Unit 89 - Adjectives ✨ TRI ĐỨC ENGLISH 2026 • Pre-Intermediate UNIT 89 ADJECTIVES LÝ THUYẾT NGỮ PHÁP A. Extreme adjectives There are many 'extreme' adjectives we use to say that something is very good, or very small, or very surprising, etc. • We were lucky - the weather was marvellous . [very good; syns terrific, wonderful, amazing] • Don't go and see that film - it's awful . [very bad; syn dreadful] • I was delighted she passed her exam. [very pleased] • It's a nice modern flat, but it's absolutely tiny . [very small] • I wasn't very hungry, but they gave us a huge meal. [very big; syn enormous] • You should watch that programme; you'll find it absolutely fascinating . [very interesting] • Everyone was really exhausted by the end of the day. [very tired] • Bungee jumping is the most terrifying thing I've ever done. [very frightening] • Computers are an essential part of modern life. [very important and necessary] • The food was delicious . [very good; but usually only for food] Language help The food was absolutely marvellous . (NOT The food was very marvellous.) We can use absolutely or really before extreme adjectives, e.g. absolutely awful, really terrific , but we can't use very . We use very or really with gradable adjectives which do not have an extreme meaning, e.g. very big, very good, very nice, very tired, really ...