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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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| always / I / at 8 a.m. / get up |
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| always / asking me questions / is / She |
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| never / I / know / what to say |
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| can / never / find / your car keys / You |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| is / often / late / John |
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| never / listen / They / can |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| for dinner / pizza / Mike / often / eats |
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| hardly ever / oranges / I / eat |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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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) |
| They / some help with the homework / usually / need |
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| usually / am / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / very tired |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| My parents / to help me / very often / come |
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| usually / to the hairdresser's / I / go / once a month |
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| every other day / We / have / soup |
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| usually / to the dentist / go / I / once a year |
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| day in, day out / I / shopping / have to go |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / twice / me / Yesterday, / she |
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| I / saw / five times / it |
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| I / go / three times a week / to the gym |
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / She / rarely / listens |
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| rarely / help you / Tom / if you need it / will |
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| Do / you / have lunch / usually / at home? |
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| you / to the disco? / go / often / How / do |
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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) |
| often / feel tired? / Do / you |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| always / I / in green? / dress / Can |
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| every day / ? / go / you / Do / to the gym |
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