Adverbs of Degree Quiz

Which option does NOT sound natural?

• absolutely furious

• very delicious

• totally unfair

Answer explanation

"Delicious" is ungradable. We don't use very with it. Use absolutely delicious or really delicious.

Which option does NOT sound natural?

• slightly better

• extremely tired

• utterly fun

Answer explanation

"Fun" is a positive, gradable adjective. "Utterly" is typically used with negative/ungradable adjectives. Use really fun.

Which option does NOT sound natural?

• fairly helpful

• completely broken

• highly boring

Answer explanation

"Highly" is used with positive attributes. "Boring" doesn’t fit. Use very boring or really boring.

Which option does NOT sound natural?

• totally awesome

• utterly defeated

• very impossible

Which option does NOT sound natural?

• really sorry

• very intelligent

• completely delicious

Answer explanation

"Completely" doesn’t collocate well with "delicious." Better: absolutely or really delicious.

Choose the BEST option for each sentence

The baby is __________ adorable!

• slightly

• absolutely

• fairly

Choose the BEST option for each sentence. (Some questions may have more than one correct answer.)

The baby is __________ adorable!

• slightly

• absolutely

• fairly

He's __________ skilled in graphic design.

• highly

• utterly

• entirely

I was __________ nervous before the exam.

• extremely

• completely

• very

Answer explanation

Best choice:

“Extremely nervous” is a strong and natural collocation. It shows a high level of intensity, perfect for exam anxiety.

Acceptable:

“Very nervous” is grammatically correct and common, but it’s weaker than “extremely nervous.” It doesn’t express the same intensity.

“Completely” doesn’t go with nervous. Nervous is a gradable adjective, and “completely” is used for ungradable or result-based adjectives (e.g., completely wrong).

The results were __________ wrong.

• totally

• very

• completely