Intensifying Adjectives

Intensifying Adjectives: Test Your Knowledge

Take this intensifying adjectives quiz now that you have studied proper collocations and intensifying adjectives for non-physical nouns. Click on the arrow to check your answer. Choose from the following adjectives:

great
utter
big
large
deep
high
heavy
strong

• He has a -- great understanding of Greek culture.
• She was in -- utter despair at the though of loosing him.
• Unfortunately, Tom was a -- heavy drinker.
• The lawyer went into -- great detail as he explained the case to the judge.
• Mary has a -- high opinion of her brother.
• I came home, got into bed and immediately fell into a -- deep sleep.
• Jack is a -- big spender. He loves to take his friends out to dinner.
• Don't listen to him. He's an -- utter idiot.
• There was a -- large scale earthquake in San Francisco last weekend.
• I must admit that last weekend was a -- big disappointment.
• The -- high cost of energy in the area has led to limited use of the air conditioner.
• When I walked into the room Peter was in -- deep thought.
• She explained her situation in -- great detail.
• I was in -- utter bliss when I heard the news.
• I'm sorry I'm late. There was -- heavy traffic.
• A -- large proportion of students live in the dormitory.