Using Intensifiers in English (A2-B1)

Feb 13, 2024

Using Intensifiers in English

What are intensifiers? 

Intensifiers are words or phrases that modify or strengthen the meaning of other words or expressions. They are used to add emphasis or intensity to the information conveyed. They are commonly used with adjectives or adverbs, but they can also be used with nouns or phrases.

Adverb Intensifiers

Very: e.g., "It's very hot today."
Extremely: e.g., "The movie was extremely entertaining."
Really: e.g., "I'm really tired."
Quite: e.g., "She's quite talented."
So: e.g., "He's so funny."
Too: e.g., "It's too cold to go outside."

Adjective Intensifiers

Absolutely: e.g., "It's absolutely amazing."
Utterly: e.g., "He was utterly exhausted."
Completely: e.g., "The task is completely finished."
Unbelievably: e.g., "It was unbelievably good."
Incredibly: e.g., "The scenery was incredibly beautiful."

Noun Intensifiers

Total: e.g., "He's a total genius."
Complete: e.g., "It was a complete disaster."
Real: e.g., "She's a real beauty."
Absolute: e.g., "It's an absolute nightmare."

Phrasal Intensifiers

By far: e.g., "It's by far the best movie I've seen."
Without a doubt: e.g., "He's without a doubt the most talented musician."
To a great extent: e.g., "The success was due to a great extent to her hard work."
In every sense of the word: e.g., "He's a gentleman in every sense of the word."

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