Worksheet (Adverb of Degree)
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Q1: Read the sentences and match the adverbs of degree in bold to the type of word that is being
modified.
Fairly incredibly barely extremely
1. I am _________ sure that I've passed the exam.
2. Sid _____________ survives on his salary.
3. Joe sings ______ well.
4. Her house is ______________ beautiful.
Q2: 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. 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.
Q3. 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 behavior.
7. Ferraris are quite / extremely expensive cars.
8. I strongly / very advise you to speak to a lawyer
Q4. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences containing adverbs of degree.
1. extremely / Tom's / well / drives / mother
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2. pizza / spicy / rather / was / the
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3. we / each / speak / other / hardly / to
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Worksheet (Adverb of Degree)
Name________________________ Date:___________________
Class/Sec:______________
4. lesson / long / the / was / English / too
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Q5: 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.
Q6: Complete four sentences with true information.
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 .....................................
