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Adverbs of Time and Frequency

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Did you know that some adverbs tell how often things happen? They're called Frequency Adverbs. Which of the options below tells how often something happens?

a)

She often eats lunch at noon.

b)

He sneakily crept out the back door.

c)

The dog loudly barked.

d)

The sun shined brightly.

2.

Which one of these is tells how often something happens?

a)

The wind blew gently.

b)

She always goes to school on time.

c)

I love eating sloppy sandwiches!

d)

That's my biggest, comfiest chair.

3.

Which of these is a frequency adverb?

a)

My dog eats like a fat, messy pig!

b)

The bees nosily buzzed by my ear.

c)

He yelled loudly.

d)

I hardly ever go to bed early.

4.

Which of these is a frequency adverb?

a)

She never talks back to her parents.

b)

I like to take fast walks in the morning.

c)

That boy was the boldest in our class!

d)

It was so cold last night that I had to wear a sweatshirt.

5.

Very close to frequency adverbs, TIME ADVERBS tell WHEN something happens. Which of these tells when?

a)

later

b)

quickly

c)

angrily

d)

funny

6.

Which of these has a time adverb?

a)

I'm going to the store tomorrow.

b)

The pizza was so good!

c)

I ate ten pieces of delicious pizza!

d)

I hit the nails hard with my hammer.

7.

Which of these contains a time adverb?

a)

She wore a pretty green dress.

b)

My dog snores loudly!

c)

Soon, we'll go to the playground.

d)

I love spicy Mexican food.

8.

Pick the adverb of time or frequency in this sentence:

Sometimes, I don't feel like doing homework.

a)

Feel

b)

Doing

c)

Homework

d)

Sometimes

9.

Pick the adverb of time or frequency from this sentence:

I'll go for a walk with my dad tomorrow.

a)

Go

b)

Dad

c)

Walk

d)

Tomorrow

10.

Which of these contains the adverb of time or frequency?

We usually swim when the weather gets hot.

a)

Swim

b)

Usually

c)

Gets

d)

Hot

11.

What does a frequency adverb tell? (This is a little tricky!)

a)

How often something happens

b)

When something happens

c)

Where something happens

d)

Why something happens

12.

What does a time adverb tell? (A little less tricky! Think of what time is!)

a)

How often something happens

b)

When something happens

c)

Where something happens

d)

Why something happens

13.

Time and frequency adverbs, like "often," are a little different than regular adverbs, because they don't have to:

a)

describe actions

b)

describe nouns

c)

end in -ed

d)

end in -ly

14.

Which is the adverb in this sentence?

I quickly ate lunch and went to play.

a)

Quickly

b)

Ate

c)

Lunch

d)

Went

15.

Which is the adverb in this sentence?

I rarely eat green olives.

a)

Olives

b)

Green

c)

Eat

d)

Rarely