Vocabulary - Extreme Adjectives and Modifiers

VOCABULARY

Extreme Adjectives and Modifiers

Student's Book - p. 58

Question 1

Look at these phrases from the article on page 57. What do the adjectives in bold mean?

Student's Book - p. 58

Multiple Choice

1. one of the world's most thrilling illusionists.

• emocionante

• aterrorizante

• aborecido

thrilling

meaning: emocionante/eletrizante.

Multiple Choice

2. a huge crowd of amazed spectators.

• enorme

• pequeno

• mediano

huge

meaning: enorme/grande/imenso.

Multiple Choice

3. the edge of the freezing river.

• caloroso

• congelante

• quente

freezing

meaning: congelante.

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4. newspapers were full of the fascinating story

• fácil

• fábula

• fascinante

fascinating

meaning: fascinante/encantador

Question 2

Match the gradable adjectives 1 - 5 with the extreme adjectives a - e.

Student's Book - p. 58

Multiple Choice

1. Good.

• a) hilarious

• e) great/fantastic/amazing/awesome/wonderful.

Multiple Choice

2. Funny.

• a) hilarious

• b) delighted

Multiple Choice

3. Happy.

• b) delighted

• c) huge/enormous

Multiple Choice

4. Big.

• c) huge/enormous

• d) tiny/minute

Multiple Choice

5. Small.

• d) tiny/minute

• e) awesome/wonderful

Question 2 - Answers

1 - E

2 - A

3 - B

4 - C

5 - D

Examples:

1. very funny

2. very big

3. absolutely hilarious

4. absolutely huge

5. really good

6. really amazing

Question 3

Look at these examples of adjectives with the modifiers very, really and absolutely. Which combinations are correct and which are incorrect? Mark them ✓ or ✗.

Student's Book - p. 58

Multiple Choice

1. Really good.

• ✓

• ✗

Multiple Choice

2. Really amazing.

• ✓

• ✗

Multiple Choice

3. Very funny.

• ✓

• ✗

Multiple Choice

4. Very hilarious.

• ✓

• ✗

Multiple Choice

5. Absolutely small.

• ✓

• ✗

Multiple Choice

6. Absolutely tiny.

• ✓

• ✗

Question 3 - Answers

1 - ✓

2 - ✓

3 - ✓

4 - ✗

5 - ✗

6 - ✓

Question 4

Complete the text with adjectives from Exercise 2. Sometimes more than one answer is possible, but don't use each adjective more than once.

Student's Book - p. 58

Multiple Choice

Last night we went to a magic show. It was very good - in fact, it was absolutely ¹__________.

• great/fantastic/amazing.

• tiny/minute

Multiple Choice

The magician was really ²_______ - we couldn't stop laughing.

• funny/hilarious

• huge/enormous

Multiple Choice

In one trick, he had two hats: a really small one and an ³____________ one.

• enormous

• tiny/minute

Multiple Choice

But from the big hat he pulled out an absolutely ⁴__________ rabbit and from the small hat he pulled out a huge one.

• funny/hilarious

• tiny/minute

Multiple Choice

It was so much fun and I left feeling really ⁵__________.

• happy/delighted

• huge/enormous

Question 4 - Answers

1. great/fantastic.

2. funny/hilarious.

3. enormous.

4. tiny/minute

5. happy/delighted.