ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

THEY SAY HOW OFTEN SOMETHING HAPPENS.

THEY USUALLY COME BEFORE THE MAIN VERBS AND AFTER THE VERB TO BE.

MOST OFTEN - always, frequently, regularly,sometimes.

LEAST OFTEN- occasionally,rarely, never.

Learn the meaning of the following adverbs to use them correctly:

Hardly ever- RARELY OR NEVER.

Normally- REGULARLY

Not very often- RARELY

Now and then- OCCASIONALLY,SOMETIMES

Often- FREQUENTLY

Seldom-RARELY

Usually- REGURARLY

To practise the adverbs finish the following sentences :

1.I normally choose....

2.We occasionally watch...

3.She always wears.....

4.They hardly ever eat....

5.He never goes to ….

6. I usually ask.....

ADVERBS OF DEGREE

THEY USUALLY COME BEFORE AN ADJECTIVE ORADVERB, WHICH DESCRIBES

POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE SITUATIONS.

POSITIVE---- extremely, very, rather, quite, fairly, incredibly, pretty, absolutely.

OK--------- a bit, fairly, quite, slightly.

NEGATIVE---- rather, pretty, very, incredibly, extremely,absolutely.

Exercise to practise adverbs of degree. Give it a try !

1.The new bank manager is -----friendly.

2.He has been getting.......(fairly) good results.

3.We were.....pleased with the room servise at the Hilton.

4.The food was excellent but the bill was.......expensive.-negative

5.The film has good actors but the story is ------boring.