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5    The two pictures are......................identical.

6    She looked puzzled and......................angry.

Gradable and ungradable adjectives

1 a Complete the table below with pairs of adjcctives from the list which are related in meaning. amased angry bad delighted disastrous fascintiting huge hungry identical interesting irate large minutę pleased priceless rare ravenous similar smali surprised unique valuable

	Gradable	Ungradable (+
	(+ vtry)	absolutely)
0	•urprited	amjteS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

b Complete these sentences with an appropriate adverb from the list. Then write V if it makes the adjective stronger, and if it makes it weaker. Use each word once only. In some sentences, morę than one adverb is possible. slightly ąuite fairly utterly completely absolutely a bit rather

1    I was......................surprised to see my name on the

shortlist of candidates.

2    A----------------- large crowd had turned out to ,

welcome the team home.

3    The wildlife of this region is......................unique -

these creatures are found nowhere else.

4    If the project lost its fimding now, it would be ......................disastrous for all the people involved.

⁷    I was......................amazed to discover that he had

served in the army.

8    Shall we have some lunch? f m starting to feel

....................hungry.

Use the following adverbs to change the register of the ¹    '

entences below as indicated in brackets. a bit dead somewhat incredibły rather most

1    The article on climate change was very...............

infbrmative. (formal)

2    I thought the lecture on greenhouse gases would be

•veey.....................boring, but it turned out to be quite

interesting. (informal)

3    The results of the initial tests were slightly......................

surprising. (formaI)

4    I’m slightly_________worried about what’s in Ais

food. (informal)

5    I found the first exam _____óifficult.

(informal)

6 You look slightly _._______confused. Can I help

you? (polite)

One of the adjectives on the right does not collocate with the adverb on the lefL Cross it out.

1    bitterly cold / disappointed / opposed / sensitive

2    deeply ashamcd / critical / hurt (emodonally) /

movmg

3    heavily dependent / armed / criticised / useless

4    highly. controvcrsial / respected I unacceptable /

valued

5    painfully slow / awarc - useiess / shy

6    perfectly educairtj/saiisfactory / genuine /

undfittMKiable

7    totally daturbed / harmless / ir.ccmpetent /

unacceptabk

8    utterly alone / appalled f hcalthy / miserable

b Write down which of the adverbs in Exercise 3a could be used with the words you crossed out.

1     :

2    ..........

3    .....i..;.,.......;.____..

4 _______Mmmmmm..............

5 ____________________________________________________

6    ......•

7 _______.......______________________

8    ...................................

/Complete the sentences with an appropriate adverb/adjective collocation from Exercise 3a or b. Use each collocation once only.

1 The convoy was attacked by a smali group of

.............................soMkri.

2    Your concerns are..............................- HowCve£ there

is little that the company can do.

3    The independent report was............................of the

government’s policy towards road building.

4    All Western cconomies are__________on oŚL

5    1 should take a warm coat with you as there's a

_________________________wind blowing today.

6    The deliberate polluting of the sea is

..............................and ship owners will be prosecuted

in all casess

7    The government is.............................of the need to

change policies, but is concerned about the cost.

8    It is a beautifiil and..............................film.

9    The author of the report is a.............................

university lecturer and leader in his field.

10    People were confident that the minister would make great changes. but he turned out to be