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