Modal Auxiliaries

 

 

Complete the following sentences with one of the following words :

 can  | could  | may  |  might  |  should   |  ought to |  shall  | will

(Some sentences offer two possibilities.) ( The answers are at the bottom of the page.)

 
     1.        The article stated that he ___________ read at the age of three.
 

 
     2.        You ____________ take a sweater in case it gets cold.
 

 
     3.        It's going to rain all afternoon.  ___________ we go to the cinema?

 
     4.        Scott ________ be 21 at the end of the month.
 

 
     5.        Julie said they traffic was heavy, so she  ___________ be late for the meeting.
 

 
     6.        You look a bit confused.  ________ I help you?
 

 
     7.        You stole a CD from a friend? You _____________ be ashamed of  yourself!
 

 
     8.        I don't know the meaning of this word.  _______ I borrow your dictionary?
 

             

Answers

 
1)  could    2)  should/ought to    3)    shall      4) will      5) might      6) can      7) ought to/should      8) may 

 

Modal Verbs

 

A-Choose the suitable modal verb.

 

1-I have no time. I  leave now or I  miss the bus.

 

2-I wish I  buy a new mobile phone but I don't have enough money.

 

3-She looks tired; she  take some days off.

 

4-Judy is not at home. She have gone to Madrid, I don't know.

 

5-Tom  play tennis quite well. I usually play with him every weekend.

 

6- we go out tonight, please? Yes, but you  be late.

 

7-I haven't decided yet where I  go in my next holidays. I think I  go to Paris.

 

8- you water my plants while I am away? If they don't get enough water they certainly die.

 


 

Ar Rahman Rahmadan
19210604B-Insert a suitable modal verb.

 

1-Jack  come to our wedding, but we aren't sure.

 

2- I buy the tickets for the concert? I  see you're too busy.

 

3-We  pay the fees at the fixed time.

 

4-You  clean your room more often.

 

5-If it rains on Saturday, we  go to the beach.

 

6- you speak German? No, I .

 

7-Jane  not play the violin when she was five, but now she  play it very well.

 

8-You  not be so nervous. I think it  be very easy.

 

Answer. . .!

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1.       Must, will

may

2.       could

Shall, can

3.       should

must

4.       might

should

5.       can

Won�t

6.       may, mustn�t

Can, can�t

7.       will, might

Could, can

8.       could, will

Should, will