وزارة التعليم O 11 Form, Meaning and Function Intensifiers We use adverbs like very, quite, really, pretty, and extremely to make adjectives stronger. These adverbs are normally placed before the adjective. It's a very interesting exhibit. It's a really interesting exhibit. Everyone was pretty excited. Everyone was extremely excited. Everyone was quite excited. It's quite an interesting exhibit. Note: When there is a singular noun, quite goes before the article. Intensifiers with Strong Adjectives Strong adjectives are words like: enormous; huge = very big brilliant = very clever excellent; wonderful; great = very good fantastic; amazing; awesome = very good = tiny very small certain very sure awful; terrible = very bad delicious very tasty = We do not use very with strong adjectives. We can use adverbs like absolutely, completely, totally, really, pretty, and quite. The cake is very tasty. Are you really sure? The cake is absolutely delicious. Are you totally/quite certain? A. Circle the correct word(s). In some cases, both words are correct. The new pizzeria is (1. extremely / completely) popular. It's a (2. really/very) great place to spend the evening with friends. The decoration is (3. pretty / completely) awesome. The walls and the floor are (4. totally / quite) red, and the lights make it look like you're inside a volcano. The waiters are (5. absolutely / extremely) friendly, and the service is (6. very quite) fast. There's a (7. quite / really) huge selection of pizzas on the menu, and the prices are (8. very quite) reasonable. The Red Hot special is (9. absolutely / totally) delicious. So, invite your friends. It's (10. absolutely / very) fantastic! B. Rewrite the sentences with different intensifiers and adjectives. 1. The exhibit was very good. We had a really good time. 2. The exhibit was very bad. We had a very bad time. 3. The food was very bad, and the service was very bad. 4. The pizza was very good, and the service was very good. 5. That's a very good idea. It's very clever. Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 57 57 30/4/24 12:04 AM