She speaks English very well.
Intensifiers
We use words like very, really and extremely to make adverbs stronger:
She speaks English very well.
They behaved really foolishly.
He put the glass down extremely carefully.
We call these words intensifiers. Other intensifiers are:
We also use enough to say more about an adverb, but enough comes after its adverb:
She didn't win. She didn't play well enough.
MitigatorsWe use words like fairly, rather and quite to make adverbs less strong:
She speaks English fairly well.
They behaved rather foolishly.
The children played quite happily.
We call these words mitigators. Mitigators are the opposite of intensifiers.
Put the words in the correct order.
passed
exam
maths
fairly
Fatima
easily
her
1-
Fatima passed her maths exam fairly easily.
really
is
internet
My
working
slowly
2-
today.
My internet is working really slowly today.
moved
3-
quite
My
parents
flat.
into
recently
new
My parents quite recently moved into a new flat.
4-
problems
take
enough.
enviromental
People
seriously
don´t
People don´t take enviromental problems seriously enough.
5-
childhood
his
My
clearly.
amazingly
can
remember
grandfather
My grandfather can remember his childhood amazingly clearly.
6-
spread
the
building
fire
quickly.
through
incredibly
The
The fire spread through the building incredibly quickly.
7-
new
for
rather
anxiously
teacher.
children
The
waited
their
The children waited rather anxiously for their new teacher.
8-
hard
didn't
get
work
into
enough
to
Jack
college.
Jack didn't work hard enough to get into college.
Thank you students! 😊
TEACHER BRENDA RAMÍREZ 👩🏫✨
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/
Intensifiers and mitigators
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She speaks English very well.
Intensifiers We use words like very, really and extremely to make adverbs stronger: She speaks English very well. They behaved really foolishly. He put the glass down extremely carefully. We call these words intensifiers. Other intensifiers are:
We also use enough to say more about an adverb, but enough comes after its adverb: She didn't win. She didn't play well enough.
MitigatorsWe use words like fairly, rather and quite to make adverbs less strong: She speaks English fairly well. They behaved rather foolishly. The children played quite happily. We call these words mitigators. Mitigators are the opposite of intensifiers.
Put the words in the correct order.
passed
exam
maths
fairly
Fatima
easily
her
1-
Fatima passed her maths exam fairly easily.
really
is
internet
My
working
slowly
2-
today.
My internet is working really slowly today.
moved
3-
quite
My
parents
flat.
into
recently
new
My parents quite recently moved into a new flat.
4-
problems
take
enough.
enviromental
People
seriously
don´t
People don´t take enviromental problems seriously enough.
5-
childhood
his
My
clearly.
amazingly
can
remember
grandfather
My grandfather can remember his childhood amazingly clearly.
6-
spread
the
building
fire
quickly.
through
incredibly
The
The fire spread through the building incredibly quickly.
7-
new
for
rather
anxiously
teacher.
children
The
waited
their
The children waited rather anxiously for their new teacher.
8-
hard
didn't
get
work
into
enough
to
Jack
college.
Jack didn't work hard enough to get into college.
Thank you students! 😊
TEACHER BRENDA RAMÍREZ 👩🏫✨
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/