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