It is all about Composing clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical structures: Adverbs of frequency. Construct your own sentences by answering the following questions using adverbs of frequency orally.
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Dinner - the main meal of the day, usually eaten in
the evening or sometimes in the early
afternoon.
Dishes - a container for serving food, usually a
bowl.
Frequency - the fact of happening often or
regularly at short intervals.
3. Read the dialogue. Notice the
underlined words.
Paul: Hey Roy! I am going shopping. Do you
want to come?
Roy: Sorry, Kiko is coming. We will do the
English homework together.
Paul: I see… Well, I never do that
homework…
Roy: I do it sometimes but Kiko is very
serious, he always does his homework.
4. Paul: OK, but I am cooking dinner tonight, so
you and Kiko should come.
Roy: You are so nice, always cooking dinner for
me.
Paul: Well, you sometimes wash the dishes and
Kiko almost always does the shopping…
Roy:I know you hate washing the dishes, so you
don’t do it.
Paul: Yeah…. Will you wash the dishes tonight?
Roy: Hehe, sure.
5. We use adverbs of frequency to say how
often we do something. Adverbs of
frequency are often used with the present
simple because they indicate repeated or
routine activities.
They often go out for dinner.
I never go to the cinema. I don't like it.
I don't mind going to the theater. I
sometimes go with my friends.
6. Never say never.
She likes dancing. She always goes to the
night club to dance.
They usually quarrel. I rarely see them in
good terms with each other.
Other adverbs of frequency include:
Occasionally
Frequently
7. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday Sunday
Position of adverbs of frequency
Generally speaking, adverbs of frequency
come before the main verb except the main
verb "to be":
I sometimes visit my uncle.
We often see him pass by the house.
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8. They are seldom at work.
Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and
usually can also go at the beginning or end of a
sentence:
Sometimes they visit him.
I miss him occasionally.
Rarely and seldom can also go at the end of a
sentence (often with "very"):
We see them rarely.
John eats meat very seldom.
9. Construct your own sentences by answering
the following questions using adverbs of
frequency.
1. How often do you wash the dishes? (I
sometimes wash the dishes.)
2. How often do you pray before going to bed?
3. How often are you late for school?
4. How often do you cook lunch?
5. How often do you watch TV in the evening?
10. Interview your friend and write his/her answers on the blank
provided after each question.
a. How often do you do your homework before school?
______________________________________________________
b. How often do you have noodles for breakfast?
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c. How often do you study your lessons in a week?
______________________________________________________
d. How often do you use the computer in the e-classroom?
______________________________________________________
11. Tell in class the things that
you do using adverbs of
frequency.
12. Construct your own sentences by answering the
following questions using adverbs of frequency.
1. How often do you take a bath?
2. How often do you do your assignment?
3. How often do you go to the mall in a week?
4. How often do you help mother in washing the
clothes?
5. How often do you stay in school after class?