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