Adverbs of Degree Practice

TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbs of Degree Practice
Activity Type Introduction

Grammar and Vocabulary This adverbs of degree worksheet helps students practice
Exercises: matching, modifying verbs, adjectives and adverbs with adverbs of degree.
categorising, binary
choice, unscrambling, Procedure
gap-fill
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
Speaking Game: true or
false (pair work) To begin, students read sentences and match the adverbs of
degree in bold to the type of word that is being modified.
Focus Exercise A - Answer key

Adverbs of degree
1. b 2. c 3. a
Aim Next, students match sentence halves that contain adverbs of

degree.
To practice modifying
verbs, adjectives and Exercise B - Answer key
adverbs with adverbs of
degree. 1. h 4. i 7. k 10. f
2. a 5. j 8. e 11. l
3. g 6. b 9. d 12. c
Preparation
Make one copy of the Students then categorize the adverbs of degree in bold from
two-page worksheet for Exercises A and B, according to their meaning or degree to which
each student. they modify a verb, adjective or adverb.
Exercise C - Answer key

Level
Intermediate (B1) To an insufficient To a moderate /
To a small degree
degree sufficient degree
barely, scarcely, just, a little, fairly, rather, quite,
Time hardly, not enough a bit, slightly enough
30 minutes Absolute (used with To a negative
To a strong degree
extreme adjectives) degree
incredibly, so,
almost, deeply, completely, too,
strongly, extremely, absolutely enough
highly, really, very
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TEACHER’S NOTES
Activity Type Procedure continued

Grammar and Vocabulary Students then move on to underline the correct adverbs of degree
Exercises: matching, in a set of sentences.
categorising, binary
choice, unscrambling, Exercise D - Answer key
gap-fill
1. fairly 2. hardly 3. really 4. too
Speaking Game: true or
5. scarcely 6. strongly 7. extremely 5. strongly
false (pair work)
After that, students put words in the correct order to make
sentences containing adverbs of degree.
Focus
Adverbs of degree Exercise E - Answer key
1. Tom's mother drives extremely well.

Aim 2. The pizza was rather spicy.
3. We hardly speak to each other.
To practice modifying
4. The English lesson was too long.
verbs, adjectives and
adverbs with adverbs of
Next, students complete each sentence with one of the adverbs
degree.
of degree shown.
Preparation Exercise F - Answer key
Make one copy of the 1. enough 2. too 3. highly

two-page worksheet for 4. barely 5. almost 6. really
each student.
In the last exercise, students complete four sentences with true
information and four with false. Students then read the sentences
Level to a partner to see if they can guess which sentences are true and
Intermediate (B1) which are false.
Time
30 minutes

ADVERBS OF DEGREE
Adverbs of degree are words that modify the intensity of verbs, adjectives or adverbs. They
usually come before a verb, adjective or adverb in a sentence, However, there are some
exceptions, such as enough which usually comes after the verb, adjective or adverb it modifies.
A. Read the sentences and match the adverbs of degree in bold to the type of word
that is being modified.
1. I am fairly sure that I've passed the exam. ....... a. The adverb is modifying an adverb.
2. Sid barely survives on his salary. ....... b. The adverb is modifying an adjective.
3. Joe sings incredibly well. ....... c. The adverb is modifying a verb.
B. Match the sentence halves together.
1. The reason John is so thin is that ....... a. to put on my make-up.
2. I'm almost ready, I just need ....... b. the buses are rather slow.
3. Luca runs ....... c. the soup was too salty for me.
4. I'm quite fond of cake ....... d. so I always add a little sugar.
5. I'm completely exhausted! I....... e. dentist. I strongly recommend you visit him.
6. I might be a bit late because ....... f. was absolutely heartbroken when she died.
7. I got a bad mark because I ....... g. extremely fast.
8. Max is a highly respected ....... h. he scarcely eats anything.
9. I like my coffee slightly sweet ....... i. but I prefer biscuits.
10. They were deeply in love. He ....... j. can hardly keep my eyes open
11. Sam really enjoys maths, ....... k. didn't study hard enough.
12. The meal was pretty good but ....... l. even though he finds algebra very difficult.
C. Categorize the adverbs of degree in bold from Exercises A and B, according to their
meaning or degree to which they modify a verb, adjective or adverb.
To a moderate / sufficient
To an insufficient degree To a small degree
degree
To a strong / very strong Absolute (used with extreme

