ملخص الدرس / الأولى ثانوي/اللغة الإنجليزية/Grammar/very- quite …

Read the e-mail again and answer the questions below :

• How often does Kirsi get up quite early?

• How much famous for its saunas is Finland?

• How often does Kirsi go to school by bus?

• How little is Kirsi’s house small?

Key:

• Kirsi generally gets up quite early. (frequency adverb)

• Finland is very famous for its saunas. (degree adverb)

• She always goes to school by bus. ( frequency adverb)

• Kirsi’s house is rather (degree adverb)

Keep in Mind:

1. “Generally” and “always” are frequency adverbs. They state how often something happens or someone does something. They are often used in sentences in the present simple tense, and are placed either before the verb or after the auxiliary.                             

      2. “very” and “rather” are degree adverbs. They reveal how much, how little or to what degree/extent something happens. They tell us about the intensity of an action, adjective or another adverb. They often come before the adjective or adverb they modify.                                                      

Put the words in brackets in their right place in the sentences below:

 Aim: to make the learners practice the use of frequency and degree adverbs.

1. He is cheerful. (always)
2. They arrive late at school. (a bit / usually)
3. Kirsi is happy. (sometimes / quite)
4. I follow instructions well. (rarely / very)

        Key:

1. He is always
2. They usually arrive a bit late at school.
3. Kirsi is sometimes quite
4. I rarely follow instructions very