Match the following gradable adjectives with their non-gradable pairs.

• hot

• enormous

• cold

• terrible

• big

• freezing

• small

• boiling

• bad

• tiny

Match the following gradable adjectives with their non-gradable pairs.

• surprised

• exhausting

• tiring

• amazed

• pleased

• fascinating

• interesting

• delighted

• good

• fantastic

Match the following gradable adjectives with their non-gradable pairs.

• exhausted

• big

• freezing

• bad

• excellent

• tired

• terrible

• good

• huge

• cold

Match the following

• exorbitant

• old

• packed

• ugly

• hideous

• wet

• soaked

• crowded

• ancient

• expensive

Match the following

• miserable

• unpleasant

• disgusting

• sad

• massive

• clever

• brilliant

• big

• hilarious

• funny

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) gradable

,

(b) non-gradable

• insane

• sure

• disgusting

• impressive

• valuable

• silent

• nice

• filthy

• silly

• essential

• confident

• frustrated

• pleasant

• stunning

• disappointed

Match the following gradable and non-gradable words

• mouth-watering

• funny

• starving

• tasty

• brilliant

• old

• ancient

• hungry

• hilarious

• good

Match the following gradable and non-gradable words

• delicious

• surprised

• packed

• wet

• amazed, astonished

• crowded

• hideous

• tasty

• soaked

• ugly

I fell in front of a crowd of people. What an _____ situation!

• embarrassed

• embarrassing

We were _____ when we heard the news of the forest fires.

• alarmed

• alarming