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