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You can use quite/pretty/rather/fairly+ adjectives or adverbs. So yo u can say: u lt's quite cold. lt 's pretty cold. lt 's rather cold. lt's fairly cold. Quite/pretty/rather/fairly= less than 'very' but more than 'a little'.

Quite and pretty are similar in meaning:

0 I'm surprised you ha ve n't heard of her. She' s quite famous I pretty famous. (=less than

'very famous', but more than 'a little famous') n Anna lives quite near me, so we see each other pretty often. Pretty is an informal word and is used mainly in spoken English. Quite goes before a/an: (J We live in quite an old house. (not a quite old house) Compare: _) Sarah has quite a good job. Sarah has a pretty good job. You can also use quite (but not pretty) in the foll owing ways: quite a/ an+ noun (without an adjective): n I didn't expect t o see them. lt was quite a surprise. (=quite a big surprise) quite a Lot (of. .. ): ~ There were quite a Lot of people at the meeting. quite+ verb, especially Like and enjoy:

C I quite Like tennis, but it 's not my favourite sport.

Rather is similar to quite and pretty. We often use rather for negative ideas (things we think are not good) :

0 The weather isn't so good. lt 's rather cloudy.

0 Paul is rather shy. He doesn't talk very much.

Quite and pretty are also possible in these examples. When we use rather for positi ve ideas (good/nice etc.), it means 'unusually' or 'surprisingly':

=These oranges are rather good. Where did you get them?

Fairly is weaker than quite/rather/pretty. For example, if something is fairly good, it is not very good and it could be better: '- My room is fairly big, but I'd prefer a bigger one.

C We see each other fairly often, but not as often as we used to.

Quite also means 'completely'. For exampl e:

u 'Are you sure?' 'Yes, quite sure .' (= completely sure)

Quite means 'completel y' with a number of ad j ecti ves, especially: .--------- -- ---- sure certain

right wrong

true safe

clear obvious

different unnecessary

incredible extraordinary

0 She was quite different from what I expected. (= comp letely different)

C1 Everything t hey sa id was quite true. (= complete ly true)

We also use quite (= completely) with some verbs. For example:

0 I quite agree with you. (= I completely agree)

Not quite = not completely:

=' Th ey haven't quite finished eating yet.

0 I don't quite understand what you mean.

0 'Are you ready yet ?' 'Not quite .' (= not completely)

amazing impossible

Exercises

famous (^) good hungry Late no1sy. often (^) old surprised

1 I'm surprised you haven't heard of her. She's .... q0.~ __ .fGY':'r..9~ .?........ 2 I'm. Is there anything to eat? 3 ' How were the pictures you took?' .. ...... ...... .... .. .... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... ...... ..... ... ....... .... Better than usual.' 4 I go to the cinema ... .. ... ....... ........ ..... ..... ......... ... ..... -maybe once a month. 5 We live near a very busy road, so it's often .. ... ...... .... ... ... .. ...... .... ........ .. .. ...... .. ...... .. ... ... 6 I didn 't expect Laura to contact me. I was ........ ..... ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... ... when she phoned. 7 I went to bed .... .. .... ... .. ... .. .... ...... .. .... .. .... last night, so I'm a bit tired this morning. 8 I don't know exactly when these houses were built, but they're ... .... .. ... .. .......... ........ ... .. .. .. ... .... ........ ... ... ........ .... ...

••~ Put the words in the right order to complete the sentences.

1 The weather was better than we had expected.

lt was .. <1 .0.~ ...~ ...n~- - --~ ··· · ....... .. ...... .... ......... ....... ........ .. .... ..... .... ..... ...... ..... ..... .. ....... .... ... .. ......... ..

2 Tom likes to sing.

.. .. (a I nice I qu ite I day).

He h as (voice I quite I good /a).

3 The bus stop wasn't very near the hotel.

We had to walk ..... .. .... ........... .... ..... ........... .. .. .... .................... ....... ..... .. .................... (quite I way I a I long).

4 lt's not so warm today.

There's .. .... ... ...... .... ........... ........ ... ....... (a I w ind I cold I pretty).

5 The journey took longer than I expected.

There was ... .. .... ...... ... .. ......... .. ............... .... ............... ...... ... ......... ..... ............ .. .... .. .................... (lot I traffic I a I of I quite).

6 I'm tired.

I've had .... .............. ........ ... ........... ...... .. .... .... ..... .... ... ..^ ....^ ......^ ...^ .....^.^ ......^ ..........^ ..^ ..................^ (pretty^ I^ day^ I^ a^ I^ busy).

48 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use rather+ adjective.

1 The weather isn't so good. lt 's .... r~ - ~ 4.9<Ac ...

2 I enjoyed the film, but it was ...... .. ........ ... ..... .... ... .. .... ..................... .. ... ..... ... .... .... 3 Th e hotel we stayed at wasn't very good. I was ..... ... .. .... .. ... ........ ... ..... ....... ... ... 4 I think it's ...... .. ... ... ..... .. ... ........ ... ..... ..... .. ........ that Chris went away w ithout telling anybody. 5 Lucy doesn't like ha vi ng to wait. Sometimes she's .... .. .... .... .. .. .. ......... ......... .. .. ... .. .. ... ......... ........ ... .. .....

••~~' What does quite mean in these sentences? Tick {_.I") the right meaning.

more than a little} less than very (5 ection B) .. .... • .......!"_ .... ............

completely (Section E) 1 lt's quite cold. You'd better wear your coat. 2 'Are you sure?' 'Yes, quite sure.' .... .... .. ..../.... .. ..... ... ........ 3 Anna's English is quite good. 4 I cou ldn 't believe it. lt was quite incredible. 5 My bedroom is quite big. 6 I'm quite tired. I think I'll go to bed. 7 I quit e agree with you.

Cill) Complete these sentences using quite+ the following:

different impossible right safe sure true unnecessary

1 I didn 't believe her at first, but in fact what she sai d was ...... q0.~..k~. ~-- --.

2 You won 't fall. The ladder is ..... ..... ............... ............ ............................... 3 I'm afraid I can't do what you ask. lt 's .......... ........ .. .. ......... .. .. .......... .... ... ..... .... .... .. ........ ..... .. .. ...... ..... ... .. ..... 4 I co uldn't ag ree with you more. You are. ..... ....................... .. .... .......... .. .... ...... .... .................... 5 You can't compare the two things. Th ey are ... .. ......... .. ....... ... ..... ...... ........ .. ........ .. ......... .. .... ....... .. .... .. .... ...... ..... 6 You needn't h ave done that. lt was ........................................................................................... .... ..... 7 I think I sa w them go o ut , but I'm not ....... .. ..... .. .. ......... ... ... .... ......... ... ......... .... .. ...... .... ............... ........

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