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
Answer
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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Answer
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
………………………………….
Answer
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 ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◻
………………………………..
Answer
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 ………………………………………
Answer
Your own answers
6. Listen to Joe saying what he does on Saturdays. Tick ✓ the correct boxes in the chart.
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do my 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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do my homework |
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play football |
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watch TV |
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listen to music |
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Transcript
Girl What do you usually do on Saturdays, Joe?
Joe Well, I hardly ever do my 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 my 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 my 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?
…………………………………………
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4 Joe / listen to music on Saturdays?
…………………………………………
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5 Joe / go dancing on Saturdays?
…………………………………………
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Answer
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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