Intensifiers

Information and examples of intensifiers and how to use them.

1. Intensifiers too so really very a little minute awful

2. What are they? Intensifiers are adverbs or adverbial phrases that strengthen the meaning of other expressions and show emphasis. We use words like very , really and extremely to make adjectives stronger. Intensifier + Adjective

3. Examples Paola was so upset. Alejandro felt extremely happy yesterday. The story was very interesting. You are an unusually beautiful person. I highly recommend the bakery we used for Marco's birthday cake. beautiful

4. Intensifiers with strong adjectives Normal Strong very big enormous, huge very small minute very clever brilliant very bad awful, terrible, disgusting, dreadful very sure certain very good excellent, perfect, ideal, wonderful, splendid very tasty delicious Be careful We do not normally use very with these adjectives. We do not say something is very enormous or someone is very brilliant .

5. Now You Can Put the adjectives into the correct groups.

6. Normal adjectives Strong adjectives impossible awful difficult good hungry interesting small bad fantastic starving fascinating minute

7. Normal adjectives Strong adjectives bad awful difficult impossible good fantastic hungry starving interesting fascinating small minute impossible awful difficult good hungry interesting small bad fantastic starving fascinating minute

8. Identify the intensifier in the following sentences. Underline the intensifier.

9. 1. David ran very fast. 2. It’s extremely hot in Africa. 3. These students are rather noisy. 4. The movie was absolutely amazing. 5. Javier is a little angry. 6. She is pretty intelligent. 7. Hannia draws very well. 8. It’s quite calm here. 9. Karina writes poems too often. 10. The test was incredibly easy. 11. The students are studying fairly hard. 12. I love you so much.

10. 1. David ran very fast. 2. It’s extremely hot in Africa. 3. These students are rather noisy. 4. The movie was absolutely amazing. 5. Javier is a little angry. 6. She is pretty intelligent. 7. Hannia draws very well. 8. It’s quite calm here. 9. Karina writes poems too often. 10. The test was incredibly easy. 11. The students are studying fairly hard. 12. I love you so much.

11. References British Council. ( n.d. ). Intensifiers. [online] Retrieved from: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar/intensifiers Cambridge Dictionary. (2019). Intensifiers. [online] Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/adverbs-of-degree/intensifiers-very-at-all

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