English 9 · Unit 8: The environment · Cambridge Global English Stage 9

Questions

1. 1. Adverbs of frequency tell us how ____ something happens.

   • often
   • long
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2. 2. The adverb goes ____ a main verb.

   • after
   • before
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3. 3. The adverb goes ____ the verb be.

   • before
   • after
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4. 4. If there is an auxiliary, the adverb goes ____ the auxiliary.

   • after
   • before
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5. 5. Occasionally and sometimes can ____ be used at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

   • never
   • also
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6. 6. Which word means about 5–10% of the time?

   • hardly ever
   • occasionally
   • often
   • usually
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7. 7. Which other word in the box also means about 5–10% of the time?

   • frequently
   • almost never
   • normally
   • occasionally
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8. 8. Which word means about 10–30% of the time?

   • frequently
   • occasionally
   • normally
   • hardly ever
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9. 9. Which word means about 60–70% of the time?

   • almost never
   • always
   • occasionally
   • often
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10. 10. Which other word in the box also means about 60–70% of the time?

    • hardly ever
    • normally
    • occasionally
    • frequently
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11. 11. Which word means about 70–80% of the time?

    • hardly ever
    • occasionally
    • usually
    • often
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12. 12. Which other word in the box also means about 70–80% of the time?

    • almost never
    • occasionally
    • frequently
    • normally
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13. 13. Choose the correct option.

    • It usually snows in the winter.
    • It snows usually in the winter.
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14. 14. Choose the correct option.

    • There is often a lot of rain in the spring.
    • There often is a lot of rain in the spring.
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15. 15. Choose the correct option.

    • Floods frequently have affected the coastal regions.
    • Floods have frequently affected the coastal regions.
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16. 16. Choose the correct option.

    • We don't have usually a lot of sunshine in the winter.
    • We don't usually have a lot of sunshine in the winter.
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17. 17. Choose the correct option.

    • Our crops are sometimes damaged by heavy frost in the spring.
    • Our crops sometime are damaged by heavy frost in the spring.
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18. 18. Choose the correct option.

    • Hurricanes almost have never been seen in this region.
    • Hurricanes have almost never been seen in this region.
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19. 19. (more often) I think [A] we get [B] heavy snowfalls [C] than we did when I was little. Where does the adverb go?

    • A
    • B
    • C
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20. 20. (occasionally) We have some pretty bad storms and [A] the power goes [B] off [C]. Where can the adverb go?

    • B only
    • A only
    • A or C
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