Question

02 Listen and check your answers
Grammar reference p. 163
For each sentence, decide which adverb is
correct, or if both are correct.
Example: I saw two (ver absolutely) good
programmes on TV last night.
1 Thank you for the party. It was (verylabsolutely)
brilliant
2 It's really very dangerous to ride a motorbike
without a helmet
3 My brother is really absolutely) intelligent but
doesn't study enough
4 That new cinema in the town centre is
(extremely really) huge
5 it was (verylextremely) nice of you to wait so long
for me
6 I was tired so I went to bed (verylabsolutely early
last night
7 I'm (very really) useless at maths. I've failed all my
maths exams
8 I'm sorry I've got some (verylextremely bad news
to tell you
9 What a lovely dress! You look (extremelylabsolutely)
gorgeous!
10 Agnes has got a really absolutely good job now.

Answer 1

1.Absolutely brilliant

2.very dangerous

3.really

4.extremely

5.very

6.very

7.really

8.very

9.absolutely

10.really