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1. © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher Adverbs of Frequency ‹#›

2. Adverbs of Frequency: Explanation © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 100% Always I always clean my teeth after I have breakfast. 90% Usually I usually go swimming for an hour after work. 70% Often I often go out for dinner with my friends. 50% Sometimes I sometimes watch TV in the evening. 30% Occasionally I occasionally go to the theatre - maybe once or twice a year. 10% Seldom I seldom play football. I prefer playing tennis. 5% Hardly ever I hardly ever go to the beach - it takes three hours to drive there! 0% Never I never watch horror films. They’re too scary! subject + adverb + main verb He always rides his bike to work. He never takes the bus. subject + be + adverb They are always late for work. They are never on time.

3. Adverbs of Frequency: Multiple Choice Questions Complete the sentences with the correct adverb of frequency . © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 1. I _________________ watch horror films. They’re too scary! usually never sometimes 4. I love that Italian restaurant - I _________________ go there with my friends. rarely frequently never 2. We _________________ eat in restaurants at the weekend. We only cook during the week. often rarely always 5 . I’m _________________ nervous when I travel by plane. I hate flying! hardly ever always sometimes 3. I _________________ go to the theatre. I think I only went twice last year. hardly ever never often 6 . He’s always angry. I’ve _________________ seen him with a smile on his face. always usually never

4. Adverbs of Frequency: Multiple Choice Questions Complete the sentences with the correct adverb of frequency . © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 7. She _________________ reads a chapter of her book before bed. She loves reading! sometimes seldom usually 10. If it is sunny, we _________________ go to the beach at the weekends. usually rarely never 8 . They _________________ go for walks - maybe four of five times a week. sometimes often hardly ever 11. They used to speak to each other every day, but now they _________________ talk. sometimes hardly ever often 9 . I’m never late for my English class. I’m _________________ on time. never often always 12. The roads here are terrible. We are _________________ late because of the traffic. often seldom never

5. Adverbs of Frequency: Sentence Unscramble Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 1. always / breakfast / at / eat / o’clock / I / eight / . ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ? / often / the / you / cinema / go / Do / to ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Is / never / food / ? / you / a / there / eat ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. goes / rarely / . / He / gym / the / to ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. late / . / is / She / class / never / to ______________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Adverbs of Frequency: Sentence Unscramble Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 6. watch / in / television / the / usually / We / evenings / . ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. in / They / restaurants / often / . / eat ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. ever / does / homework / He / . / his / hardly ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. occasionally / tennis /. / park / at / play / We / the ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. She / . / to / late / seldom / bed / goes ______________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Adverbs of Frequency: Conversation Questions Roll the dice twice. The first roll decides the number at the top. The second roll decides the number on the left. Talk about the topic for one or two minutes. © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 What kind of food do you seldom eat? Talk about a sport you never play. Talk about a place you go to frequently. Do you always get up at the same time? How often do you go to the cinema? What do you sometimes eat for lunch? 2 How often do you watch television? Do you usually cook dinner or eat in restaurants? What do you hardly ever do in your free time? What time do you usually go to bed at night? What do you often do when you are on holiday? How often do you play sports? 3 What kind of books do you usually read? What do you usually do after class? How often do you travel to different cities or countries? Talk about something you used to do often, but rarely do now. Do you often stay up late at night? What do you usually wear to parties? 4 How often do you play video games? What do you never watch on television? What do you usually do at the weekend? How often do you practise speaking English? What food do you never eat? How often do you go to the beach? 5 What kind of films do you hardly ever watch? And never watch? What do you never do in front of your parents? Talk about something you always do on holiday? Talk about a place you sometimes go to with friends. How do you usually get to school / work? Talk about a place you used to go to frequently, but don’t go to now. 6 What do you usually do to get ready in the mornings? What do you usually do on Saturday nights? Do you always eat dinner at the same time? What do you usually do on Friday nights? Do you go clothes shopping frequently? What do you always do when you get home in the evening?

8. Adverbs of Frequency: Sentence Practice Write some sentences using the adverbs of frequency . © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 1. I always _____________________________________________________________________ . 2. He usually ___________________________________________________________________ . 3. Does she often _____________________________________________________________ ? 4. They never __________________________________________________________________ . 5. We are hardly ever _________________________________________________________ . 6. You seldom _________________________________________________________________ . 7. I rarely ______________________________________________________________________ . 8. He is occasionally __________________________________________________________ .

9. Adverbs of Frequency: Sentence Practice Write some sentences using the adverbs of frequency . © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› 9. She is often _________________________________________________________________ . 10. Are you sometimes _________________________________________________________ ? 11. Do you sometimes _________________________________________________________ ? 12. How often __________________________________________________________________ ? 13. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 14. _______________________________________________________________________________ ? 15. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 16. _______________________________________________________________________________ ?

10. Adverbs of Frequency: Homework Choose the correct word to complete the sentences about adverbs of frequency . © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› after after before between Adverbs of frequency usually go _________________ the subject and the main verb. They go ________________ the subject and _________________ the main verb. However, adverbs of frequency go _________________ the verb be . Complete the gaps with an adverb of frequency . Some sentences may have more than one possible answer. My brother is never sad. He is _________________ smiling. She gets up at 6am everyday. She _________________ gets up late. We _________________ watch romantic comedies. We don’t like them much. You ________________ do your homework. You’ve only done it once this year. We _________________ go to the beach at the weekend if it’s sunny. They ________________ play football in the park. At least three times a week. I am _________________ on time to class. I hate being late. He is _________________ awake at 7am. He likes to get up at 9am.

11. Adverbs of Frequency: Homework Write eight sentences that are true for you using the adverbs of frequency and the ideas below. © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› walk to work read books do sports fly in an aeroplane swim in the sea walk the dog make cakes study go shopping go to parties play video games go to bed late 1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Adverbs of Frequency: Answers © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› Multiple-choice answers: 1) b 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) b 6) c 7) c 8) b 9) c 10) a 11) b 12) a Sentence unscramble answers: 1) I always eat breakfast at eight o’clock. 2) Do you go to the cinema often? 3) Is there a food you never eat? 4) He rarely goes to the gym. 5) She is never late to class. 6) We usually watch television in the evenings. 7) They often eat in restaurants. 8) He hardly ever does his homework. 9) We occasionally play tennis at the park. 10) She seldom goes to bed late.

13. Adverbs of Frequency: Answers © 2021 The Tired TEFL Teacher ‹#› Homework answers: Adverbs of frequency usually go between the subject and the main verb. They go after the subject and before the main verb. However, adverbs of frequency go after the verb be . Complete the gaps with an adverb of frequency . My brother is never sad. He is always smiling. She gets up at 6am everyday. She never/seldom gets up late. We seldom/hardly ever/never watch romantic comedies. We don’t like them much. You hardly ever do your homework. You’ve only done it once this year. We always/usually/often/sometimes/occasionally go to the beach at the weekend if it’s sunny. They often play football in the park. At least three times a week. I am always/usually on time to class. I hate being late. He is never/hardly ever/seldom awake at 7am. He likes to get up at 9am.

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