Frequency adverbials	
 
1 
Match segments from the left, middle and right of the table to make true sentences about the weather in Hong Kong 
It is 	occasionally 	snows in Hong Kong 	
It 	very often 	damaged in typhoons 	
The temperature 	rarely 	experiences typhoons after September 	
Buildings are 	hardly ever 	cold in February 	
Hong Kong 	never 	falls below 2 or 3 degrees 	

2
Rewrite the following sentences using the words: 

very often	quite often	  not very often 	occasionally 	
rarely	 hardly ever	 never 	now and again 	

I go to the cinema about once a year 

I go to New York once a week 

I play mahjong twice a week 

I eat fast food once a week 

I clean my teeth twice a week 

I change my socks once a week 

3
Complete the following sentences for yourself 

I always... 

Most mornings I ... 

Every day I.. 

Occasionally I... 

I hardly ever ... 

I never ... 
Answers 

1 
It is very often cold in February. 
It never snows in Hong Kong. 
The temperature hardly ever falls below 2 or 3 degrees. 
Buildings are occasionally damages in typhoons. 
Hong Kong rarely experiences typhoons after September. 

2 

I hardly ever go to the cinema. 
I go to New York very often / I very often go to New York. 
I play mahjong quite often / I quite often play mahjong. 
I occasionally eat fast food. 
I rarely clean my teeth. 
I hardly ever change my socks. 
I occasionally go swimming. 
I eat out quite often / I quite often eat out.