UNIT III

CLASS # 14 MAY 28TH

EXTREME ADJECTIVES

Instead of using “very” too much, we can use “extreme adjectives”.

These adjectives mean very + adjective. As extreme adjectives have a strong
enough meaning, you do not need to use “very”. If you want to make them
stronger, you can use “absolutely” before the extreme adjective.

Yesterday, it was very hot, so I went to the park, but it was very crowded.
There was a very big dog in the park and I was very scared when it rains by
me. I started to feel very hungry so I decided to buy an ice-cream. The ice-
cream I bought was very cold, but it tasted very bad. I think it was old. I tried
to complain but the seller didn´t care. I was very angry! Unfortunately, I was
very tired and I didn´t feel like arguing. On the way home I stopped in a café
and drank a cold glass of lemonade. It was very good!

Here´s a table of some extreme adjectives and what they mean:

Adjective Extreme Adjective Meaning

Cold Freezing
Hot Boiling
Dirty Filthy
Hungry Starving
Crowded Packed
Bad Awful
Good Wonderful
Scary Terrifying
Angry Furious
Tired Exhausted
Big Huge
Small Tiny

EXERCISE: Instructions Re-read the short story above and replace the bold
words with extreme adjectives.
Yesterday, it was____________________________, so I went to the park, but
it was___________________________. There was a ___________ dog in the
park and I was___________________________when it rains by me. I started
to feel _______________________so I decided to buy an ice-cream. The ice-
cream I bought was_________________, but it tasted___________________. I
think it was old. I tried to complain but the seller didn´t care. I was__________
unfortunately, I was_____________________and I didn´t feel like arguing. On
the way home I stopped in a café and drank a cold glass of lemonade. It was
____________________________!

Exercises: complete the sentences below using the extreme adjectives from the
chart. Remember to use the correct form.

1. The trains during rush hour in Tokyo are____________________. There

are people everywhere.
2. The world´s biggest casino opened in Las Vegas is
_________________it´s twice the size of the previous world´s biggest.
3. I was__________________when I saw that someone had damaged my
car and had driven away.
4. After running the marathon, she felt__________________. She just
wanted to lay down.
5. My hometown is __________________in the winter, so remember to
bring a big coat.
6. You need to clean your bedroom. I´ve never seen such a dirty room. It
is ___________________ in here.
7. I´m___________________________because I didn´t eat breakfast and I
was too busy to eat lunch.
8. Turn on the air-conditioner, it is ____________________in here. I hate
summer! It is too hot!
9. People left the cinema before the film ended because it
was_________________. It´s the worst film I´ve ever seen.
10. My wife is___________________of birds. I´m not scared of anything.
11. You must climb the mountain. The view from the top is
________________!
Unscramble the adjective.
1. It was very hot (n i i o l g b) ____________________

2. It was very big. (u e g h) ____________________

3. He was very frightening. (terrigyiefn) _____________________

4. I started to feel very hungry. (sgiatrnv) _____________________

5. The ice-cream I bought was very cold. (rfizeegn) __________________ 

6. This orange tasted very bad. (fwula) _____________________

7. You were very angry with your daughter yesterday. (iuousrf) __________

8.They were very tired last Monday.  (adesutehx) ______________