Grammar: B1 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure - Lesson 5: Adverbs of Degree (very, really, quite, too, enough) & Placement

✨ Lesson 5: Adverbs of Degree (very, really, quite, too, enough)

We know that adjectives describe nouns (e.g., "a hot day"). But what if we want to say *how* hot? We use Adverbs of Degree¹.

These adverbs modify² adjectives or other adverbs to change their intensity³. They answer the question "To what extent⁴?". The general rule is that they come before the adjective or adverb they are modifying.

Common Adverbs of Degree

very / really (strong intensity)

• The weather in Siem Reap is very hot.
• The carvings at Banteay Srei are really beautiful.
• He drives his tuk-tuk very slowly. (modifying an adverb)

quite (medium intensity)

'Quite' means 'fairly' or 'more than a little'.

• The market was quite busy this morning.
• The exam was quite difficult, but I think I passed.

too (a negative meaning; more than is wanted or necessary)

• I can't drink this coffee. It's too hot!
• The tickets for the show were too expensive, so we didn't buy them.

A Special Case: 'enough'

The word 'enough' is a special adverb of degree with a different word order.

Rule 1: 'enough' comes AFTER an adjective or adverb.

• Is the water warm enough to swim? (NOT enough warm)
• You are not speaking loudly enough. I can't hear you.

Rule 2: 'enough' comes BEFORE a noun.

• Do we have enough money for dinner?
• I don't have enough time to visit all the temples.

🧠 Practice Quiz: Correct or Incorrect?

Read the sentences. Are they correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix them.

1. The hotel was nice quite.
   → Incorrect. The hotel was quite nice.
2. Is your drink cold enough?
   → Correct.
3. The tuk-tuk was too slow for me.
   → Correct.
4. I don't have money enough for that.
   → Incorrect. I don't have enough money for that.

📝 Homework: Describe Your Experience

Write three sentences about a place you have visited. Use at least three different adverbs of degree from this lesson.

Example: The food was really delicious. It was quite expensive, but not too expensive. I didn't have enough time to see everything.

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Vocabulary Glossary

1. Adverb of Degree: (Noun) - កិរិយាវិសេសនៃកម្រិត (kĕ're'ya'vĭ'seh ney kâm'rĭt) - A word that changes the strength or intensity of an adjective or another adverb. ↩
2. Modify: (Verb) - កែប្រែ (kae'prae) - To change something slightly, especially to improve it or make it more specific. ↩
3. Intensity: (Noun) - កម្រិត (kâm'rĭt) - The strength of something. ↩
4. Extent: (Noun) - កម្រិត (kâm'rĭt) / វិសាលភាព (vĭ'să'lâ'phĭəp) - The degree or limit of something. ↩