We

We can’t
can’t use
use
We use EXTREME We can make adjectives even stronger ABSOLUTELY
ADJECTIVES to make a story more by adding an adverb (very, really, with
with normal
normal
dramatic. They are stronger. absolutely). “We were absolutely adjectives
adjectives We can’t use
We can’t use
“We were exhausted” instead of “We exhausted” instead of “We were very
VERY , QUITE ,
were tired”. tired”.
A BIT with
extreme
adjectives

tired ugly big horrified exhausted tiny

shocked pleased freezing brilliant delighted
dirty hot surprised boiling filthy
small hungry amazed/astonished furious
fascinated starving hilarious
upset angry
petrified/terrified hideous
interested cold enormous/huge devastated
clever frightened/scared
funny

a) His joke was absolutely _______________ (funny). We just couldn’t stop laughing!
b) You should take a coat if you’re going out. It’s ________________(cold) out there tonight.
c) Jane was really ________________(angry) when she discovered that her son had taken her car.
d) We felt _________________(shocked) when we learnt about our neighbour’s accident.
e) I haven’t eaten anything since lunchtime and I’m _____________ (hungry). Is that a sandwich?
f) The hotel room was so _____________ (small) that we had to pile the suitcases up.
g) Anne was _______________ (surprised) when her former boyfriend appeared out of the blue.
h) My sister felt ________________ (upset) when her boyfriend went abroad for a year.
i) The house was absolutely __________________(dirty) when we finished the renovation.

1. She’s very clever. She’s ____

2. It’s hot in here. It’s _________
3. This T-shirt is dirty. ________
4. I’m so tired! ______________
5. This place is very big! ______
6. You have a small hand _____
7. I’m interested in jazz music __
8. That dress is very ugly. _____

Complete and join with the pictures

above:
a) The monster in the film was absolutely ugly/hideous.
b) The clown’s performance was very funny/hilarious.
c) Tom was absolutely hot/boiling after going sunbathing.
d) Jeff was pleased/delighted with his surprise party.
e) Liz is a very clever/brilliant student.
f) Those jeans are too big/enormous for you.
g) The clothes were very dirty/filthy because of the dog.
h) John is absolutely scared/terrified of flying.
i) Mike feels a bit tired/exhausted in the mornings.
k) Jane was very surprised/astonished when we gave her
such an expensive present.
l) Luck has always been interested/fascinated by science.
m) This T-shirt is slightly smaller/tiny now.
n) The weather is cold/freezing today! I need my coat!
KEY
1.
1. TIRED - EXHAUSTED
2. BIG – HUGE/ENORMOUS
3. UGLY - HIDEOUS
4. PLEASED - DELIGHTED
5. SHOCKED – HORRIFIED
6. INTERESTED - FASCINATED
7. DIRTY - FILTHY
8. COLD - FREEZING
9. HUNGRY - STARVING
10. ANGRY - FURIOUS
11. UPSET – DEVASTATED
12. SCARED/FRIGHTENED – PETRIFIED/TERRIFIED
13. SMALL - TINY
14. HOT - BOILING
15. CLEVER - BRILLIANT
16. SURPRISED – AMAZED/ASTONISHED
17. FUNNY - HILARIOUS

2.
a) His joke was absolutely HILARIOUS (funny). We just couldn’t stop laughing!
b) You should take a coat if you’re going out. It’s FREEZING (cold) out there tonight.
c) Jane was really FURIOUS (angry) when she discovered that her son had taken her car.
d) We felt HORRIFIED (shocked) when we learnt about our neighbour’s accident.
e) I haven’t eaten anything since lunchtime and I’m STARVING (hungry). Is that a sandwich?
f) The hotel room was so TINY (small) that we had to pile the suitcases up.
g) Anne was ASTONISHED (surprised) when her former boyfriend appeared out of the blue.
h) My sister felt DEVASTATED (upset) when her boyfriend went abroad for a year.
i) The house was absolutely FILTHY (dirty) when we finished the renovation

3.
1. She’s very clever. She’s BRILLIANT
2. It’s hot in here. It’s BOILING
3. This T-shirt is dirty. THIS T-SHIRT IS FILTHY
4. I’m so tired! I’M SO EXHAUSTED!
5. This place is very big! THIS PLACE IS HUGE/ENORMOUS
6. You have a small hand. YOU HAVE A TINY HAND
7. I’m interested in jazz music. I’M FASCINATED BY JAZZ MUSIC (preposition change )
8. That dress is very ugly. THAT DRESS IS HIDEOUS
4.

a) The monster in the film was absolutely hideous.
b) The clown’s performance was very funny.
c) Tom was absolutely boiling after going sunbathing.
d) Jeff was pleased/delighted with his surprise party.
e) Liz is a very clever student.
f) Those jeans are too big for you.
g) The clothes were very dirty because of the dog.
h) John is absolutely terrified of flying.
i) Mike feels a bit tired in the mornings.
k) Jane was very surprised when we gave her such an
expensive present.
l) Luck has always been fascinated by science.
m) This T-shirt is slightly smaller now.
n) The weather is cold/freezing today! I need my coat!