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Degree adverbs/restaurant - English lesson

This exercise is about adverbs of degree.

They are called adverbs of degree because they tell us how much, how strongly, or to what extent something happens or is true.

They usually modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs.

Examples
It's very cold. (very = a high degree)
She is quite happy. (quite = a medium degree)
He is barely awake. (barely = almost not)

1. Intensifiers

Intensifiers make the meaning stronger.

very = to a high degree
really = very / truly
extremely = to a very high degree
absolutely = completely (used with adjectives such as amazing, perfect, impossible, delicious)

Examples

The soup is very hot.
It's really good.
The weather is extremely cold.
This cake is absolutely delicious.

2. Downtoners

Downtoners make the meaning weaker.

quite = fairly / rather
fairly = moderately
rather = quite (often a little more than expected)
slightly = a little
barely = only just
hardly = almost not

Examples

The water is slightly warm.
The fish is barely cooked.
There is hardly any milk left.

3. Comparison

These words compare people or things.

more = a greater amount
less = a smaller amount
as ... as = equal

Examples

This room is more comfortable.
This coffee is less sweet.
It's as warm as yesterday.

4. Limit words

These words show a limit or a point that is almost reached.

too = more than necessary
enough = as much as necessary
almost = nearly, but not completely
nearly = almost

Examples

The coffee is too hot to drink.
The vegetables are soft enough to eat.
The cake is almost ready.
The bottle is nearly empty.

Exercise

Each sentence contains one adverb of degree.

Choose the correct answer from the multiple-choice list.

To make the exercise easier, all the sentences are about food.

I hope you enjoy the exercise and improve your English!

Good luck and have fun learning English!

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1. The soup is hardlytooslightlyI don't know spicy. Nobody can eat it because it burns everyone's mouth.

2. The fish is absolutelybarelycompletelyI don't know cooked. The center is still raw.

3. The vegetables are soft toonearlyenoughI don't know to eat comfortably.

4. The cake is slightlyalmostcompletelyI don't know ready. It only needs another minute in the oven.

5. The dessert is slightlyextremelytooI don't know sweet. It has only a light taste of sugar.

6. The bread is completelybarelyalmostI don't know burnt. Every part of it is black.

7. The chocolate mousse is slightlybarelyabsolutelyI don't know delicious. Everyone asks for a second serving.

8. The soup is nearlyextremelyhardlyI don't know hot. It has just come off the stove.

9. There is hardlyalmostslightlyI don't know any milk left for the recipe.

10. The bottle is toonearlycompletelyI don't know empty. There is still a little juice inside.