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