32374 gradable non gradable adjective

1. Match each adjective with its corresponding non-gradable adjective
Hint: Most of the gradable adjectives have a comparative and superlative form.

1. Cold
2. Hot
3. Tired
4. Dirty
5. Small
6. Big
7. Clean
8. Funny
9. Angry
10. Good
11. Pretty/Beautiful
12. Ugly
13. Surprising
14. Frightened/Scared
15. Tasty
16. Difficult
17. Interesting
18. Old
19. Hungry

A. Tiny
B. Starving
C. Fantastic/Great/marvellous
D. Gorgeous
E. Delicious
F. Impossible
G. Terrified
H. Astounding/Amazing

I. Hilarious
J. Huge/Gigantic
K. Exhausted/Shattered
L. Spotless
M. Boiling
N. Filthy
O. Freezing
P. Ancient
Q. Fascinating
R. Hideous
S. Furious


2. Fill in the gaps using the words in brackets:
Hint:

Gradable
Extremely
Very
Rather (-)
Pretty (+)
Quite
Fairly
A bit

Non- Gradable

Both

Absolutely

Totally

Quite.

When quite is used with a gradable adjective acts as rather, considerably.
When quite is used with a non-gradable acts as totally.

1. She finished the day ____________________________exhausted. (a bit/totally)
2. Janis Joplin isn’t just a good singer. She’s_______________________fantastic. (absolutely /
very).
3. The Serrano Towers in Valencia are_______________________ high (absolutely/ pretty)
4. Stonehenge is a ____________________________ interesting place. (quite / rather)
5. That friend of yours is_________________________ lazy (absolutely /extremely)
6. It was__________________________freezing this morning (a bit/ absolutely)
7. Victoria, in my opinion, is ______________________________mad. (completely/ highly)
8. Scarlett Johansson looked ______________________ gorgeous at the Golden Globe Awards
ceremony. (Absolutely/rather)
9. Maria is ________________________nice. (absolutely /really)
10. Godella is a ____________________________ pretty town. (quite/rather)
11. Ecuador is a ____________________________great town. (really/very)
12. It was a _______________________simple invention (quite/remarkably)
13. Samantha is a _____________________skilled computer technician. (completely/highly)
14. Sean lives a __________________________stressful life (quite/very)
15. Gerard cooks _________________________well. (Absolutely/fairly)
16. The concert was_________________________wonderful. (absolutely/extremely)
17. Botero’s sculptures are _______________________well-known (absolutely/very)

3. Complete the sentences using a suitable extreme adjective.

1.

It’s extremely hot in here, isn’t it?

Yes, it’s _______________
2.

After walking 10 km. we were ____________________.

3.

I was ____________ to discover that he was a convicted criminal! He looked so shy and

kind.
4.

The food was good but the service was ______________ We waited for one hour for our

main course.
5.

Can we have some lunch? I’m ________________

6.

Did you like the book?

Yes, actually, I found it _______________
7.

Of course I’ll go to your party! I’ll be ________________!

4. Circle the Correct answer
Example:
He was rather old for her / He was fairly old for her.
1.She is a fairly nice girl. / She is a very nice girl. I love her.
2.It's quite an impressive show. / It's pretty an impressive show.
3.She has a rather strange way of speaking. / She has a fairly strange way to speak.
4. Aren't we driving rather fast? / Aren't we driving quite fast?
5.That boy is quite good at tennis. / That boy is very good at tennis. Of course he's still got a lot to
learn.
6. She's got a rather good voice. / She's got quite a good voice.
7. His wife is rather older than he is. / His wife is quite older than he is.
8.We've invited rather too many people. / We've invited fairly too many people.
9.It's quite too difficult for us. /It's rather too difficult for us.
10.It's a very good idea. / It's a fairly good idea. I love it!

5. Select the correct answer.
1. ‘How was the movie?’ ‘………………………………….. good. Not the best one I have seen this year.’
a) fairly


b) quite
c) rather
d) pretty
2. I ………………………………. think we are going to lose.
a) pretty
b) rather
c) surely
d) very

3. We are having ……………………………………. a bit of trouble with the kids just now.
a) rather
b) quite
c) pretty
d) fairly
4. You are …………………………………….. the most interesting woman I have ever known.
a) rather
b) quite
c) pretty
d) fairly
5. She didn’t run ………………………………. fast enough for a record.
a) pretty
b) rather
c) quite
d) fairly


6. We were ……………………………………….. hoping you could stay to supper.
a) rather
b) pretty
c) quite
d) fairly
7. I speak French ………………………………………… well – enough for everyday purposes.
a) pretty
b) rather
c) quite
d) fairly