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Strong Adjectives Grammar Exercises: Level A2-B1 (with Answers)

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

How well do you really know Strong Adjectives? Find out with 15 exercises designed for A2-B1 learners. Instant scoring shows exactly where you stand, and detailed explanations turn every mistake into a learning moment. Retake any time to measure your improvement.

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Question 1: The movie was not just good — it was ___!

Question 1 options
'Fantastic' is correct because it is a strong adjective that replaces 'very good' with greater intensity. 'Very good' uses a regular adjective with a degree adverb, 'goodly' is not a real English word, and 'more good' is an incorrect comparative form.
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Question 2: After working for 14 hours, she felt completely ___.

Question 2 options
'Exhausted' is correct because it is the strong adjective equivalent of 'very tired,' expressing total lack of energy. 'Tired' is a regular adjective that lacks the same intensity, 'tiresome' means causing tiredness (not feeling it), and 'tiring' describes something that causes fatigue, not a person's state.
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Question 3: You can use 'very' before a strong adjective, for example: 'very fantastic.'

Question 3 options
False because strong adjectives already contain the idea of 'very' inside them, so adding 'very' is incorrect. Instead, adverbs like 'absolutely' or 'really' are used with strong adjectives.
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Question 4: A speaker says: 'The comedian was hilarious!' Why did the speaker use 'hilarious' instead of 'funny'?

Question 4 options
'Hilarious' is a strong adjective used to show a much higher degree of amusement than 'funny.' Strong adjectives replace regular adjectives to add greater intensity and emphasis to a description.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • was
  • terrifying
  • absolutely
  • The horror film

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

The correct order is 'The horror film was absolutely terrifying' because 'absolutely' is the correct adverb to use before a strong adjective, and the subject-verb-complement structure follows standard English word order.
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Question 6: Which sentence is correct?

Question 6 options
'The food at that restaurant is absolutely delicious' is correct because 'absolutely' is the appropriate intensifier for strong adjectives. 'Very delicious' incorrectly uses 'very' with a strong adjective, 'very starving' makes the same mistake, and 'absolutely hungry' pairs 'absolutely' with a regular adjective, which is unnatural.
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Question 7: Person A: 'Did you like the new painting in the gallery?' Person B: 'Like it? I thought it was ___ — I've never seen anything so ugly in my life!'

Question 7 options
'Hideous' is correct because it is the strong adjective equivalent of 'very ugly,' and the context ('never seen anything so ugly') signals maximum intensity. 'Ugly' is just the regular adjective, 'uglier' is comparative, and 'ugliest' is superlative — neither fits the blank grammatically or contextually.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a strong adjective instead of a regular adjective?

Question 8 options
'She was terrified when she heard the loud noise' is correct because 'terrified' is the strong adjective form that replaces 'very scared.' The other options incorrectly use regular adjectives ('scared,' 'tired,' 'angry') where a strong adjective would express the intended intensity.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • magnificent
  • absolutely
  • last night
  • was
  • His performance

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

The correct order is 'His performance last night was absolutely magnificent' because the subject comes first, followed by the verb 'was,' then the intensifier 'absolutely,' and finally the strong adjective 'magnificent.'
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Question 10: The weather outside is not just cold — the temperature has dropped to -20°C. The weather is ___ freezing.

Question 10 options
'Absolutely' is correct because it is the standard intensifier used with strong adjectives like 'freezing.' 'Very' cannot be used with strong adjectives, 'fairly' weakens the meaning (opposite of the context), and 'a bit' also reduces intensity, contradicting the extreme temperature described.
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Question 11: Read this sentence: 'The birthday cake was gorgeous.' Which statement about the word 'gorgeous' is true?

Question 11 options
'Gorgeous' is a strong adjective that means 'very beautiful' and does not need 'very' before it. It already contains maximum intensity, so adding 'very' would be incorrect. It can, however, be used with 'absolutely.'
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Question 12: Rewrite using a strong adjective: 'The children were very scared during the storm.' → The children were ___ during the storm.

Question 12 options
'Terrified' is correct because it is the strong adjective equivalent of 'very scared,' and it fits naturally after 'were' as a predicate adjective. 'Very scared' repeats the original, 'frighteningly' is an adverb (not an adjective), and 'more scared' is a comparative form.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The soup was absolutely delicious.
The soup was very tasty.
The room was very enormous.
She was really exhausted after the race.
Incorrect use of 'very' before a strong adjective
Strong adjective with correct intensifier 'really'
Strong adjective with correct intensifier 'absolutely'
Regular adjective with correct intensifier 'very'

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

Strong adjectives replace 'very + regular adjective' and are paired with intensifiers like 'absolutely' or 'really,' never 'very.' Regular adjectives use 'very' as their intensifier.
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Question 14: The adverb 'really' can be used before both regular adjectives and strong adjectives.

Question 14 options
True because 'really' is flexible and works with both types: 'really good' (regular adjective) and 'really fantastic' (strong adjective) are both natural and correct in English. Unlike 'very,' it is not restricted to regular adjectives only.
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Question 15: A student wants to say that a film was not just funny — it made everyone laugh for a long time. Which sentence best expresses this stronger meaning?

Question 15 options
'The film was hilarious' is correct because 'hilarious' is a strong adjective that expresses a much more intense level of funniness than 'funny.' It implies the film caused great, lasting laughter. 'The film was very funny' uses a regular adjective with 'very,' which is weaker. 'The film was funnier' is comparative, and 'The film was funnily made' uses an adverb, changing the meaning.