3b. Adverbs of Frequency Worksheet

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Adverbs of frequency show how often something happens. The most common ones are:

ADVERB HOW OFTEN EXAMPLE

always 100% Ahmed always has coffee with breakfast.

usually 90% We are usually at home at 9:00.

often 70% She often meets friends during the weekend.

sometimes 50% I sometimes watch a movie in the evening.

rarely 10% He rarely rides his bicycle to work. He likes to drive.

never 0% Fatima never eats meat. She is a vegetarian.

LOCATION OF ADVERB IN SENTENCE


* With action verbs, the adverb comes before the verb.

Example:
I usually read before I go to bed.
(adverb) (verb)

* With the verb “be”, the adverb comes after the verb.

Example:
I am usually on time for class.
(verb) (adverb)

* Choose the correct sentence.


Higher Colleges of Technology, English Communications
March 2019
Arwa Abdelhamid @ SJW
1. ____ We usually have dinner at 7:00.
____ We have usually dinner at 7:00.

2. ____ The children rarely sleep late.


____ The children sleep rarely late.

3. ____ Leila and Maryam sometimes watch a movie together.


____ Leila and Maryam watch sometimes a movie together.

4. ____ I often am at work by 7:30.


____ I am often at work by 7:30.

5. ____ Mohamed never is alone.


____ Mohamed is never alone.

* Answer the questions using complete sentences.

1. Where are you usually at 5:00? (Use “usually”)

I usually at home .

2. What do you always do before bed? (Use “always”)

I always brush my teeth before bed.

3. What do you never do at the weekend? (Use “never”)

I never sat in home at the weekend. I never go to collage at the weekind

* Put the words in the correct order. Make sure to add capital letters where needed.

Higher Colleges of Technology, English Communications


March 2019
Arwa Abdelhamid @ SJW
1. hungry / by / I / usually / am / 12:00 / .

I am usually hungry by 12:00 .

2. often / Ghada / travel / and / Maryam / together / .

Maryam and Ghada often travel together.

3. late / teacher / our / is / never / .

our teacher is never late .

4. rarely / we / time / fun / have / for / enough / .

We rarely have enough time for fun.

5. Ahmed / Friday / always / gym / on / the / is / at / .

Ahmed is always at the gym on Friday .

TEST YOURSELF
Higher Colleges of Technology, English Communications
March 2019
Arwa Abdelhamid @ SJW
1. I ___________ people’s names.
a) always forget b) am always forget c) forget always d) always forgetting

2. We ___________ at around 1:00.

a) eat usually b) usually eat c) eats usually d) usually eats

3. There ___________ extra food left after dinner.

a) often b) is often c) often is d) are often

4. The weather ___________ good in December.

a) usually b) are usually c) usually are d) is usually

5. We ___________ lunch in the cafeteria.

a) sometimes eat b) eat sometimes c) sometimes eating d) are sometimes eat

6. There ___________ a lot of traffic on Emirates Road.

a) always b) always is c) never is d) is always

7. I ___________ out during the week.

a) rarely go b) going rarely c) always going d) go rarely

8. It ___________ in summer in the UAE.

a) rain sometimes b) rains never c) never rains d) rain

9. We ___________ time to watch a movie.

a) rarely have b) rarely c) have rarely d) have always

10. Why ___________ late to class?

a) you often b) you are often c) often are you d) are you often

Higher Colleges of Technology, English Communications


March 2019
Arwa Abdelhamid @ SJW

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