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Here is a list of some adverbs of degree.

absolutely enormously hardly somewhat

barely extremely incredibly entirely
completely fairly practically thoroughly

deeply fully decidedly virtually
enough greatly scarcely highly

Remember
When two or more adverbs are added to the end of a sentence, they follow the following order:

1. Adverb of manner 2. Adverb of place
3. Adverb of time 4. Adverb of reason

Test Yourself

I. Underline the adverbs and write their kinds in the space provided.

1. We come together annually to celebrate Holi. _______________________
2. Where can we meet? _______________________

3. The soup was terribly hot. _______________________
4. Karan always takes the bus. _______________________

5. I saw him get down there. _______________________
6. He was driving dangerously. _______________________

7. We played on the beach all day. _______________________
8. Often I like to go on a trip alone. _______________________

9. The children were laughing happily. _______________________
10. I shall talk to you later. _______________________

II. Write the adverb forms of the highlighted adverb phrases in the space provided.

1. I remember my students with great fondness. _______________________
2. With fortune, we reached home safely. _______________________

3. The king distributed his wealth to his subjects with
a lot of generosity. _______________________
4. We watched the horses gallop with grace. _______________________

5. As we were all very hungry, we devoured the bread
and cheese with a lot of greed. _______________________

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