Modals of Ability

_______ I borrow your pen for a minute? - Sure.

You ______ keep it if you want to.

• A. May/could

• B. Might/can

• C. Could/ should

• D. May/ can

The little girl asked, "Mommy, ________ I have a cookie?"

The mother said, "Yes, you ________."

• A. can / are able to

• B.can / can

• C.may / might

• D.could/can

You _____ wear an umbrella because it isn't raining outside.

• A. may

• B. mustn't

• C. should

• D. needn't

Johnny, you _____ play with the knife, you ______ hurt yourself

• A. won't /can't

• B. mustn't/may

• C. shouldn't/mustn't

• D. can't/shouldn't

She ______ understand Korean very well, but she _______ speaks it perfectly.

• be able to / can't

•  is able to / is able to

• is able to / can't

• can/can't

Hoa studied very hard and she ________ get the highest mark in the final exam

• couldn't

• could

• is able to

• managed to

You _____ so much money at the weekend. It was wasteful.

• A. can't have spent

• B. shouldn't spend

• C. shouldn't have spent

• D. mustn't spend

" Peter passed his exam with a flying color."

"________________"

• A. He needs studying harder

• B. He was too lazy to succeed

• C. He can't have studied very hard

• D. He must have studied very hard

" Your score is the lowest compared to your classmates"- " You _____ study harder to pass the exam"

• A. should

• B. may

• C. could

• D. might

I used to______stand on my head, but I can't do it now.

• A. can

• B. can't

• C. be able to

• D. couldn't