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