GRAMMAR DRILL

FREQUENCY ADVERBS
NAME:

1 Find and circle the frequency adverbs in 4 C

 arlos brings a pen to class,
the word snakes. maybe one time every two weeks.

brownprettyoftenuseru 5 M
 y teacher drinks coffee.
1  s l o w
I see a cup in her hand almost every morning.
lyusuallyhowalwaysro
2  r a r e
6 C
 armen is late. It is
eldompatssometimesfr
3  a l l y s a frequent situation.
rmakesaderasertogeth
4  n e v e 7 F ernando brings money
to school. His mother almost always prepares
2 Number the adverbs from 1 (most frequent)
him lunch.
to 6 (least frequent).

  always   usually 5 Complete the sentences with a frequency adverb.

  never   sometimes
1 D
 aniela takes a shower
  rarely   often in the morning to start the day fresh.
2 R
 oberto goes to the cinema,
3 Match the adverb to its synonym.
but half the time he does other things for fun.
1 frequently a  almost always 3 S usan and Clara eat lunch
together. Clara is very busy most days.
2 seldom b  not once
4 C
 laudia and Oliver work
3 sometimes c  occasionally
together without exception.
4 always d  often
5 L uis eats chocolate. He is
5 never e  all the time allergic to it.
6 usually f  rarely 6 R
 ebeca does her homework
alone. Her brother seldom helps her.
4 Complete the sentences with words from 7 C
 arlos and Alberto play
the box. basketball. They only like football.

always   usually   often   6 Check (3) the sentences that are correct.
arely sometimes   seldom   never
  1 Claudia never eats vegetables.
1 I go to my volleyball
  2 Pedro often goes to the park, twice
practices. I don’t miss any.
a week.
2 W
 endy watches horror
  3 Brenda rarely listens to Katy Parson. She
movies. Not once!
knows all her songs.
3 W
 e go to the stadium to
watch football games. It depends on the price
of the ticket.

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GRAMMAR DRILL
FREQUENCY ADVERBS

  4 Antonieta usually goes to the gym. 8 Write true sentences about yourself.
She pays a monthly fee.
1 Three things you always do:
  5 They love to watch comedies. They seldom
watch dramas.
  6 Paco always wakes up late so he can be early
to school.
  7 Joaquín sometimes listens to jazz music.
2 Three things you sometimes do:
He hates it.

7 Put the words in order to make sentences.

1 at school / often / They / volleyball / play / .

3 Three things you never do:

2 sometimes / letters / writes / She / .

4 Three things you usually do:

3 visit / my aunt / always / during the summer / I / .

5 Three things you seldom do:

4 brother / Andy’s / his homework / never / does / .

5 with friends / Her mother /goes out / seldom / .

6 Three things you often do:

6 asks / frequently / for help / Amanda / .

7 rarely / Cristina / cries.

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