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Instructions
Order these sentences so the adverb of frequency comes in the right position.FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
Items
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| I / get up / always / at 8 a.m. |
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| is / asking me questions / She / always |
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| never / I / know / what to say |
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| find / your car keys / never / can / You |
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| John / late / often / is |
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| listen / They / never / can |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| eats / Mike / often / pizza / for dinner |
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| hardly ever / oranges / eat / I |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| She / dresses / very often / in blue |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / usually / some help with the homework / need |
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| in the mornings. / usually / very tired / Something is the matter with me. I / am |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| come / My parents / very often / to help me |
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| to the hairdresser's / once a month / usually / go / I |
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| soup / every other day / We / have |
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| to the dentist / I / go / once a year / usually |
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| have to go / shopping / day in, day out / I |
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| breaks down / several times a year / My car |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / Yesterday, / she / me / phoned |
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| saw / it / I / five times |
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| go / three times a week / I / to the gym |
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| I travel a lot. I / some petrol / need / every other day. |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / She / listens / rarely |
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| help you / if you need it / rarely / will / Tom |
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| have lunch / Do / you / at home? / usually |
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| often / to the disco? / do / How / go / you |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| always / ? / win / Kevin / Does |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / you / feel tired? / often |
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| Can / always / I / in green? / dress |
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| go / to the gym / every day / you / ? / Do |
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