Gradable and non-gradable adjectives

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Gradable and non-gradable adjectives

a bit cold

a little cold

slightly cold

fairly cold

quite cold

cold

really cold

very cold

extremely cold

freezing

Ex 1 Complete very or absolutely

1)	I would eat … only if I were ____ hungry.
2)	The last time I was ____ unhappy was…
3)	…makes me ____ furious.
4)	I think the film… is ____ terrifying.
5)	If I were ____ rich, I would…

Ex. 2. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.

Gradable

- have comparative or superlative form,

- are used with fairly, rather, quite, very, really, extremely

………………………

……………………… /………………………

……………………… / ………………………

………………………

Non-gradable

- do not have comparative or superlative form,

- are used with absolutely, completely or really

awful, terrible

excellent, perfect, superb, fascinating

astonished

delicious

boiling / freezing

enormous, huge / tiny

furious

terrified

starving

filthy

exhausted

hideous

devastated

miserable

vital

Ex 3. Complete with the words.

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