UNIT 32 Adverb of Frequency TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

 

TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

UNIT 32

Adverb of Frequency

 

EXERCISE A Choose the correct adverb of frequency and write its number in the brackets.   1 My mother takes me to school very early so I am ___________ late. (1) always (2) usually (3) never (4) daily 2 Do you go swimming? Yes, ___________, but I prefer playing tennis. (1) usually (2) sometimes (3) never (4) rarely 3 My mother told me ___________ to look both ways before crossing a road. (1) never (2) usually (3) sometimes (4) always 4 My parents have their newspaper delivered ___________. (1) daily (2) never (3) monthly (4) yearly 5 When do you watch television? ___________ I watch it after I finish my homework. (1) Daily (2) Never (3) Usually (4) Always 6 If you- have a dog, you should take it for a walk ___________. (1) yearly (2) monthly (3) always (4) daily 7 Luckily, I am not ill very ___________. (1) usually (2) often (3) sometimes (4) always 8 My favourite comic comes out ___________. (1) weekly (2) never (3) usually (4) yearly 9 Tom and Larry are best friends and ___________ sit next to each other in class. (1) daily (2) never (3) always (4) rarely 10 My mum ___________ learnt to swim so she doesn't go in the sea! (1) always (2) sometimes (3) often (4) never 11 What time do you ___________ go to bed? (1) usually (2) never (3) sometimes (4) daily 12 My older sister is moody! ___________  she is happy and she ___________ is sad! (1) Sometimes / always (2) Always / never (3) Sometimes / sometimes (4) Always / sometimes EXERCISE B Fill in the gaps with the correct adverb of frequency from the box. You may use some of the adverbs more than once. always daily never sometimes weekly   Revising for tests Having an important test is (1) _____ a wonderful thing! But, if you prepare for it properly, you won't have any problems. (2) _____ try to do a little revision each day. Twenty minutes of revision (3) ____ is better than many hours the night before the test! (4) ____ I make a timetable for my revision. Then I know when I should be working and when I can relax. (5) _____ , when I am revising, I make notes and (6) ____ I ask my mother or older brother to test me. The night before the test I (7) ____ go to bed early so that I wake up feeling wide-awake and ready. Of course, if it's only a little test, then you don't have to do so much revision. For example, I (8) _____ revise just the night before the spelling test which we have (9) ____ on Mondays. I don't write notes for the spelling test but I (10) ____ ask someone to test me. A small test or a big test: the important thing is (11) ____ be well-prepared and (12) ____ go to bed late the night before! Good luck! EXERCISE C fill in the gaps with the correct adverb of frequency from the box. You may use some of the adverbs more than once. never always usually sometimes weekly   The vegetarian My friend, Linda, is a vegetarian so she (1) _____ eats meat. She (2) ____ eats fruit and vegetables. (3) ____ she has fruit and cereal for breakfast. (4) ____ she has strawberries and (5) ___ she has mangoes. Those are her favourite fruit. (6) ____ at lunchtime she has a sandwich and a banana. Everyday her sandwiches (7) ____ look delicious because her mother puts lots of lovely roasted vegetables in them! In the evenings her mother cooks a vegetarian meal for all the family. (8) ____ they eat rice with fried vegetables or beans and steamed tofu, and (9) ____ they have a vegetable curry. Because Linda (10) ____ eats meat, she takes some extra vitamins every Saturday. She says they are her (11) ____ medicine! She also told me that it was important to drink lots of water and she (12) ____ has a bottle of water in her bag when I see her! Linda is very beautiful, so I think vegetarian food must be very good fo you!

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