Adverbs of Frequency

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Adverbs of Frequency

Bijwoorden van Frequentie

Uitleg (1)

Adverbs of Frequency geven aan hoe vaak iets wel of niet gebeurt.

Always = altijd

Usually = meestal

normally = normaal gesproken

Often = vaak

Sometimes = soms

occasionally = zo nu en dan

seldom = zelden

Hardly ever = bijna nooit

never = nooit

Uitleg (2)

Adverbs of Frequency kunnen op 2 plaatsen komen te staan in de zin:

1. Vóór het hoofdwerkwoord (I always go to school)

2. Achter een vorm van to be  (I am never late)

Uitleg (3)

Wat moet je nu precies kennen en kunnen?

1. Je moet weten wat de adverbs of frequency zijn (dus kunnen vertalen en correct kunnen gebruiken)

2. Je moet weten op welke plek deze woorden in de zin komen te staan

Exercise 1

Drag the adverbs of frequency in the correct order from smallest to biggest

Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde van kleinst naar grootst

0%

10%

50%

70%

90%

100%

never

always

usually

often

sometimes

seldom

Exercise 2

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence

Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde om een zin te maken

10 Questions

1. he / visits / often / you

go swimming / sometimes / on Sundays / I

2. angry / we / sometimes / are

3. in our house / cold / it / often / is

4. usually / is / hungry / Sam / after school

5. goes / never / my cousin / cycling

6. Mark and Ted / books / hardly ever / read

7. I / my homework / in my room / do / always

8. snows / in this area / rarely / it

9. rarely / am / for / late / school / morning / the / in / I

10. Sam / goes / occasionally / with / out / his / friends

Exercise 3

Write correct answers to these questions using the adverb of frequenty in brackets (haakjes)

v.b.:

How often do you go out with friends? (rarely)              

I rarely go out with friends.

How often do you surf the net? (frequently)

How often do you play boardgames? (never)

How often does your mum do the shopping? (she - always)

How often does your best friend call you? (he - often)

How often does your English teacher speak Chinese? (she - rarely)

Extra Practice

Use the Quizlet list to keep practicing:

https://quizlet.com/_3k1zq8?x=1jqt&i=2xwsws

Or practice on slimleren

Extra Challenge

Create 10 sentences and have a classmate figure out the correct order. 

Each sentence must:

1. Be at least 10 words long

2. Have at least 1 adverb of frequency