Strong adjectives

2. 'STRONG ADJECTIVES'

A. Look at the following extracts from the text on

pages 42-43. What do the adjectives in bold mean?

􀀺e were e􀁛hausted because we􀁩d been hiking through

mountainous terrain for eight hours...

􀀺e were so delighted with our find...

Note:

'Strong' adjectives are a stronger version of other

adjectives, e.g. delighted means very pleased.

'Strong' adjectives never follow adverbs like very

or extremely. Adverbs such as absolutely and

utterly are used instead.

B. Replace the strong adjectives in sentences 1-10 with

very/extremely and the adjectives in the box.

B. Replace the strong adjectives in sentences 1-10 with

very/extremely and the adjectives in the box.

1. Emad was 􀁉􀁘􀁕􀁌􀁒􀁘􀁖 when he discovered that Alex had

borrowed his new car without his permission.

2. 􀀮evin owns an 􀁈􀁑􀁒􀁕􀁐􀁒􀁘􀁖 house in the countryside

with more than twenty rooms.

3. Everybody started laughing when Luke walked in

wearing a 􀁕􀁌d􀁌c􀁘􀁏􀁒􀁘􀁖 hat.

4. It is 􀁈􀁖􀁖􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁌a􀁏 that you wear safety glasses when doing

this experiment.

5. I saw 􀁗􀁌􀁑􀁜 insects crawling all over the walls of the building.

6. Layla made a d􀁈􀁏􀁌c􀁌􀁒􀁘􀁖 chicken pie last night.

7. 􀀲ur hotel bathroom was d􀁌􀁖􀁊􀁘􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀞 it was dirty and

there were cockroaches crawling all over the floor.

8. That book was a􀁚􀁉􀁘􀁏􀀞 the plot was stupid and the

ending was very bad.

9. I studied Archaeology because I find it 􀁉a􀁖c􀁌􀁑a􀁗􀁌􀁑􀁊.

10. 􀀱adia was 􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁕􀁌􀁉􀁌􀁈d when she went bungee jumping.

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