Strong & Weak Adjectives

Adjectives describe...

• verb

• adverb

• noun

Adverbs describe...

• verb or adjectives

• noun

Which of the following is the adjective in the sentence?

The cheerful girl smiled to her mom.

• girl

• smiled

• cheerful

• her

Which of the following is the adjective in the sentence?

The gift her grandmother gave her was special.

• was

• special

• gift

• gave

Find TWO adverbs.

Joe repeatedly showed his kindness by politely saying, "No, thank you," to his sister.

• kindness

• showed

• repeatedly

• politely

We use adverbs such as really, very, and extremely with ...................... to describe their higher intensity.

• 'weak' adjectives

• 'strong' adjectives

Adverbs like absolutely, completely, and totally are used with 'strong' adjectives to emphasize their intensity. True or false?

• True

• False

She looks stunning in that dress!

Which of the following is the correct meaning (in 'weak' adjectives form) of the strong adjectives used in the sentence above?

• absolutely beautiful

• really gorgeous

• very beautiful

That building is ......... huge!

Which of the following adverbs can be used to emphasize the adjective above?

• very

• absolutely

• terribly

Ali is absolutely hungry that he hasn't eaten anything yet since morning.

Is the use of adjective in the sentence above correct?

• Yes

• No