HOMEWORK FOR FIRST YEAR CLASSES

Exercise 01: order the following words to get coherent sentences:

1- Am/ late/ never / I

..
2- Often /go/ they/ at the weekend/ out

3- Dont/her/we/see/often
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4- Take/too/long/in the shower/I/always
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5- On time/ usually/Sandy/arrives
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6- Occasionally/to the theatre/ they/go
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7- Always/clean/class/is not/our
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8- Feel/ Sometimes/sad/you
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9- Adults/ sometimes/are/boring
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Exercise 02: put the adverb of frequency in the right place:
1. He listens to the radio. (often)
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2. They read a book. (sometimes)
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3. Peter gets angry. (never)

4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
.
5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
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6. Ramon is hungry. (often)

7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
.
9. The weather is bad in November. (always)
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10. It rains in California. (never)
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11. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)
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12. Peter doesnt get up before seven. (usually)

GOOD LUCK
THIS HOMEWORK SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEACHER ON: Monday,
October 17th, 2016
Exercise 03: Rewrite each sentence on the line. Use the percentages to decide which adverb to
use. Then, decide whether the adverb comes before or after the verb.
1- We watch the news at 6:00. (100%)

2- My wife drives me to work. (50%)

3- I am happy when it rains. (0%)

4- The planes take off on time. (9099%)

5- The kids are ready when the school bus arrives. (110%)

6- I go shopping after work. (3040%)

7- The baby is hungry when he wakes up. (100%)

8- My mom leaves her keys on the kitchen table. (80-90%)

Remark: here is a chart of frequency adverbs. The percentages show approximately how
often something happens.

Always 100%
Usually 90-99%
Frequently 8090%
Often 6080%
Sometimes 50%
Occasionally 3040%
Seldom 510%
Rarely 110%
Never 0%

Exercise 04: mark the stress in the following words:

Enter (v) evil (n) conflict (v) object (n) research (n) present (v)

1st syllable 2nd syllable

GOOD LUCK
THIS HOMEWORK SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEACHER ON: Monday,
October 17th, 2016