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What's the correct adverb? "I was very delighted with the results."

absolutely, totally, completely

Which adverb fits best? "The film was ____ amazing!"

totally

a bit

slightly

fairly

Right or Wrong? "The film was quite good."

✅ (Means: The film was okay, not amazing.)

Which adverb fits with the gradable adjective? "The weather is ____ cold today."

totally

extremely

absolutely

completely

Is this adverb strong 💪 or weak 🪶? "Somewhat"

strong

weak

Stronger or weaker? "Quite angry"

Weaker

With gradable adjectives, quite usually makes the meaning weaker.

True

False

"The task was quite impossible to complete."

weaker

stronger

Which adverb makes the adjective the strongest? 👉 "I am ____ happy."

B) a bit

A) extremely

D) pretty

C) fairly

Which word does NOT belong? "completely - extremely - slightly - absolutely"

slightly ✅ (because it is a weak adverb)

Is it right or wrong? "She was totally tired after work."

❌Tired" is a gradable adjective (it has different degrees: a little tired, very tired, extremely tired).

Which adverb weakens the adjective? "The teacher was ____ pleased with our work."

somewhat

really

very

extremely

"The hotel was quite terrible." Is this sentence right or wromg?

💡 Answer: "Quite terrible" means completely terrible, so the sentence is correct if you mean it was very bad.

Right or wrong? "I felt completely excited for the trip."

❌ "Excited" is a gradable adjective, so "completely" doesn’t fit.

"He is quite tired after work."

Weaker

Stronger

Right or Wrong? "He was quite furious when he heard the news."

✅ (Meaning: He was very angry.)

Which adverb makes the adjective the strongest? "I am ____ sure about my answer."

somewhat

a little

completely

fairly

Fix the sentence: "She was a bit delighted."

'delighted' is an extreme adjective, it needs a strong adverb. She was absolutely/completely/extremely delighted.

"We were quite angry about the decision."

'quite' reduces the gradable adjective 'angry', so this is ok.

In British English, quite can mean "very" when used with extreme adjectives.

True

False

Which adverb is not possible? "She was ____ exhausted after the marathon."

very

completely

absolutely

totally

"The hotel was quite terrible." Make this sentence weaker, but keep 'quite'!

✅ If you want to weaken the sentence, change it to: "The hotel was quite bad."

Right or wrong "We were quite furious about the decision."

'quite' increases extreme adjectives so this is correct.