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