Adverbs of Degrees
The oven works (really/fairly) well.
The oven is okay
fairly
Sometimes he tries to go __ to the second floor.
upstairs, back, somewhere
upstairs
We went looking at houses last Saturday, and we only found one house (good) ___.
too ______, not too ______, ______ enough, not _____ enough
good enough
My dad __ the neighbors move to a new house last Friday.
helped, helps, helping, helpful, helpless, weak, weaken, weaker, weakest
helped
Look at this (totally/kind of) messy kitchen. - I think it is the worst kitchen
The dishwasher is (barely/not very) full. - There is a lot in the dishwasher.
totally
barely
He goes up okay, but he goes ___ when he comes down the stairs. I have to go behind him so that he doesn’t fall. He is too scared of the basement, so he never goes ____.
inside, backwards, outside, downstairs
backwards, downstairs
First, we went to see an old house. It was (bad) ____ on the outside, but the inside was (dirty) __
too ______, not too ______, ______ enough, not _____ enough
not too bad, too dirty
The neighbors love him because he is so _____. He always asked my brothers and sisters to ___ him.
helped, helps, helping, helpful, helpless, weak, weaken, weaker, weakest
helpful, help
Your bathroom seems (very/rather) dark. - I think it looks dark. I'm a little surprised.
The kitchen window is (barely/nearly) as big as mine. - My window is bigger.
My mother (nearly/just) cooked dinner. - She finished cooking dinner and it's ready.
rather
nearly
just
So, we went to see another house. The next house was quite beautiful, but it was (small) __ for our big family. We were discouraged, but we decided to look at some more houses. The third house had a fairly nice exterior, but the location was (close) __ to our school. We need to be able to walk to school. The last house was (far) __ from our schools, and it was (big) __ for our family.
too ______, not too ______, ______ enough, not _____ enough
too small, not close enough, not too far, big enough
But my sisters said they were too ____. They are strong enough, but they act like they are ___ so they don’t have to work. My little sister was acting like the ________ one, so my dad made her clean the bathrooms in the new house.
helped, helps, helping, helpful, helpless, weak, weaken, weaker, weakest
weak, helpless, weakest
We (almost/just) bought the other house. - We were going to buy the other house but we didn't.
I think the bookcase is (pretty/kind of) nice. - I don't like it, but I'm trying to be nice.
The garage door opens (really/fairly) quickly. - It opens fast, it's great.
He (almost/hardly) goes into the library. - He goes to the library but not often.
almost
kind of
really
hardly