1. Nuancer les adjectifs
• Les adverbes d'intensité peuvent nuancer des adjectifs. Les adverbes se placent à gauche de l'adjectif.
very = She is very clever.
so = This hamburger is so good.
(much) too = It's much too cold for a picnic.
very = She is very clever.
so = This hamburger is so good.
(much) too = It's much too cold for a picnic.
Attention !
Enough se place toujours à droite.I tried very hard but I am not strong enough.
2. Nuancer les verbes
• On peut nuancer les verbes en utilisant certains adverbes. L'adverbe se place alors devant le verbe.
He was just leaving.
I am almost finished.
He was just leaving.
I am almost finished.
• On peut donner de l'emphase à un verbe en utilisant des auxiliaires.
I do like it.
I did visit the Louvre the other day.
I do like it.
I did visit the Louvre the other day.
3. Adverbes de degré les plus courants
Haute intensité : extremely, absolutely, undoubtedly, really.Intensité moyenne : surely, very, almost, certainly, so, enough.
Intensité faible : quite, little, just.
Adverbes de degré négatifs : never, rarely, not only, scarcely, seldom.
Le sais-tu ?
On peut combiner un adverbe de degré avec un autre adverbe.She is running very fast. – You are not running fast enough.
Exercice n°1
Complète l'affirmation. Les adverbes de degré peuvent nuancer…
Coche la (ou les) bonne(s) réponse(s).
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Exercice n°2
Un auxiliaire devant un verbe peut indiquer le degré / l'intensité.
Coche la bonne réponse.
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Exercice n°3
Classe les œuvres de la plus drôle à la moins drôle.
Fais glisser les étiquettes dans les zones prévues à cet effet.
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4
3
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The film was incredibly funny.
The opera was never funny.
The cartoon was quite funny.
The theatre play was very funny.
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The opera was never funny.
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The cartoon was quite funny.
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The theatre play was very funny.
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Exercice n°4
Choisis l'adverbe qui correspond le mieux.
Fais glisser les étiquettes dans les zones prévues à cet effet.
very
enough
too
My coffee is
I have had
The test was
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hot to drink. I have had
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cake. If I eat one more piece, I'll explode. The test was
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hard. I don't think I'll pass. 
