Modal Verbs

Which word could go in the blank to show permission?

___________ I go outside?

• Might

• Would

• May

• Should

Which word could go in the blank to show someone asking for advice?

___________ I go outside?

• Might

• Would

• May

• Should

Which word could go in the blank to show a slight possibility?

It ___________ be warmer this afternoon.

• Might

• Must

• May

• Should

Which four modal verbs show a possibility?

• Must

• Should

• Might

• Could

• May

You ___ to come if you are tired.

• mustn't

• can't

• don't have

• may not

What Tim says ___ true but I very much doubt it.

• should be

• will be

• must be

• may be

Cruella _______ hot. That's a very warm coat.

• must be

• might be

• may be

• can't be

She told me she had a doctor's appointment, so she _____ home.

• must be

• might be

• can't be

• may be

Obligations: Which are the differences between should/ought to and must/have to?

• should/ought to express a weaker obligation

• should/ought to are for moral obligations (subjective)

• must/have to are more formal

• must/have to impose an obligation to oneself

"Technology may have a positive or negative effect on people". The modal verb indicates:

• Possibility

• Permission