Adverbs of Degree Exercise

The bag is not big _____ to hold all the stationery.

• so

• too

• very

• enough

The rock is _____ big. The strong man cannot carry it. The rock is _____ big for him to carry.

• very; too

• enough; too

• too; enough

• enough; very

The sea water is _____ cold. The swimmers cannot swim in it. The sea water is _____ cold for them to swim in.

• very; too

• too, very

• very; very

• enough; too

The weather is _____ awful.

• strongly

• virtually

• certainly

• absolutely

She finished the day _____ exhausted.

• just

• totally

• positively

• practically

It was _____ freezing this morning.

• a bit

• fairly

• highly

• almost

Saoirse is a _____ skilled computer programmer.

• quite

• highly

• virtually

• completely

Mr. Tommy left early because he was _____ tired.

• just

• hardly

• terribly

• scarcely

The pond was _____ dry that the fish all died.

• rarely

• almost

• somewhat

• completely

Steven was _____ happy when he won the first prize.

• nearly

• almost

• scarcely

• extremely