strong adjectves and adverb collocations

Let’s learn a little about STRONG ADJECTIVES NORMAL ADJECTIVES Some adjectives are normal (or base) adjectives good, bad, dirty, pretty, cold, hot etc STRONG ADJECTIVES • Other adjectives are strong (or extreme) adjectives fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous etc 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 FURIOUS This room is disgusting.I’ve never seen so much dirt It is absolutely FILTHY These maths problems are extremely ……………… complicated I I CANNOT WORK THEM OUT work them out STRONG ADJECTIVES When our team lost the match we were utterly ……………oes he feel now DEVASTATEDDEVASTATED The noise of the mac hine was very loud Very loud? Are you kidding? It was DEAFENING I was ………… after a nine-hour trip I slept heavily all night KNACKERED I CAN’T STAND THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR STAFF IT IS VERY DREADFUL 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 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.” STRONG ADJECTIVES • THE END He had badly cut his hand It was bleeding PROFUSELY They are …………… concerned about security of people SERIOUSLY They gave a ………………… magnificient performance TRULY -REALLY How much money we need to job …………… ? PROPERLY Simon apologised …………… for the mistake he did.But I won’t forgive him PROFUSELY The explosion ……………… destroyed the building COMPLETELY Mary knew he had behaved …………… badly EXTREMELY It is not clear ………… how the accident happened PRECISELY-EXACTLY d l u o c e W K N U R D … … … … S A W HE s r e n n a m s i h m o r f d n understa easily OBVIOUSLY [...]... absolutely and that he would never eat in that restaurant again 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...I CAN’T STAND THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR STAFF IT IS VERY DREADFUL 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... 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.” STRONG ADJECTIVES • THE END He had badly cut his hand It was bleeding PROFUSELY They are …………… concerned ... 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... "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 FURIOUS... good, bad, dirty, pretty, cold, hot etc STRONG ADJECTIVES • Other adjectives are strong (or extreme) adjectives fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous etc STRONG ADJECTIVES very – really – absolutely