than one answer) 1 My brother is never sad He's happy 2 I was late for work only one time last year I
Adverbs of Frequency Put the adverb in the right place in the sentence: Answers: 1 She always goes to bed early 2 We never watch TV
We can use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often we do something Remember to put the adverb of frequency before the main verb 2 Match them up
Answers to Adverbs of frequency – exercises 1 Check your grammar: grouping – adverbs of frequency Before the main verb e g I ______ go swimming
Based on your answers for Questions 2 and 3, where do you think these adverbs of frequency usually appear in a sentence? Does the verb matter? 5 One of these
Use adverbs of frequency 1 I / dream about flying I sometimes dream about flying 3 Write answers to the questions in Exercise 2 1 ? Yes, I was
Adverbs of frequency come before the main verb if the main verb is not “to be ” Examples: We usually eat breakfast at 7:00 a m Our dad never gets off work
We use frequency adverbs to describe how often something We place the frequency adverbs BEFORE the main verb (in I exercise in the afternoons
AIM OF THE ACTIVITY: Improving grammar knowledge on frequency adverbs and word order in the sentence They will individually do the exercises but when
We ofren use adverbs of frequency to say how ofren we do something In shore answers we do not repeat the main verb 4 Is Max doing the exercise?
2985_3atg_worksheet_advsfrequency.pdf NAME: ________________________ DATE: _______________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ADVERBS of FREQUENCY
always 100% I always watch TV at night. almost always 95% She almost always eats breakfast. usually 75% Mike usually gets up late. often 50% I often exercise in the morning. sometimes 25% They sometimes go to Starbucks. seldom 5% I seldom see him. rarely 5% I rarely see him. hardly ever 5% I hardly ever see him. never 0% We never come to class late. Y Fill in the blanks below with the best adverbs of frequency (some sentences may have more than one answer). 1. My brother is never sad. Hes _______________ happy. 2. I was late for work only one time last year. Im _______________ late. 3. Mary failed only one test in high school. She _______________ passed her tests. 4. I always remember to do my homework. I _______________ forget to do it. 5. Steven seldom goes to a cinema. He _______________ sees movies. 6. Judy saw a doctor for the first time in three years. She _______________ gets sick. 7. I get up at five oclock seven days a week. I _______________ get up early. 8. Its always hot and sunny where I live. Thats why I _______________ see snow. 9. A: Do you ever drink coffee? B: Yes, but only _______________, not often. Just a few times a week.
10. My sister almost never eats burgers and fries. She _______________ eats healthy
foods.
11. I _______________ take a bus to class, maybe three or four days a week.
12. A: Do you ever watch action movies? B: No, never. Well, I watched an action
movie a few years ago, so I guess should say _______________. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingsgrammar.com
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ALL Things Grammar
Grammar Focus
Adverbs of Frequency
Level Beginning to Elementary (CEFR A1)
ANSWER KEY
1. always 2. hardly ever / rarely / seldom 3. almost always 4. never 5. rarely / hardly ever 6. seldom / rarely / hardly ever 7. always 8. never
9. sometimes
10. almost always
11. usually
12. seldom / rarely / hardly ever
Grades as
percentages My Notes 12 / 12 = 100% 11 / 12 = 92 10 / 12 = 83 9 / 12 = 75 8 / 12 = 67 7 / 12 = 58 6 / 12 = 50 5 / 12 = 42 4 / 12 = 33 3 / 12 = 25 2 / 12 = 17 1 / 12 = 8 0 / 12 = 0% Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingsgrammar.com