Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something. It tells us about the severity of the effect. Adverbs of degree are used to modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs and specify to what extent something happens.
Adverbs of Degree just like other adverbs are placed before an adjective, verb, or adverb.
List of Adverbs of Degree
Below is the list of adverbs of degree:
- lots
- barely
- nearly
- virtually
- intensely
- enormously
- well
- practically
- little
- far
- fully
- somewhat
- much
- perfectly
- absolutely
- extremely
- least
- incredibly
- almost
- rather
- enough
- entirely
- thoroughly
- pretty
- really
- scarcely
- badly
- fairly
- greatly
- very
- too
- hardly
- just
- strongly
- simply
- awfully
- how
- most
- decidedly
- so
- less
- utterly
- indeed
- positively
- totally
- purely
- deeply
- completely
- highly
- terribly
- quite
Let us find out how strongly an adverb of degree modifies adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs:
Absolute degree Adverbs
- thoroughly
- perfectly
- entirely
- absolutely
- completely
- utterly
- totally
Strong degree Adverbs
- a little
- remarkably
- pretty
- highly
- very
Medium degree Adverbs
- rather
- a lot
- really
Mild degree Adverbs
- slightly
- fairly
- quite
- awfully
- incredibly
- somewhat
- particularly
- deeply
- enormously
- greatly
- incredibly
- lots
- most
- remarkably
- terribly
- strongly
- a bit
- extremely
Examples of Adverbs of Degree
Below are some examples of adverbs of degree:
- We have enough bread.
- This cake is absolutely
- They were almost
- They don’t have enough food.
- That costs too much.
- She has almost
- Our driveway is completely
- My teacher is terribly grumpy today.
- I am too tired to go out tonight.
- He was just
- He speaks very
- Are you warm enough?
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