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