1. Complete the adverbs of frequency with a, e, i, o and u.
1) n__v__r
2) s__m__t__m__s
3) __s__lly
4) __lw__ys
5) h__rdl __v__r
6) __ft__n
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1) never 2) sometimes 3) usually 4) always 5) hardly ever
6) often
2. Complete the chart with the adverbs of frequency in exercise 1.
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1) |
always |
◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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2) |
________. |
◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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3) |
________. |
◼ ◼ ◼ |
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4) |
________. |
◼ ◼ |
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5) |
________. |
◼ |
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6) |
________. |
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2) usually 3) often 4) sometimes 5) hardly ever 6) never
3. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1) often / on Sundays. / has / breakfast / in bed / Mike
Mike often has breakfast in bed on Sundays.
2) go shopping / sometimes / on Saturdays. / I
________
3) is / on Friday evenings. / at home / Kate / never
________
4) speaks / in our English lessons. / always / our teacher / English
________
5) at school. / usually / am / I / hungry
________
6) Ben and Jake / books. / hardly ever / read
________
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2) I sometimes go shopping on Saturdays.
3) Kate is never at home on Friday evenings.
4) Our teacher always speaks English in our English lessons.
5) I am usually hungry at school.
6) Ben and Jake hardly ever read books.
4. Write sentences about Sam. Add the correct adverb of frequency.
1) get up at seven o’clock ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼
Sam always gets up at seven o’clock.
2) watch TV after school ◼
Sam ____________
3) be late for school ◼ ◼ ◼
________.
4) be in bed before eleven o’clock
________.
5) tidy his bedroom at the weekend ◼ ◼
________.
6) do the washing-up ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼
________.
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2) Sam hardly ever watches TV after school.
3) Sam is often late for school.
4) Sam is never in bed before eleven o’clock.
5) Sam sometimes tidies his bedroom at the weekend.
6) Sam usually does the washing–up.
5. Rewrite the sentences in exercise 4 so that they are true for you.
1) I ____________ get up at seven o’clock.
2) _____________
3) _____________
4) _____________
5) _____________
6) _____________
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Your own answers
6. Listen to Joe saying what he does on Saturdays. Tick ✓ the correct boxes in the chart.
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always |
usually |
often |
sometimes |
hardly ever |
never |
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do homework |
✓ |
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play football |
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watch TV |
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listen to music |
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go dancing |
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1) |
2) |
3) |
4) |
5) |
6) |
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do homework |
✓ |
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play football |
✓ |
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watch TV |
✓ |
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listen to music |
✓ |
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go dancing |
✓ |
Transcript
Girl What do you usually do on Saturdays, Joe?
Joe Well, I hardly ever do homework. I usually do that on Sundays.
Girl You’re in the football team, aren’t you? Do you play football on Saturdays?
Joe Yes, I always play football in the morning. I play in the park with friends.
Girl Cool. What do you do in the afternoon?
Joe I usually watch television.
Girl Oh, OK. Do you listen to music?
Joe Yes, I sometimes listen to music.
Girl What about Saturday evenings? What do you do then?
Joe I go out with friends.
Girl Do you go dancing?
Joe No, I never go dancing. I hate dancing. We go to the cinema, or we go for a pizza.
7. Write questions about Joe with How often. Then answer them with an adverb of frequency.
1) Joe / do his homework on Saturdays?
How often does Joe do his homework on Saturday?
Hardly ever.
2) Joe / play football on Saturdays?
________
________
3) Joe / watch television on Saturdays?
________
________
4) Joe / listen to music on Saturdays?
________
________
5) Joe / go dancing on Saturdays?
_________
________
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2) How often does Joe play football on Saturdays? Always.
3) How often does Joe watch television on Saturdays? Usually.
4) How often does Joe listen to music on Saturdays? Sometimes.
5) How often does Joe go dancing on Saturdays? Never.
Challenge!
Write three more questions for your classmates with How often.
1) How often do you play football?
2) _____
3) _____
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