Practice intensifiers

Read and find the intensifiers.

The weather is so nice today. The sun is shining very brightly and the sky is very blue. I love the summer. Well, I don’t like when it is too hot and humid. Sometimes it is so hot in New York that you can’t walk around outside for too long.

• so

• very

• too

Order the intensifiers.

so - quite - extremely - fairly - a little - very

• so, very, extremely, quite, a little, fairly

• very, so, extremely, quite, fairly, a little

• extremely, very, so, quite, fairly, a little

• extremely, very, so, a little, quite, fairly

It is one of the most common intensifiers and is used more formally than similar ones.

• such

• so

• really

• very

Choose the adverbs as intensifiers.

• totally

• very

• absolutely

• fairly

That cake isn't ____________________ to feed 20 people.

• enough big

• big enough

They are ______ a good couple.

• such

• enough

• too

• so

There is ______________ much sugar in my drink.

• so

• too

• such

• enough

Choose the best intensifier.

It is an ______________ good programme.

• too

• completely

• extremely

The summer vacation was ______ fun that we didn’t want it to end.

• too

• so

• such

• enough

The rate of unemployment has decreased _____________ from 10% to 9.7%.

• extremely

• slightly

• very