Advanced vocabulary exercise (C1 level): Intensifiers with particular adjectives

English vocabulary practice exercise for upper-intermediate and advanced level

In this exercise you will practise using particular adverb-adjective combinations.

What is an intensifier?

An adverb placed before an adjective to make that adjective stronger is called an intensifier:

• The show was really funny.

Funny is an adjective; really is an adverb. It intensifies the adjective funny.

Other intensifiers include absolutely, very, extremely and totally.

Intensifiers with particular adjectives

Certain intensifiers and adjectives are commonly used together: we often hear highly successful, but not highly famous. Instead, we’d say extremely famous.

Exercise instructions

Complete each sentence below using one of the following adverbs:

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Adjectives and adverbs >> Intensifiers