grammar

1. FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Exercise 1:
Choose the most suitable adverb.
1. John and I (30%) ______________ go out for a drink together.
 never  occasionally  frequently
2. Sarah (90%) ______________ has chocolate cake for dessert.
 usually  sometimes  rarely
3. My niece ______________ eats meat.
 very nice  very seldom  very rare
4. I (20%) ______________ drive my car to work.
 never  often  hardly ever
5. It (0%) ______________ rains here in the summer.
 never  sometimes  does not
6. ______________ we take the dog off his leash at the beach.
 never  sometimes  rarely
7. My boyfriend and I go on holiday together quite ______________.
 frequently  never  hardly ever
8. My sister ______________ two days of school in a row.
 has often missed  often has missed  has missed often
9. Gareth (10%) ______________ goes to Spain with his parents.
 very frequently  very rarely  very often
10. I _________________ to university.
 been never have  have never been  never have been
11. Mark is an excellent student. He _________________ does his homework on time.
 never  very rarely  always
12. Liz goes to the gym only two or three times a year. She ________ goes to the gym.
 usually  rarely  never
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2. FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Exercise 2:
Put the words in the correct order.
Example: get always up you 7.30 at. You always get up at 7.30.
1. sometimes at We restaurant a eat.
____________________________________________________________
2. doesn't always Brian take the bus.
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3. usually well do I maths tests in.
____________________________________________________________
4. often listen music Mandy John to and.
____________________________________________________________
5. happy always Poppy is.
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Exercise 3:
Translate the following adverbs into English:
FRENCH ENGLISH
SOUVENT
D'HABITUDE
BIENTÔT
RAREMENT
TOUJOURS
FREQUEMMENT
JAMAIS
PARFOIS
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