Exercises

Unit 104 · quite, pretty, rather and fairly

104.1

Complete the sentences using quite …

1I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. She’s quite famous .(Example)

I’m . Is there anything to eat?

We go to the cinema – maybe once a month.

We live near a very busy road, so it’s often .

I didn’t expect Lisa to contact me. I was when she phoned.

I went to bed last night, so I’m a bit tired this morning.

I don’t know exactly when this house was built, but it’s .

104.2

Put the words in the right order to complete the sentences

1The weather was better than we had expected. It was quite a nice day (a / nice / quite / day) .(Example)

Tom likes to sing. He has (voice / quite / good / a) .

The bus stop wasn’t near the hotel. We had to walk (quite / way / a / long) .

It’s not so warm today. There’s (a / wind / cold / pretty) .

The roads were busy. There was (lot / tr affic / a / of / quite) .

I’m tired. I’ve had (pretty / day / a / busy) .

Sarah hasn’t been working here long. She (fairly / started / recently) .

104.3

Use your own ideas to complete these sentences

Use your own ideas to complete these sentencesUse rather

1The weather isn’t so good. It’s rather cloudy .(Example)

I enjoyed the film, but it was .

Chris went away without telling anybody, which was .

Lucy doesn’t like having to wait. Sometimes she’s .

They have some lovely things in this shop, but it’s .

104.4

What does quite mean in these sentences

What does quite mean in these sentencesTick

1It’s quite cold. You need a coat.(Example)

2‘Are you sure?’ ‘Yes, quite sure.’(Example)

Anna’s English is quite good.

I couldn’t believe it. It was quite incredible.

My bedroom is quite big.

I’m quite tired. I think I’ll go to bed.

I quite agree with you. more than ‘a little’, less than ‘very’ (Section A) ✓ ‘completely’ (Section D) ✓

104.5

Complete these sentences using quite …

1I didn’t believe her at first, but in fact what she said was quite true .(Example)

You won’t fall. The ladder is .

I’m afraid I can’t do what you ask. It’s .

I completely agree with you. You are .

You can’t compare the two things. They are .

I think I saw them go out, but I’m not .

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