TASK 1 – Translate the following sentences into your mother tongue.. With these sentences you can learn how to use and where to put these signal words.. Task 2 – Translate the following
Trang 1Signal words - for intermediate level Signal words in the Present Simple Tense
Never, hardly ever, seldom and rarely have a negative
meaning.
every (day, other day, week, fortnight, month, year …)
o every day = daily
o every week = weekly
o every month = monthly
o every year = yearly
o every fortnight = fortnightly
in the morning(s), in the afternoon(s), evening(s) …
at night, by day
on Monday(s), on Tuesday(s) …
once a week, twice a week
in January, …
at … o’clock (daily routine)
You find the examples in the following tasks where you’ll learn where to put the signal words
in the sentences.
TASK 1 – Translate the following sentences
into your mother tongue With these
sentences you can learn how to use and
where to put these signal words
1) We often / frequently visit our
grandparents
2) You always get up at half past 6.
3) Tom rarely / seldom washes up.
4) Sometimes Bruce forgets the homework /
Bruce sometimes forgets the homework.
5) They usually have P.E on Wednesday.
6) The teacher hardly ever shouts at the
students
7) Jeremy generally / normally borrows a
book from the library
8) Phil can occasionally translate books.
9) I never watch TV in the morning.
10) The Frisks regularly tidy their house.
11) Once in a while Christine writes an e-mail
to Heidi
Task 2 – Translate the following sentences into your mother tongue With these sentences you can learn how to use and where to put these signal words Now there are sentences with the verb to be
1) You are sometimes unhappy / Sometimes
you are unhappy
2) He is never late.
3) They are generally / normally nice people.
4) You are always good friends
5) Once in a while Max is really angry.
6) I am frequently / often tired.
7) Kelly is rarely / seldom in time.
8) We are usually good children.
9) Louise is occasionally an actors.
10) Jim and Greg are regularly polite.
11) He is hardly ever boring.
What is the difference between the sentences in Task 1 and Task 2? Where do
we have to put the signal words?
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into your mother tongue With these
sentences you can learn how to use and
where to put these signal words
1) Mary listens to a fairy tale every day /
daily.
2) The tortoise eats once a week.
3) We go on holiday in July.
4) I am at school in the morning.
5) Sarah and her family don’t eat meat on
Friday.
6) Daniel has breakfast at quarter to 8.
7) Tim plays soccer four times a week.
8) I buy some bread every other day.
9) Bats sleep by day.
10) The owl hunts its prey at night.
11)We take an exam in every four year.
12) You have history on Tuesdays.
13) Tom has a shower in the evenings.
14) There are usually Champion League
matches every fortnight / fortnightly in a
soccer season
Task 5 – Write correct sentences using the words given You must use the correct form
of the verb
1) a / the / Sam / of / only / to drink / morning / cup / in / coffee
_ _ 2) skiing / year / we / a / to go / once
_ _ 3) and / seldom / Mavis / a / Evelyn / cigarette / to smoke
_ _ 4) the / Monday / bed / Kevin / on / not to make
_ _ 5) in / generally / not to eat / a / Patrick / restaurant
_ _ 6) in / on / in / to be / Hawaii / Jane / June / holiday
_ _ 7) a / Mrs Gruber / pizza / to order / sometimes
_ _ 8) 3 / to go / from / Mr Barnes / work / home / at / o’clock
_ _ 9) of / to think / David / Emily / always _ _ 10) my / every / tortoise / I / week / to feed
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Some adverbs of frequency can be in front of the sentences These are the following:
usually, normally, frequently, often, sometimes, once in a while and occasionally e.g Normally I go home at 5 o’clock.
Where do we have to put the signal words
used in Task 3?
Task 4 – Rewrite the sentences using the
signal word in the brackets
1) You dance in the disco (always)
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2) The Browns have dinner (at 6 o’clock)
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3) The school begins (in September)
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4) My mum buys apples (in the afternoons)
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5) Mandy has dance lessons (on Mondays)
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6) I tell lies (never)
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7) We go to the cinema (twice a month)
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8) You lose your way (sometimes)
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9) Nick goes to a football match (usually)
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10) They eat fish (rarely)
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A every year B often
C generally D once in a while
E hardly ever F on Monday
G normally H frequently
I occasionally J 3 times a week
1) Elisa watches NCIS .
2) Alex meets Amy .
3) The children answer back.
4) Emma loses her temper.
5) Gina has a concert.
6) Our class has a test on Physics.
7) we have dinner at 7 o’clock.
8) We travel to the Bahamas .
9) Anne’s sister hides Anne’s favourite
doll
10) The writer publishes a new book
4) They have a course every fortnight (fortnightly)
5) Mavis forgets to do the homework in half
of the cases (sometimes) 6) He works from 6 am to 6 pm (by day) 7) Sheila has got a business lunch weekly (every week)
8) The judge punishes the lawbreakers at all times (always)
9) Jim doesn’t often eat a soup for lunch (seldom)
10) I go camping on Saturdays (once a week)
Task 8 – Rewrite the sentences with the given
signal words / phrases Underline the part of
the sentence which you’ll change
1) We often follow the rules (frequently)
2) You normally check the students work
(generally)
3) Simon isn’t interested in chemistry (never)
Task 6 – Which is the correct answer?
