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Adverbs Of Degree Grammar Exercises: Level A2-B1 (with Answers)

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

Track your Adverbs Of Degree progress with 15 exercises at Level A2-B1. Take the quiz today, note your score, and retake it next week to see how much you have improved. Every question includes a full explanation so each attempt teaches you something new.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Q1 15

Question 1: The soup is ___ hot to eat right now.

Question 1 options
'Too' is correct because it means 'more than enough' or 'excessively,' showing the heat is a problem. 'Very' simply intensifies without implying a problem. 'Quite' means moderately. 'Enough' follows adjectives, not precedes them.
Q2 15

Question 2: She was ___ tired after the long walk, so she went to bed early.

Question 2 options
'Extremely' is correct because it expresses a very high degree of tiredness, which matches the result of going to bed early. 'Enough' follows adjectives. 'Too' would imply a problem beyond just going to bed. 'Slightly' contradicts going to bed early.
Q3 15

Question 3: Adverbs of degree are always placed before the adjective, verb, or adverb they modify.

Question 3 options
False because the adverb 'enough' is an exception — it is placed after the adjective, verb, or adverb it modifies (e.g., 'She is tall enough'), not before it.
Q4 15

Question 4: What does the adverb of degree 'barely' express in the sentence 'He barely passed the test'?

Question 4 options
'Barely' expresses a minimal or almost insufficient degree — he almost did not pass. It does not express excess, moderation, or high intensity.
Q5 15

Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • today
  • The coffee
  • quite warm
  • is

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The coffee is quite warm today' because the adverb of degree 'quite' must come directly before the adjective 'warm' it modifies.
Q6 15

Question 6: Which sentence uses an adverb of degree correctly?

Question 6 options
'The room is completely clean' is correct because 'completely' precedes the adjective 'clean' to show full intensity. 'The room is clean completely' places the adverb after the adjective, which is wrong for 'completely.' 'Completely the room is clean' puts the adverb at the start, which is unnatural. 'The room completely is clean' places the adverb between subject and verb incorrectly.
Q7 15

Question 7: A: How was the movie? B: It was ___ good — I almost fell asleep.

Question 7 options
'Barely' is correct because the context ('almost fell asleep') shows the movie was only just good enough, expressing a minimal degree. 'Extremely' and 'absolutely' would contradict falling asleep. 'Very' also contradicts the negative outcome.
Q8 15

Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'enough' as an adverb of degree?

Question 8 options
'Enough' as an adverb of degree must follow the adjective it modifies. 'She is confident enough to speak in public' is correct. Placing 'enough' before the adjective (e.g., 'enough confident') is grammatically wrong.
Q9 15

Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • to carry everything
  • big enough
  • The bag
  • is not

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The bag is not big enough to carry everything' because 'enough' follows the adjective 'big' it modifies, and the infinitive phrase 'to carry everything' comes after 'enough.'
Q10 15

Question 10: The children were ___ excited about the trip to talk about anything else.

Question 10 options
'So' is correct here because 'so + adjective + that/to-infinitive' is a natural structure expressing degree with a result. 'Too' would mean excessive in a negative way (they couldn't do something). 'Very' and 'quite' don't naturally link to a result clause with 'to'.
Q11 15

Question 11: Which statement about adverbs of degree is true?

Question 11 options
Adverbs of degree can modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs — not just adjectives. They do not need '-ly' endings (e.g., 'very,' 'too,' 'quite'). They can decrease as well as increase intensity.
Q12 15

Question 12: Original: 'The test was very difficult.' Transformed: 'The test was difficult ___.' Which word correctly completes the transformed sentence so it has a similar meaning?

Question 12 options
'Enough' is the only adverb of degree that follows an adjective, making 'difficult enough' grammatically correct in post-adjective position. 'Very,' 'extremely,' and 'quite' all precede adjectives and cannot follow them.
Q13 15

Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct description of the adverb of degree used.

Question 13 options
The water is slightly cold.
The music is too loud to sleep.
She is absolutely certain about the answer.
He could barely hear the teacher.
Adverb reduces intensity to a small degree
Adverb shows excessive degree causing a problem
Adverb expresses maximum or complete intensity
Adverb expresses a near-zero or minimal degree

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Adverbs of degree vary in intensity: 'slightly' and 'a little' reduce intensity; 'very' and 'quite' increase it moderately; 'extremely' and 'absolutely' show maximum intensity; 'too' shows excessive degree causing a problem; 'barely' shows a near-zero degree.
Q14 15

Question 14: The adverb 'too' always has a negative meaning, suggesting something is excessive or causes a problem.

Question 14 options
True because 'too' specifically implies that something goes beyond what is acceptable or desired, making it negative in meaning (e.g., 'It's too hot to eat' means eating is impossible). This distinguishes it from 'very,' which simply intensifies without implying a problem.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that the speaker enjoyed the film a moderate amount — not very much, but not a little either?

Question 15 options
'Quite' expresses a moderate degree — neither very high nor very low. 'Extremely' shows very high intensity. 'Barely' shows a near-zero degree. 'Absolutely' shows maximum intensity.