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