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