Asynchronous Review

Fill in the correct modal verb.

There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ____ buy any.

• A. mustn’t

• B. needn’t

• C. may not

• D. should not

Fill in the correct modal verb.

It's a hospital. You ___ smoke.

• A. mustn’t

• B. needn’t

• C. may not

• D. don't have to

He had been working for more than 11 hours.

He ____ be tired after such hard work.

• A. must

• B. need

• C. had better

• D. mustn’t

I ____ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child.

• A. could

• B. might

• C. can

• D. must

The teacher said we _____ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we need not read it if we don’t want to.

• A. can

• B. needn’t

• C. must

• D. should

It’s getting late. I ______ leave immediately.

• A. can

• B. may

• C. have to

• D. would rather

Bert broke his leg yesterday. His leg is in a cast, and he ______ use crutches for a month.

• A. will be able to

• B. had better

• C. will have to

• D. should

Children ______ drink too much soda.

• A. must not

• B. may not

• C. could not

• D. should not

Oh dear, my fruit cake is a little too sweet. I ____ the amount of sugar I add to the mixture next time.

• A. should have reduced

• B. will have to reduce

• C. have had to reduce

• D. must be reducing

It’s a long journey and there may not be any restaurants on the way. You ____ something before you leave.

• A. might have eaten

• B. would eat

• C. had better eat

• D. must have eaten