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