use quite + an extreme adjective to mean completely: The special effect were quite brilliant EXTREME ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS OF DEGREE Look at these adjectives. Match the extreme adjective to a similar normal adjective: Normal good big bad small surprised frightening tired cold interesting Extreme freezing tiny great awful exhausted fascinating huge terrifying amazed

1. Complete each sentence with an adjective above a. b. c. d. e. f. g. George hated the film. He thought it was absolutely _________________. In winter the weather here is absolutely _______________ They werent expecting to fail the exam. They were very ______________. Brian was absolutely_____________ after the marathon If you say something is microscopic, you mean its really ______________. Pat thinks snakes are absolutely________________. Chris is interested in nature documentaries. She thinks theyre absolutely _______________.

2. Make the sentences about yourself. a. b. c. d. Im fascinated by ____________ I think _____________ are terrifying Im exhausted when I ________________. I think _____________ is awful.

3. Rewrite each sentence using very, absolutely or really in the correct place a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. the film was great the dog is huge I thought that documentary was interesting Last Christmas was freezing That music is awful Im amazed that you like spiders Hes tired after the race Its a small town

Now match a word in each sentence to one of these words

Tiny good cold big exhausted bad fascinating surprised Choose the correct options to complete the senetences 1. My date was brilliant at telling jokes. He was absolutely........! A. gorgeous B. Good C. funny D. hilarious 2. I'm a bit... that they are going out. They don't have very much in common. A.