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Frequency adverbs: position

Frequency adverbs: position
Activity Put in Order
Activity Put in Order
Practise how to put adverbs of frequency in the right place inside the sentence.
 

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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

Items
at 8 a.m. / I / always / get up
 
asking me questions / always / is / She
 
I / know / never / what to say
 
never / You / your car keys / find / can
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
John / often / late / is
 
They / listen / can / never
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
for dinner / pizza / often / Mike / eats
 
I / oranges / hardly ever / eat
 
My parents / almost never / go on holiday
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
very often / in blue / dresses / She
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
They / need / usually / some help with the homework
 
usually / am / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / in the mornings.
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
come / very often / to help me / My parents
 
usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's / go / I
 
soup / We / have / every other day
 
I / once a year / to the dentist / usually / go
 
shopping / I / have to go / day in, day out
 
My car / several times a year / breaks down
 
Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY
me / she / phoned / twice / Yesterday,
 
five times / I / it / saw
 
I / to the gym / go / three times a week
 
some petrol / every other day. / need / I travel a lot. I
 
Begin the sentence with SHE
when you talk to her / listens / She / rarely
 
Tom / rarely / help you / will / if you need it
 
have lunch / Do / you / usually / at home?
 
you / go / do / How / to the disco? / often
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
Does / always / ? / Kevin / win
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
often / Do / feel tired? / you
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
always / dress / Can / I / in green?
 
go / every day / Do / to the gym / ? / you
 
Total number of items: 30
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