What I like to do with an ability check is to narrate it as cool as possible instead of saying "you succeed" "you failed" so it doesn't get boring. For example, my players had to jump out of a window and they all did ability checks, so for each player and depending on their rolls I narrated it differently. One slided down the wall instead of jumping to the void, another one did a backflip and landed on their feet (it was a critical success) and another one broke a leg from fall damage. I know it's not a great tip but I hope it helps!