📝 Created by: El Arby Ameur | 📅 August 2026 | 🌐 lesson.tn

📖 Estimated reading time: 8 minutes | Word count: ~1000 words

📏 Adverbs of Degree: Very, Quite, Too, Almost

Level: B1 | Focus: Expressing intensity or degree

Grammar Adverbs adverbs of degree very too

Common Adverbs of Degree

very, too, quite, almost, extremely, really, fairly, rather, completely, totally, absolutely, barely, hardly, nearly, pretty, so, somewhat

Meanings and Examples

VERY (high degree): This is very interesting.
TOO (excessively, negative): He drives too fast.
QUITE (moderately): She is quite smart.
ALMOST (nearly): I am almost finished.
EXTREMELY (very high degree): She is extremely talented.
REALLY (very): This is really good.
FAIRLY (moderately): He is fairly tall.
TOTALLY (completely): I totally agree.
ABSOLUTELY (completely): She is absolutely right.
BARELY (almost not): He is barely awake.
💡 Position: Adverbs of degree usually come BEFORE the adjective or adverb they modify: very good, too fast, quite difficult, almost ready.
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