1) His brother buys this magazine _
A sometimes B weekly
C in Wednesday D never
2) Matthew _ rides a bike on the road
A daily B on Tuesday
C never D at four o’clock
3) My father grows tomatoes in the garden
_
A in the evenings B once in a while
C usually D in summer
4) I go to bed at eleven o’clock _
A in the evening B normally
C rarely D at night
5) You _ answer my question
A always B every other day
C monthly D not often
6) Joan’s husband shaves _
A now B in every day
C every other day D regularly
7) _ I forget to lock the door
C In a minute D Sometimes
8) Dora and Floyd dance in a disco _
A sometimes B in Mays
C every fortnight D usually
9) I _ say ‘No’ to Mr Jenkins
A weekly B rarely
C at half past 3 D frequent
10) The writer doesn’t _ give an interview
A regularly B daily
C rarely D never
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word with the similar meaning Look at the
sentences in Task 8 This time you have only a
list of the signal words from where you can
choose Be careful because there is one EXTRA
signal word you do not need to use
A at all times B every other day
C at night D every year
G in half of the cases H once in a while
K normally L twice a week
1) Mr Stone uses the computer every day.
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2) Sometimes Justin and Robby play chess.
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3) I rarely change my password.
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4) Every now and then I eat oyster.
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5) Emma goes by bus on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and on Sunday
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6) Jake and I almost never win on the lottery.
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7) Jane doesn’t sleep by day.
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8) The Lees are always helpful.
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9) Everyone has a birthday yearly.
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10) You don’t take long walks with your dog.
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11) We have history on Monday and on Tuesday.
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Task 10 – Find the similar meaning to the signal words, expressions from the lists
1) seldom 2) seven times a week 3) every month 4) sometimes 5) once in a while 6) often
7) in the mornings 8) at night
9) always 10) fortnightly 11) hardly ever 12) once a week 13) normally
A every fortnight
B every morning
C generally
D almost never
E monthly
F on Tuesdays
G every day
H rarely
I every now and then
J at all times
K daily
L in half of the cases
M frequently
N not by day
O not often
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Created by Susan V Toth
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The solution depends on your mother tongue.
The answer to the question after the 2 nd task: If you use the verb to be, the adverb of frequency has to be before ‘am, are, is’ If you use other verbs, the adverb of frequency has to be before the main verb.
The answer to the question after the 3 rd task: If you use every day, in the morning, once
a day, etc., you have to write them at the end of the sentences (You can explain: if you want to emphasize the signal word, you can write it at the beginning of the sentence.) Task 4
1) You always dance in the disco
2) The Browns have dinner at 6 o’clock
3) The school begins in September
4) My mum buys apples in the afternoons
5) Mandy has dance lessons on Mondays
6) I never tell lies
7) We go to the cinema twice a month
8) You sometimes lose your way Or Sometimes you lose your way.
9) Nick usually goes to a football match Or Usually Nick goes to a football match.
10) They rarely eat fish
Task 5
1) a / the / Sam / of / only / to drink / morning / cup / in / coffee
Sam only drinks (only) a cup of coffee in the morning.
2) skiing / year / we / a / to go / once
We go skiing once a year.
3) and / seldom / Mavis / a / Evelyn / cigarette / to smoke
Evelyn and Mavis seldom smoke a cigarette.
4) the / Monday / bed / Kevin / on / not to make
Kevin doesn’t make the bed on Monday.
5) in / generally / not to eat / a / Patrick / restaurant
Patrick doesn’t generally eat in a restaurant.
6) in / on / in / to be / Hawaii / Jane / June / holiday
Jane is on holiday in Hawaii in June.
7) a / Mrs Gruber / pizza / to order / sometimes
Mrs Gruber sometimes orders a pizza Or Sometimes Mrs Gruber orders a pizza.
8) 3 / to go / from / Mr Barnes / work / home / at / o’clock
Mr Barnes goes home from work at 3 o’clock.
9) of / to think / David / Emily / always
David always thinks of Emily (you can change the names)
10) my / every / tortoise / I / week / to feed
I feed my tortoise every week.
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1) B
2) C
3) D
4) D
5) A
6) C 7) D 8) C 9) B 10) A
Task 7 (This is a sample solution only.)
1) Elisa watches NCIS F on Monday
2) Alex meets Amy J 3 times a week
3) The children E answer back hardly ever
4) D Emma loses her temper once in a while
5) Gina I has a concert occasionally
6) Our class B has a test on Physics often
7) G we have dinner at 7 o’clock normally
8) We travel to the Bahamas A every year
9) Anne’s sister C hides Anne’s favourite doll generally
10) The writer H publishes a new book frequently
Task 8
1) We frequently follow the rules
2) You normally check the students work
3) Simon is never interested in chemistry
4) They have a course fortnightly
5) Sometimes Mavis (sometimes) forgets to
do the homework
6) He works by day
7) Sheila has got a business lunch every week 8) The judge always punishes the lawbreakers 9) Jim seldom eats a soup for lunch
10) I go camping once a week
Task 9
1) Mr Stone uses the computer daily (E)
2) Justin and Robby play chess in half of the cases (G)
3) I seldom change my password (J)
4) Once in a while I eat oyster (H)
5) Emma goes by bus every other day (B)
6) Jake and I hardly ever win on the lottery (F)
7) Jane sleeps at night (C)
8) The Lees are helpful at all times (A)
9) Everyone has a birthday every year (D)
10) You never take long walks with your dog (I)
11) We have history twice a week (L)
Task 10
1) H, O
2) G, K
3) E
4) L
5) I
6) M
7) B
8) N 9) J 10) A 11) D 12) F
13) C