This document defines and provides examples of adverbs of degree. Adverbs of degree indicate the intensity or strength of what they modify, answering questions like "how much" or "how little." They can make adjectives or other adverbs stronger by using adverbs like "very" or "really" or weaker by using adverbs like "quite," "fairly," or "a bit." The document provides a list of common single-word adverbs of degree and examples of how they are used in sentences.

1. ADVERBS OF DEGREE

2. ADVERBS
Definition:
Adverbs are words that modify
• a verb He drove slowly.
• an adjective He drove a very fast car.
• another adverb She moved quite slowly down
the aisle.

3. Kinds of Adverbs:
o Adverbs of Manner
She moved slowly and spoke quietly.
o Adverbs of Place
She has lived on the island all her life.
She still lives there now.
o Adverbs of Frequency
She takes the boat to the mainland every day.
She often goes by herself.

4. o Adverbs of Time
She tries to get back before dark.
It's starting to get dark now.
She finished her tea first.
She left early.
o Adverbs of Purpose
She drives her boat slowly to avoid
hitting the rocks.
She shops in several stores to get the
best buys.

5. o Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of degree tell us the strength or intensity of
something that happens. Many adverbs are gradable,
that is, we can intensify them.
Basically they answer the sort of question that asks
How much ...? or How little...?
- They’re tired
They’re extremely tired.
-We played badly.
We played very badly.
- That idea is stupid.
That idea is completely stupid.

6. - It was an interesting book.
It was a fairly interesting book.
- I was excited
I was really excited.
- María looked upset.
María looked rather upset.
- I’m afraid I disagree.
I’m afraid I totally disagree.

7. Adverbs of Degree
-We can use very and really before an adjective or
adverb to make it stronger, and extremely to make
it very strong.
This cake is really niece.
They work extremely hard.

8. Adverbs of Degree
-We can use quite, fairly and a bit before an
adjective or an adverb to make it weaker.
Maria sings fairly well.
The film is quite interesting.
-We usually use a bit with a negative adjective or
adverb.
I feel a bit tired.

9. Adverbs of Degree
- quite comes before a/an
We live in quite a small house.
- very, really, extremely and fairly come after a/an
My parents’ house has got an extremely big garden
-We do not use a bit + adjective + noun
It’s a bit long film

10. Alphabetical list of common
single-word degree adverbs
almost
absolutely
awfully*
badly*
barely
completely
decidedly
deeply
enough
enormously
entirely
extremely
fairly
far
fully
greatly
hardly
highly
how
incredibly
indeed
intensely
just
least
less
little
lots
most
much
nearly
perfectly
positively
practically
pretty*
purely
quite
rather
really
scarcely
simply
so
somewhat
strongly
terribly*
thoroughly
too
totally
utterly
very
virtually
well