Please help. Test with native speakers.

[twin_sister1]

Thank you very much.
Any more answers? The more replies I get, the more reliable the test results will be.
Thanks.

[twin_sister1]

Thanks a lot. Now I have a starting point. But, please, continue answering.

[twin_sister1]

Thank you for the answers.
Any more replies?

[shashinka]

Hi Twin

1. pretty
2. pretty
3. fairly
4. pretty
5. pretty
6. pretty
7. fairly / pretty -depends whether written or spoken
8. fairly / pretty -depends whether written or spoken

I'm East coast USA and 44 yrs old.

[sushuma]

1. rather
2. quite
3. fairly
4. pretty
5. quite
6. pretty
7. rather
8. quite

USA (Pacific Northwest), 41.

[pyoung]

1.I was _______ surprised to see him with his ex-wife. quite/rather
2.He was limping _______ badly. rather/quite
3.I got a letter from Sylvia ________ recently. quite/fairly
4.The food in the cafeteria is usually _____ good. pretty
5.She still looks ________ miserable. quite/fairly
6.I’m ________ sure he’ll say yes. quite/fairly
7.The house had a ______ large garden. fairly/rather
8.She speaks English ________ well. quite/fairly/rather

Multiple answers depend on degree, except #7. That one is a toss-up.
California/58

[Braidy]

RATHER, PRETTY, FAIRLY or QUITE

1.I was _rather______ surprised to see him with his ex-wife.
any

2.He was limping __pretty_____ badly.
rather, pretty or quite

3.I got a letter from Sylvia __fairly______ recently.
fairly or quite - not rather

4.The food in the cafeteria is usually _quite____ good.
any

5.She still looks ___rather_____ miserable.
any

6.I’m ____pretty____ sure he’ll say yes.
Quite sure means certain. Pretty or fairly, not rather.

7.The house had a _fairly_____ large garden.
Rather, pretty, fairly but not quite.

8.She speaks English ________ well.
Any.

Pretty is more of a slang usage than the others.

Rather often has an implication of surprise or doubt. If you say a garden (US yard) is rather large this implies that it's too big or larger than it should be. If the food is rather good it's better than you would expect.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by twin_sister1

Hi. I am writing my master thesis and need to do a kind of a test with native speakers. Could you take a look at the following sentences and insert RATHER, PRETTY, FAIRLY or QUITE where it seems more natural to you. There is no right or wrong. I simply need the statistics. Please, specify the country of origin and your age. Thanks in advance.

1.I was ___QUITE ____ surprised to see him with his ex-wife.
2.He was limping __RATHER_____ badly.
3.I got a letter from Sylvia ___QUITE_____ recently.
4.The food in the cafeteria is usually __PRETTY___ good.
5.She still looks ___QUITE_____ miserable.
6.I’m ___PRETTY_____ sure he’ll say yes.
7.The house had a ___RATHER,___ large garden.
8.She speaks English __QUITE______ well.

[twin_sister1]

Thanks for the answers I would appreciate if I could receive any more.
Happy new Year!

[twin_sister1]

Thank you for these answers. I would appreciate if I got any more responses.
Happy New Year!