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