Let’s learn a little about STRONG ADJECTIVES

NORMAL ADJECTIVES Some adjectives are normal (or base) adjectives. good, bad, dirty, pretty, cold, hot etc

fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous etc. STRONG ADJECTIVES Other adjectives are strong (or extreme) adjectives. fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous etc.

very – really – absolutely + adjective STRONG ADJECTIVES very – really – absolutely + adjective We can only use "absolutely" with a strong adjective e.g. "absolutely fantastic." We can only use "very" with a base adjective e.g. "very good." "Very fantastic" or "absolutely good" are wrong. However we can use "really" with both base or strong adjectives.

STRONG ADJECTIVES Here are some strong adjective examples for you: This man is more than angry ….. he is furious. FURIOUS

This man is more than BAD ….. he is terrible. STRONG ADJECTIVES This man is more than BAD ….. he is terrible. TERRIBLE

This mouse is small ….. but the elephant is huge / enormous. STRONG ADJECTIVES This mouse is small ….. but the elephant is huge / enormous. HUGE / ENORMOUS

Use the three words above to complete the following: STRONG ADJECTIVES disgusting enormous huge Use the three words above to complete the following: In order of size, there was a small man, a big man and an _____ man. They all went to a restaurant one day for a meal. The small man enjoyed his food and ate it all. The big man however said the food was ok but the ____ man, the biggest man of them all said that the food was absolutely ______ and that he would never eat in that restaurant again.

What about this one? No clues this time: STRONG ADJECTIVES What about this one? No clues this time: The boy was talking to the two girls. He said to the first one, “You’re very pretty”, but to the second girl, he just said, “Wow! You’re ________ and I’d love to go to the movies with you.” She said yes, so later that night, the boy and the ________ girl went to the movies and watched a Dracula film. When it had finished and they were walking out, the boy said, “That was a good film but I was quite scared watching it.” She looked at him. Then he asked, “What did you think of it?” She said, “It was the scariest film I’ve ever seen and I was really ________ near the end.”

Some multi choice questions: STRONG ADJECTIVES Some multi choice questions: 1)The weather wasn’t just cold, it was _______. ( freezing, chilly, cool, mild) 2) Her brother isn’t just big, he’s ___________. ( huge, enormous. wide, high, straight) 3) The party wasn’t just bad, it was _________. ( terrible, thick, terrific, total)

STRONG ADJECTIVES 4) My mother’s a good cook, but my aunt, she’s a Some more: 4) My mother’s a good cook, but my aunt, she’s a _____ cook. (great, nice, big, helpful) 5) The first restaurant was busy, but the second one was really ______. ( crowded, open, slow, happy) 6) When I told him the news he was more than angry, he was _______. ( furious, terrible, awful, loud)

STRONG ADJECTIVES And some more: 7) Ten years ago this was a small business and now it’s ________. ( huge, terrible, terrifying, exhausted) 8) Your room is small but mine is worse, it’s ______. (tiny, small, large, low) 9) “My hands aren’t dirty!” “No, they’re absolutely __________. ( filthy, muddy, old, new)

STRONG ADJECTIVES excited good big hot angry tired hungry cold Here are some other strong adjectives, what are the basic adjectives to these? excited good big hot angry tired hungry cold thrilled brilliant enormous boiling furious exhausted superb starving freezing

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