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4. ended / quickly / pretty / the discussion
5. helpful / this software / very / seem / doesn’t
6. tired / so / last night / I / was
7. scary / really / was / that movie
8. Russian / Liza / fairly / speaks / well
7 Read each pair of sentences. Does the bold adverb of degree make the underlined
adjective or adverb stronger or weaker? Put a check (✓) in the correct column.
Stronger Weaker
1. The article was interesting. The article was pretty interesting. ✓
2. The house was in poor condition. The house was in really poor condition.
3. Lee studied hard for his exams. Lee studied very hard for his exams.
4. Andrea paints well. Andrea paints fairly well.
5. I’m hungry. I’m so hungry!
6. The professor spoke slowly. The professor spoke somewhat slowly.
7. Chen felt tired. Chen felt extremely tired.
8. The store was busy. The store was quite busy.
PRACTICE
8 Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. Sally came into the room very sudden / suddenly.
2. I love your wedding photos! You both look so happy / happily.
3. The children are working very hard / hardly this semester.
4. The team played extremely good / well in the last game.
5. The new boss spoke proud / proudly about his plans for the company.
6. This pizza wasn’t cheap / cheaply, but it tastes good / well.
7. I spoke to the professor quick / quickly. He explained the assignment very clear / clearly.
8. Mike had a bad / badly accident. He hurt his arm very bad / badly.
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