G2: Adverbs - frequency

G2: Frequency Adverbs - present time

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

*FREQUENCY ADVERBS - only "never" and "always" are exact - other adverbs* are approximate**
0%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%
never	almost never		sometimes						almost always	always
	rarely / seldom						usually / often

Read each question, and then look at the key

■ = yes ○ = no

EXAMPLE:

■■■■■■■■■○ = almost always

Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins __ eat dinner at 6 p.m.
■■■■■■■■■■
1. always
2. never
3. usually
4. sometimes
I __ forget my homework.
○○○○○○○○○○
1. always
2. sometimes
3. almost never
4. never
Yoko __ shops at Safeway.
■■○■○○○■■○
1. always
2. usually
3. almost never
4. sometimes
My grandmother __ bakes pies on the weekend.
■■■○○■■■○■
1. always
2. usually
3. rarely
4. almost never
Mary __ loses her keys.
○○○○○■■○○○
1. always
2. rarely
3. sometimes
4. often
My boss __ has a meeting at 9:00 on Mondays.
■■■■■■■■■○
1. almost always
2. always
3. usually
4. sometimes
It __ snows in Colorado in the winter.
○■■■○○■■■■
1. never
2. seldom
3. often
4. almost always
Most people __ read newspapers these days.
○○○○○■○○○○
1. always
2. almost always
3. never
4. almost never
Jack __ kisses his wife before he leaves for work.
■■■■■■■■■■
1. never
2. almost always
3. usually
4. always
Juanita’s family __ speaks English at home.
○■○○○○■■○○
1. often
2. always
3. sometimes
4. seldom
Mr. Taylor __ drinks coffee with his meals.
■■■○■■■■■■
1. always
2. almost always
3. sometimes
4. rarely
Rainbows __ appear when it rains.
■■○■○■○○○○
1. almost never
2. always
3. almost always
4. sometimes
Sophie __ takes her dog for a walk after dinner.
■○○■■■■■■○
1. always
2. often
3. seldom
4. almost never
Olivia __ drives to work.
○○○○○■○○○○
1. never
2. often
3. sometimes
4. almost never