Very + Adjectives = Advanced Synonyms

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Very + Adjectives

Substitute "very + simple adjective" constructions with more advanced synonyms in the following 8 sentences. Each synonym you write should start with the given letter.

1. Across the plaza is another (very beautiful) colonial building. E
2. After walking through the snow, my feet were (very cold). F
3. Bed linen should be (very clean). S
4. Doc drives an (very old) Ford convertible. A
5. Each of the damned souls was guarded by a group of (very ugly) demons. H
6. Everyone looked (very serious) throughout the funeral service. S
7. He did not remember his sister at all, except as a tiny, (very weak) baby. F
8. He huddled in the corner like a (very afraid) child. T
9. He told me that he was (very eager) to help. K
10. He was (very worried) about the safety of the machinery. A
11. He was clasping the vase tightly, (very afraid) of dropping it. T
12. He wore an (very neat and tidy) dark blue suit. I
13. Helen is always (very worried) about travelling alone. A
14. Her daughter's face was (very beautiful) even when she was terrified. E
15. I was (very hungry), having had no food or sleep for thirty hours. F
16. I was expecting him to be (very angry) but he was very restrained. F
17. I was late and he was (very angry) with me. F
18. I've stopped believing most of what he says. Isn't that (very bad)? A
19. I'm (very afraid) of forgetting my lines. T
20. Mother always kept the house (very clean). S
21. My grandmother's (very weak) now and needs someone to look after her. F
22. One of our wedding presents was a (very ugly) clock. H
23. Phil raised a glass of water to his (very dry) lips. P
24. Puddles were forming on the (very dry) earth. P
25. Radicals were (very happy) to get rid of him. J
26. That fridge smells (very bad). A
27. The (very tasty) smell of freshly made coffee came from the kitchen. D
28. The fans were (very happy) about their team's victory. J
29. The judge read the verdict in a clear and (very serious) voice. S
30. The marriage between the two stars was as (very strange) as it was short-lived. B
31. The organization's most (very valuable) asset is its staff. P
32. The robe was encrusted with (very valuable) metals and stones. P
33. The sun was so (very bright) that it was impossible to even look at its reflection in the water. D
34. They survived for four hours in the (very cold) water. F
35. This is a wonderful piece of (very old) machinery of indeterminate age. A
36. This wine is (very tasty). D
37. We cannot afford to waste (very valuable) time. P
38. We walked out of the cinema into (very bright) sunshine. D
39. What's for supper? I'm (very hungry). F
40. Woods disappeared in (very strange) circumstances. B

Keys:

1. exquisite
2. freezing
3. spotless
4. ancient
5. hideous
6. solemn
7. feeble
8. terrified
9. keen
10. anxious
11. terrified
12. immaculate
13. anxious
14. exquisite
15. famished
16. furious
17. furious
18. awful
19. terrified
20. spotless
21. feeble
22. hideous
23. parched
24. parched
25. jubilant
26. awful
27. delicious
28. jubilant
29. solemn
30. bizarre
31. precious
32. precious
33. dazzling
34. freezing
35. ancient
36. delicious
37. precious
38. dazzling
39. famished
40. bizarre