Exercise 1
Complete the sentences using quite + the following:
famous good hungry late noisy often old surprised
1 I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. She’s …………………….
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 …………………….
Answers
1
1 quite famous
2 quite hungry
3 Quite good
4 quite often
5 quite noisy
6 quite surprised
7 quite late
8 quite old
Exercise 2
Put the words in the right order to complete the sentences.
1 The weather was better than we had expected.
It was ……………………. (a / nice / quite / day).
2 Tom likes to sing.
He has ……………………. (voice / quite / good /a).
3 The bus stop wasn’t very near the hotel.
We had to walk ……………………. (quite / way / a / long).
4 It’s not so warm today.
There’s ……………………. (a / wind / cold / pretty).
5 The journey took longer than I expected.
There was ……………………. (lot / traffic / a / of / quite).
6 I’m tired.
I’ve had ……………………. (pretty / day / a / busy).
Answers
2
1 quite a nice day
2 quite a good voice
3 quite a long way
4 a pretty cold wind
5 quite a lot of traffic
6 a pretty busy day
Exercise 3
Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use rather + adjective.
1 The weather isn’t so good. It’s …………………….
2 I enjoyed the film, but it was …………………….
3 The hotel we stayed at wasn’t very good. I was …………………….
4 I think it’s ……………………. that Chris went away without telling anybody.
5 Lucy doesn’t like having to wait. Sometimes she’s …………………….
Answers
3
1 rather cloudy
2 rather long
3 rather disappointed
4 rather strange
5 rather impatient
Exercise 4
What does quite mean in these sentences? Tick the right meaning.
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more than a little, less than very |
completely |
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1 It’s quite cold. You’d better wear your coat. |
……………………. |
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2 ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Yes, quite sure.’ |
……………………. |
……………………. |
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3 Anna’s English is quite good. |
……………………. |
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4 I couldn’t believe it. It was quite incredible. |
……………………. |
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5 My bedroom is quite big. |
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6 I’m quite tired. I think I’ll go to bed. |
……………………. |
……………………. |
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7 I quite agree with you. |
……………………. |
……………………. |
Answers
4
1 more than a little
2 complete
3 more than a little …
4 completely
5 more than a little …
6 more than a little …
7 completely
Exercise 5
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 said was …………………….
2 You won’t fall. The ladder is …………………….
3 I’m afraid I can’t do what you ask. It’s …………………….
4 I couldn’t agree with you more. You are …………………….
5 You can’t compare the two things. They are …………………….
6 You needn’t have done that. It was …………………….
7 I think I saw them go out, but I’m not …………………….
Answers
5
1 quite true
2 quite safe
3 quite impossible
4 quite right
5 quite different
6 quite unnecessary
7 quite sure