Intensifying adverbs

Question 1

Highly: goes with very positive words.
Extremely (except recommended)

Answer 1

Likely, unlikely, unusual, successful, competitive, profitable, controversial, recommended.

Jill’s highly unusual behavior began to worry her parents.

Question 2

Absolutely, utterly (formal): usually goes with adjectives of very extreme meaning, where we can’t use very.

We don’t say very exhausted, we say absolutely exhausted.

Answer 2

Ridiculous, stupid, impossible, wrong, alone, appalled, convinced, devastated, miserable.

The whole area was utterly devastated after the earthquake.

Question 3

1) Bitterly = mean strong sadness, used more in writing.
2) deeply = words of feelings.
3) ridiculous = extreme unbelievable.
4) strongly = verbs of having an opinion.

Answer 3

1) disappointing/disappointed, resent, criticize, regret, complain, cry, weep.
2) ashamed, concerned, shocked, committed, moved, affected, hurt, regret, care, religious, unhappy.
3) cheap, expensive, easy, low, high, long, short, small, large, early.
4) oppose, influence, believe, deny, recommend, support, condemn, suggest, feel, argue, object.