ADVERBS OF INTENSITY-modify adjectives or other adverbs.

They are usually placed before the adjective, verb or adverb on which they modify.

STRONG MEDIUM WEAK

Absolutely Fairly A bit
Completely Quite Not at all
Deeply Pretty Slightly
Enormous Rather
extremely somewhat

Underline the adverb of intensity used in each sentence.

1. The movie that we watched was quite interesting.

2. I can‘t drink my milk since it was extremely hot..

3. The victims of the typhoon were quite disappointed with the relief goods.

4. The child was barely two years old when he became an orphan

5. The students hardly passed the NCAE test.

Fill Me!

Fill each sentence with the most appropriate adverb.

Choose the answer from the box.

Absolutely thoroughly sure too rather

1. I am pretty ___________ that she will attend the meeting.

2. Her performance is incredible.

3. I drink juice than coffee.

4. The doctor examined the patient.

5. My dress is large for me.

Use the following adverbs of intensity in a sentence.

1.Extremely

2.fairly

3.Deeply

4.Quite

5. Slightly