Adverbs of Degree

Adverbs of Degree

By Friederike Kolbe Source: https://english4today.com/grammar-topic/adverbs-of-degree/

​Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity or degree of an action, an adjective or another adverb.

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Adverbs of degree are usually placed:

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1. Before the adjective or adverb they are modifying:

   e.g. The water was extremely cold.

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2. Before the main verb:

   e.g. He was just leaving. She has almost finished.

​Enough as an adverb meaning ‘to the necessary degree’ goes after adjectives and adverbs.

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-Is your coffee hot enough? (adj.)

-He didn’t work hard enough. (adv.)

Enough

Too as an adverb meaning ‘more than is necessary or useful’ goes before adjectives and adverbs, e.g.

-This coffee is too hot. (adj.)

-He works too hard. (adv.)

TOO

Very goes before an adverb or adjective to make it stronger.

-The painting was very beautiful. (adj.)

-He worked very quickly. (adv.)

very

​Enough, very, too

Other adverbs like very

extremely, especially, particularly, pretty, rather, quite, fairly, rather, not especially, not particularly.

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Note: rather can be positive or negative, depending on the adjective or adverb that follows:

• ​Positive: The teacher was rather nice.

• Negative: The film was rather disappointing.

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These common adverbs are used like very and not very, and are listed in order of strength, from positive to negative:

• Very expresses a fact:

• He speaks very quickly.

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• Too suggests there is a problem:

• He speaks too quickly (for me to understand).

​BE CAREFUL! There is a big difference between too and very.

Multiple Choice

I love my phone. It's _____________ old but it works well and it's perfect for me.

• quite

• too

• so

• much

Multiple Choice

We can't have the party at my place - it's not ____________________ .

• quite big

• too big

• big enough

• so big

Multiple Choice

Steven was _____ happy when he won the first prize.

• nearly

• almost

• scarcely

• extremely

Multiple Choice

The movie was _____________ good. What a pity you missed it.

• a bit

• really

• quite

• rather

Multiple Choice

We had _________ good meal. The food was nice, but the service was a bit slow.

• a really

• quite a

• a bit

• completely

Multiple Choice

The rock is ....... big. The strong man cannot carry it.

• very

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

I did __________ well on the test.

• incredibly

• strongly

• fully

• completely

Multiple Choice

Gerard cooks ____________ well.

• fairly

• highly

• totally

• absolutely

Multiple Choice

She's quite a_____________ skilled engineer.

• totally

• much

• highly

• bit

Multiple Choice

At CDN $1,400,000 the island is ______________ cheap.

• rather

• a little

• completely

Multiple Choice

Choose the adjective which DOES NOT collocate with:

EXTREMELY

• Challenging

• Impossible

• Hard

• Difficult