Quantifiers and Intensifiers

'The news about that train accident yesterday was ...... appalling.'

• truly

• fairly

• slightly

• rather

'We went to the zoo yesterday, and, to my surprise, I enjoyed it. In fact, it was ...... fun.'

• a bit

• quite

• really rather

• great

'Some people think the British are ...... barbaric to allow any form of hunting in the countryside.'

• quite

• utterly

• pretty

• rather

We watched the Red Arrows yesterday evening; they were ...... impressive.

(The Red Arrows are aerobatic pilots.)

• pretty

• fairly

• slightly

• quite

'The London traffic is ...... improved since the last time I came here.'

• pretty

• somewhat

• greatly

• rather

'Are you hungry again, yet?'
'You bet I am; in fact, I'm ......'

• jolly hungry

• absolutely starving

• famished

• itching for a meal

'We went to the circus, and most of what we saw was ...... '

• completely hilarious

• rather funny

• quite amusing

• pretty good

'I'm afraid there's something in this sandwich that smells ...... strange.'

• very

• a bit

• extremely

• pretty

'The landscape in this part of the country is breathtakingly ......'

• fine

• attractive

• beautiful

• pretty

'This machine is ...... useless!'

• rather

• absolutely

• a bit

• somewhat