To a negative degree
degree adjectives)

ADVERBS OF DEGREE
D. Underline the correct adverb of degree in each sentence.
1. He is fairly / hardly good at French. He will never be fluent though.
2. Droughts usually occur in places where it hardly / rather rains.
3. Pedro really / quite loves school. He even wishes he had classes at the weekend.
4. I didn't accept the job because the pay was highly / too low.
5. Although he scarcely / really studies, he still gets good grades.
6. I strongly / barely disapprove of his behaviour.
7. Ferraris are quite / extremely expensive cars.
8. I strongly / very advise you to speak to a lawyer
E. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences containing adverbs of degree.
1. extremely / Tom's / well / drives / mother .................................................................
2. pizza / spicy / rather / was / the .................................................................
3. we / each / speak / other / hardly / to .................................................................
4. lesson / long / the / was / English / too .................................................................
F. Complete each sentence with one of the adverbs of degree below.
barely too really highly enough almost
1. My room isn't big ..................
2. This cake is .................. sweet. I shouldn't have added so much sugar.
3. He is a .................. respected author and has won lots of awards.
4. Is there something wrong with your food? You've .................. touched it.
5. Dinner is .................. ready. You can sit down at the table.
6. I'm .................. hungry, so I hope there is a lot to eat.
G. Complete four sentences with true information and four with false.
1. I really enjoy ........................................ 5. I'm fairly sure that ..................................
2. I'm not very fond of ............................... 6. I don't ....................................... enough.
3. I'm extremely good at ............................ 7. I think ................................ is rather dull.
4. I quite like ............................................ 8. I'm pretty bad at .....................................

H. Now, read the sentences to a partner to see if they can guess which sentences are
true and which are false.

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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbs of Degree Practice

Activity Type Introduction

Focus Exercise A - Answer key

Aim Next, students match sentence halves that contain adverbs of

Exercise C - Answer key

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbs of Degree Practice

Activity Type Procedure continued

1. Tom's mother drives extremely well.

Preparation Exercise F - Answer key

Make one copy of the 1. enough 2. too 3. highly

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbs of Degree Practice

3. Joe sings incredibly well. ....... c. The adverb is modifying a verb.

B. Match the sentence halves together.

1. The reason John is so thin is that ....... a. to put on my make-up.

4. I'm quite fond of cake ....... d. so I always add a little sugar.

7. I got a bad mark because I ....... g. extremely fast.

8. Max is a highly respected ....... h. he scarcely eats anything.

9. I like my coffee slightly sweet ....... i. but I prefer biscuits.

To a strong / very strong Absolute (used with extreme

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D. Underline the correct adverb of degree in each sentence.

1. He is fairly / hardly good at French. He will never be fluent though.

2. Droughts usually occur in places where it hardly / rather rains.

5. Although he scarcely / really studies, he still gets good grades.

6. I strongly / barely disapprove of his behaviour.

7. Ferraris are quite / extremely expensive cars.

8. I strongly / very advise you to speak to a lawyer

1. extremely / Tom's / well / drives / mother .................................................................

2. pizza / spicy / rather / was / the .................................................................

3. we / each / speak / other / hardly / to .................................................................

4. lesson / long / the / was / English / too .................................................................

F. Complete each sentence with one of the adverbs of degree below.

barely too really highly enough almost

1. My room isn't big ..................

2. This cake is .................. sweet. I shouldn't have added so much sugar.

3. He is a .................. respected author and has won lots of awards.

5. Dinner is .................. ready. You can sit down at the table.

6. I'm .................. hungry, so I hope there is a lot to eat.

1. I really enjoy ........................................ 5. I'm fairly sure that ..................................

2. I'm not very fond of ............................... 6. I don't ....................................... enough.

3. I'm extremely good at ............................ 7. I think ................................ is rather dull.

4. I quite like ............................................ 8. I'm pretty bad at .....................................

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