Adverbs of Frequency in Hebrew grammar are words that express how often an action occurs. Like in many languages, these can include words for often, always, never, sometimes, and usually. Learning these adverbs can help in forming and understanding different sentences in Hebrew. They directly modify a verb and indirectly other sentence elements which follow them.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Adverb of Frequency
1. ×× × *×Ŗ×××* (always) ×××× ××Ø×××Ŗ ××ק×Ø.
2. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×Ŗש×× ××Ŗ ×××× ××××.
3. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×××××× ××”×Ø×××.
4. ××××Ø× ×©×× *××Ø×××Ŗ ××××* (most of the time) ×× ××× ×××Ø× × ××××.
5. *××¢×ק×Ø* (mainly) ×ש×ק ×××××Ø×”× ××× ×פע××××Ŗ ×××××× ×¢×××.
6. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×××× ×צפ××Ŗ ×××××××××.
7. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×ש×ק×× ×××××Ø××.
8. ×× *×Ŗ×××* (always) ××××× ×× ××××.
9. ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×××× ×ש×××Ŗ ×××.
10. *××× ×¤×¢×* (once in a while) ×פש×Ø ×××Ŗ×¤× ×§.
11. ××× *×Ŗ×××* (always) ×××× ××ש×.
12. ××× ××Ŗ *×× ×”×* (often) ×××Ø××ש ש×××?
13. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×ש×ק×× ×××××Ø××.
14. ×× × *×Ŗ×××* (always) ××קש ×¢×××.
15. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×Ø××× ××Ŗ ××ש×ק××.
2. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×Ŗש×× ××Ŗ ×××× ××××.
3. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×××××× ××”×Ø×××.
4. ××××Ø× ×©×× *××Ø×××Ŗ ××××* (most of the time) ×× ××× ×××Ø× × ××××.
5. *××¢×ק×Ø* (mainly) ×ש×ק ×××××Ø×”× ××× ×פע××××Ŗ ×××××× ×¢×××.
6. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×××× ×צפ××Ŗ ×××××××××.
7. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×ש×ק×× ×××××Ø××.
8. ×× *×Ŗ×××* (always) ××××× ×× ××××.
9. ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×××× ×ש×××Ŗ ×××.
10. *××× ×¤×¢×* (once in a while) ×פש×Ø ×××Ŗ×¤× ×§.
11. ××× *×Ŗ×××* (always) ×××× ××ש×.
12. ××× ××Ŗ *×× ×”×* (often) ×××Ø××ש ש×××?
13. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×ש×ק×× ×××××Ø××.
14. ×× × *×Ŗ×××* (always) ××קש ×¢×××.
15. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×Ø××× ××Ŗ ××ש×ק××.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the proper Adverb of Frequency
1. *××£ פע×* (never) ×× ×××× ×הפ×Ø×××.
2. *×Ŗ×××* (always) ×××× ×¤××¦× ×××× ×©×ש×.
3. ×× × *××¢×Ŗ ××¢×Ŗ* (occasionally) ×××× ×××.
4. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×ש×ק×× ×××××Ø××.
5. *×××Ø× ×××* (usually) ×× × ×§××Ø× ×”×¤×Ø ××¤× × ×©×× × ×××× ××ש××.
6. ×× × *×Ŗ×××* (always) ××××, ×פ××× ×× × ×× ×Ø×¢×.
7. *פע×××× ××××ש* (twice a month) ×× ×× × ×¦×פ×× ××× ××”×Ø×.
8. ×× × *××£ פע×* (never) ×× ××××Ŗ× ×פ×Ø××.
9. *×× ××Ø××* (quite often) ×××Ŗ×× ×©×× ×¢××©× ×פ×Ø×××Ŗ ×××××.
10. ×× × *×Ŗ×××* (always) ×××× ×× × × ××××Ø ×× ××Ø×××Ŗ ×××ק×Ø.
11. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×××××©× ××Ŗ ××××Ŗ.
12. ××× *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×××¦× ××Ø×ׄ ××××£ ×××.
13. ×× *×Ŗ×××* (always) × ×× ×× ×ש×ק ×××.
14. ××Ŗ *×××Ø× ×××* (usually) ×××××Ŗ ×××Ø×× ××§× ×××Ŗ ××”××£ ×ש×××¢?
15. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ××××Ø ×××”×.
2. *×Ŗ×××* (always) ×××× ×¤××¦× ×××× ×©×ש×.
3. ×× × *××¢×Ŗ ××¢×Ŗ* (occasionally) ×××× ×××.
4. ×× ×× × *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×ש×ק×× ×××××Ø××.
5. *×××Ø× ×××* (usually) ×× × ×§××Ø× ×”×¤×Ø ××¤× × ×©×× × ×××× ××ש××.
6. ×× × *×Ŗ×××* (always) ××××, ×פ××× ×× × ×× ×Ø×¢×.
7. *פע×××× ××××ש* (twice a month) ×× ×× × ×¦×פ×× ××× ××”×Ø×.
8. ×× × *××£ פע×* (never) ×× ××××Ŗ× ×פ×Ø××.
9. *×× ××Ø××* (quite often) ×××Ŗ×× ×©×× ×¢××©× ×פ×Ø×××Ŗ ×××××.
10. ×× × *×Ŗ×××* (always) ×××× ×× × × ××××Ø ×× ××Ø×××Ŗ ×××ק×Ø.
11. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ×××××©× ××Ŗ ××××Ŗ.
12. ××× *××¢××Ŗ××* (sometimes) ×××¦× ××Ø×ׄ ××××£ ×××.
13. ×× *×Ŗ×××* (always) × ×× ×× ×ש×ק ×××.
14. ××Ŗ *×××Ø× ×××* (usually) ×××××Ŗ ×××Ø×× ××§× ×××Ŗ ××”××£ ×ש×××¢?
15. ××× *××¢×××* (never) ×× ××××Ø ×××”×.