A. Put the adverbs in the correct places in the sentences.
1 I ……usually…… have ……………… eggs for breakfast. (usually)
2 It ……………… snows ……………… here in winter. (rarely)
3 Computers ……………… don’t ……………… save time. (always)
4 Dad ……………… is ……………… wrong. (hardly ever)
5 Do ……………… you ……………… take the bus to school? (often)
6 They ……………… go ……………… shopping together. (normally)
7 We ……………… have ……………… barbecues in the garden. (often)
8 The boss ……………… is ……………… on time so don’t be late. (always)
9 My mum ……………… doesn’t ……………… understand me. (sometimes)
10 Ivan ……………… has ……………… had a mobile phone. (never)
Answers
2 It rarely snows 3 don’t always save
4 is hardly ever wrong 5 Do you often take
6 They normally go 7 We often have
8 is always on time
9 My mum sometimes doesn’t
10 has never had
B. How often does Sally do these things? Write sentences using never, rarely, sometimes, often, usually and always. (0 % = 0 times; 100% = every time)
|
drive to work |
50 % |
|
wear jeans in the office |
15 % |
|
remember her boss’s birthday |
100 % |
|
be late |
70 % |
|
work at the weekend |
0 % |
|
have lunch in a café |
85 % |
1 She sometimes drives to work.
2 …………………………………… .
3 …………………………………… .
4 …………………………………… .
5 …………………………………… .
6 …………………………………… .
Answers
2 She rarely wears jeans in the office.
3 She always remembers her boss’s birthday.
4 She is often late
5 She never works at the weekend.
6 She usually has lunch in a cafe.
C. Rewrite the sentences so that they have a similar meaning, using the adverbs in brackets.
1 Simon does the washing-up after every meal. (always)
Simon always does the washing up.
2 Most of the time I wear jeans. (usually)
……………………………………….
3 My sister is not late very much. (hardly ever)
……………………………………….
4 Sandra phones me a lot. (often)
……………………………………….
5 My boss has very little time to go on holiday. (rarely)
……………………………………….
6 The book is useful about 50 % of the time. (sometimes)
……………………………………….
7 Guests must lock their rooms every time they go out. (always)
……………………………………….
8 I have been to every European country except Portugal. (never)
……………………………………….
Answers
2 I usually wear jeans.
3 My sister is hardly ever late.
4 Sandra often phones (me).
5 My boss rarely goes on holiday.
6 The book is sometimes useful.
7 Guests must always lock their rooms.
8 I have never been to Portugal.
D. In your notebook, answer the questions with full sentences using adverbs of frequency.
1 How often do you remember your dreams?
I usually remember my dreams.
2 Do you always go to bed at the same time?
3 How often do you see animals in your dreams?
4 Has your dream ever come true?
5 Have you ever seen anyone you know in a dream?
6 How often do you wake up because of a bad dream?
7 Do you tell friends about your dreams?
Answers
Possible answers
2 I usually go to bed at the same time.
3 I hardly ever dream about animals.
4 My dreams never come true.
5 I have often seen my friends in dreams.
6 Sometimes I wake up because of a bad dream.
7 I usually tell my friends about my dreams.
8 I have never dreamed in English.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 I …………… on planes.
a sleep never
b don’t sleep never
c never sleep
2 Teenagers don’t …………… like going to bed.
a usually
b sometimes
c never
3 My little sister …………… awake all night.
a rarely is
b sometimes is
c is often
4 Our baby …………… slept more than four hours.
a hardly ever hasn’t
b has hardly ever
c hasn’t hardly ever
5 …………… bad dreams.
a I have sometimes
b Rarely I have
c Sometimes I have
Answers
1 c 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c
Related Posts
- English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Word order
- English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Both, either, neither
- English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Time and sequence adverbs: first, then, afterwards
- English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Linking words: and, but, or, so, because
- English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Defining relative clauses
- English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Say and tell