LESSON 21 : FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Sıklık Zarfları

Frequency Adverbs	Meaning
Always	100% (Daima, her zaman)
Usually	90% (Genellikle)
Often	75% (Sıksık)
Sometimes	50% (Arasıra, bazen)
Seldom	10% (Nadiren)
Never	0% (Asla, hiçbir zaman)

AÇIKLAMALAR:

1. Frequency Adverbs Always (100%) ( Daima, her zaman) I always get up at 7 o'clock in the morning. We always get to school on time. He always drinks tea at breakfast. I always sleep eight hours at nights. I always watch TV in the morning. Usually (90%) (Genellikle) I usually go to bed at 11 o'clock. We usually have breakfast at eight o'clock in the morning. They usually go to school by bus. I usually study English. Often (75%) (Sıksık) We often play football at the weekends. My father often drives to work. Children often play games in the garden. I often play the guitar at the weekends. I often drink tea at breakfast in the morning. Sometimes (50%) (Arasıra, bazen) I sometimes eat lunch at school. Sometimes We go to the Cafe after school. We sometimes walk to school. Hüseyin sometimes smokes cigarettes. Sometimes I clean my room. I sometimes go to bed at 9 o'clock. (Sometimes cümlenin başında ortasında ve sonunda kullanılabilir.) Seldom (10%) (Nadiren) I seldom go home after 8 o'clock. (I usually go home before 8 o'clock.) He seldom has breakfast in the morning. I seldom clean my computer. She seldom has lunch at school. Never (0%) (Asla, hiçbir zaman) I never smoke cigarette. She never drinks alcohol. I am never late. (He is never late.) (Sıklık zarfaları "am, is, are" dan sonra kullanılır. Normalde fiilden önce kullanılır.) 2. FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH TWO AND MORE WORDS. a) iki veya daha fazla kelime ile oluşan Sıklık Zarflarına örnekler: every day every week every month every year once a day (günde bir kez) twice a week (haftada iki kez) five times a month (Ayda beş kez) ten times a year (Yılda on kez) b) Bu sıklık zarfları cümle sonunda veya başında kullanılır. Fiilden önce kullanılmaz. I go to Cafe every night. We have meal three times a day. We play football three days a week. I have breakfast every morning. Every day I drink milk. 3. Sıklık zarfları HOW OFTEN sorusu ile sorulur. HOW OFTEN sorusuna sıklık zarfları ile cevap veririz. How often do you eat ice cream? I never eat ice cream. I am always on a diet! How often do you go to the cinema? Every week.

EXERCISES
Find the correct option.

1- A: ..... do you watch TV? B: I sometimes watch TV. a) When b) Where c) How many d) How often 2- A: ...... do you go to the cinema? B: I go to the cinema every weekend. a) When b) Where c) How often d) How many 3- A: How often do you brush your teeth? B: ................... a) I brushed last night. b) I am brushing my teeth now c) I am going to brush my teeth d) I usually brush my teeth . 4- We ........... have cheese, olives and tea for breakfast. a) today b) in the morning c) usually d) early 5- A: How often are you late for school? B: ........................ a) Yes, I am b) Never c) in the morning d) No, I don't

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the paranthesis.

1- My family ........... their wedding day. ( 100% celebrate) Answer My family always celebrate their wedding day. 2- We ........... a big picnic at the lake. (90% have) Answer We usually have a big picnic at the lake. 3- My friend ........... A special cake ( 75% bring) Answer My friend aften brings a special cake. 4 Some people ........ to the picnic. (0% come) Answer Some people never comes to the picnic. 5- The weather ......... rainy. ( 50% be) (be = am, is, are) Answer The weather is sometimes rainy. 6- My father ......... cigarettes. ( 10 % smokes) Answer My father seldom smokes cigarettes. 7- We ........... a big party with friends. (100% have) Answer We always have a big party with friends.

Ask questions with HOW OFTEN

11.......................... We play football every Saturday afternoon. Answer How often do you play football? 2- .................... I always have breakfast in the morning. Answer How often do you have breakfast? 3- ..................... . I am never late for school. Answer How often are you late for school? 4 ........................ They seldom celebrate their birthday. Answer How often do they celebrate their birthday? 5- ....................... I am sometimes angry when they ask my age. Answer How often are you angry when they ask your age?