adv · neutral
seldom
/ˈseldəm/SEL·dom
Band 5-6speakingtask2
not often; almost never
Examples
“I seldom go to the cinema these days.”
“Seldom have I seen such a generous community.”
“She seldom eats out because she prefers cooking at home.”
Band 8 sentence
“I seldom watch television now; I prefer to read academic journals instead.”
Collocations
- seldom + present simple (e.g. seldom do I)
- seldom + verb
Word family
seldom adv
Common mistakes
I seldomly go to parties.→I seldom go to parties.
She seldom goes to school yesterday.→She seldom went to school when she was sick.
He is seldom late.→He is seldom late.
Say it for a higher band
5not often→6rarely→7+seldom
Synonyms
rarely
infrequently
Easily confused
rarely
“I rarely eat fast food now because I cook more at home.”
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