1. Let’s learn a little about STRONG ADJECTIVES

2. NORMAL ADJECTIVES Some adjectives are normal (or base) adjectives.
good, bad, dirty, pretty, cold, hot etc

3. fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous etc.
STRONG ADJECTIVES
Other adjectives are strong (or extreme) adjectives.
fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous etc.

4. very – really – absolutely + adjective
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.

5. STRONG ADJECTIVES Here are some strong adjective examples for you:
This man is more than angry ….. he is furious.
FURIOUS

6. This man is more than BAD ….. he is terrible.
STRONG ADJECTIVES
This man is more than BAD ….. he is terrible.
TERRIBLE

7. This mouse is small ….. but the elephant is huge / enormous.
STRONG ADJECTIVES
This mouse is small ….. but the elephant is huge / enormous.
HUGE / ENORMOUS

8. Use the three words above to complete the following:
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.

9. What about this one? No clues this time:
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.”

10. Some multi choice questions:
STRONG ADJECTIVES
Some multi choice questions:
1)The weather wasn’t just cold, it was _______.
( freezing, chilly, cool, mild)
2) Her brother isn’t just big, he’s ___________.
( huge, enormous. wide, high, straight)
3) The party wasn’t just bad, it was _________.
( terrible, thick, terrific, total)

11. STRONG ADJECTIVES 4) My mother’s a good cook, but my aunt, she’s a
Some more:
4) My mother’s a good cook, but my aunt, she’s a
_____ cook. (great, nice, big, helpful)
5) The first restaurant was busy, but the second one was really ______. ( crowded, open, slow, happy)
6) When I told him the news he was more than angry, he was _______. ( furious, terrible, awful, loud)

12. STRONG ADJECTIVES
And some more:
7) Ten years ago this was a small business and now it’s ________. ( huge, terrible, terrifying, exhausted)
8) Your room is small but mine is worse, it’s ______.
(tiny, small, large, low)
9) “My hands aren’t dirty!” “No, they’re absolutely
__________. ( filthy, muddy, old, new)

13. STRONG ADJECTIVES excited good big hot angry tired hungry cold
Here are some other strong adjectives, what are the basic adjectives to these?
excited
good
big
hot
angry
tired
hungry
cold
thrilled
brilliant
enormous
boiling
furious
exhausted
superb
starving
freezing

14. STRONG ADJECTIVES
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