Eighteen cards with statements or questions using a gradable adjective. (e.g. Was it cold in Toronto?) Others have to respond using an absolute adjective. (e.g.It was absolutely freezing!)

Quizzes

Gradable and absolute adjectives gap fill quiz
Gap quiz using absolute adjectives in Reward Int Resource Pack, progress check 6 - 10 dominoes

Gradable and absolute adjectives quiz 2
Gap fill quiz with 11 two-line dialogues: Is the flat big? Big? It's absolutely enormous.

Matching exercises

Gradable and absolute adjectives matching
Uses adjective examples found in Reward Int Resource Pack, 6 - 10 progress check: dominoes

Book references

Global Intermediate Coursebook

Unit 2 Lives and Legends Page 23 Extreme adjectives

Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate

Unit 4 Adrenalin Page 34
(1) Match gradable / absolute adjectives (2) Listen to and practice dialogues on the pattern: 'Were you scared? 'Scared? I was terrified!'

Unit 8 Review 1 Page 71
Gapped post card

Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate

Unit 11 Sell Page 108
very, quite, absolutely, totally etc + adjectives. Listening: people's reaction to a film.

New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students' book

Module 7 Big events Page 73 Extreme adjectives
Matching and follow-up gap-fill activity

Module 7 Big events Page 83
practise

Reward Intermediate Resource Pack

11 Progress check 6 - 10 Dominoes Pages 6 - 10
Dominoes for gradable - non-gradable adjectives and homophones (waist - waste etc.)