WorksheetsMODALS
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What modal is NOT used to express possibility?
a)
could
b)
should
c)
may
d)
might
2.
What modal is used to express ability in the past?
a)
can
b)
am able to
c)
could
d)
might
3.
Which modal is NOT used to express advice?
a)
had better
b)
could
c)
should
d)
ought to
4.
Which modal of ability can be used in the future?
a)
can
b)
could
c)
be able to
d)
might
5.
BE able to has the same general meaning as ________
a)
might
b)
may
c)
can
d)
should
6.
Which modal is used to express prohibition?
a)
must not
b)
can not
c)
could not
d)
should not
7.
Which modal is used to express necessity
a)
should
b)
must
c)
ought to
d)
could
8.
Which modal is used for a repeated action in the past?
a)
could
b)
was able to
c)
would
d)
might
9.
Which modal cannot be used in the blank. You _________________ eat in class.
a)
can not
b)
ought not
c)
should not
d)
must not
10.
I _________ sleep last night.
a)
can't
b)
couldn't
c)
won't be able to
d)
shouldn't
11.
He __________ ride a bike because he never learned how.
a)
can
b)
can't
c)
might not
d)
couldn't
12.
I missed class yesterday because I was sick. I ________ ask the teacher what I missed.
a)
ought to
b)
would
c)
was able to
d)
musn't
13.
You ___________ eat too much before you go swimming. You can get a stomachache.
a)
shouldn't
b)
couldn't
c)
can't
d)
wouldn't
14.
Decide if the sentence expresses a request or a permission.
" May I have another cookie?"
" May I have another cookie?"
a)
Request
b)
Permission
15.
Decide if the sentence expresses a request or a permission.
" Would you mind Calling me back?"
" Would you mind Calling me back?"
a)
Request
b)
Permission
16.
Could ___ answer the phone for me, please?
a)
you
b)
I
17.
If Americans want to travel abroad, they _____ have a passport.
a)
Must/have to
b)
must not
c)
don't have to
d)
none of the above
18.
Our plane leaves at 8:30a.m. The airport shuttle is picking us up at 6:00a.m. so we _______ take out car.
a)
Must/have to
b)
must not
c)
don't have to
d)
none of the above
19.
Children shouldn't watch more than an hour of television daily.
a)
Advice
b)
Warning
20.
You _____ speed more than 35mph. You will get a ticket.
a)
must/have to
b)
must not
c)
Don't have to
d)
none of the above
21.
I ________ take my dog out before I go to work for 7 hours.
a)
must/have to
b)
must not
c)
don't have to
d)
none of the above
22.
Susan _________ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
a)
might
b)
couldn't
23.
You ___________ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a penny to their name.
a)
should
b)
must
c)
don't have to
24.
You __________ worry so much. It doesn't do you any good. Either you get the job, or you don't. If you don't, just apply for another one. Eventually, you will find work.
a)
don't have to
b)
shouldn't
c)
can't
25.
Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It ______ a fortune.
a)
must have cost
b)
must have been costing
c)
must be cost
26.
You ________ forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying on time.
a)
shouldn't
b)
mustn't
c)
don't have to
27.
Yesterday, I _________ all day for my French final. I didn't get to sleep until after midnight.
a)
had to cram
b)
must have crammed
c)
should have crammed
28.
The lamp _______ be broken. Maybe the light bulb just burned out.
a)
might be
b)
must be
c)
should be
29.
Which modal is used when you are almost certain that an action or situation is NOT likely?
a)
can't
b)
might not
c)
couldn't
d)
may not
30.
1. _________ I have more cheese on my sandwich?
a)
Must
b)
Could
c)
Would
d)
Have to
31.
You _________ eat more vegetables.
a)
should
b)
might
c)
may
d)
could
32.
I _________ like to buy the same television for my house.
a)
could
b)
must
c)
would
d)
have to
33.
_________ I have a cup of coffee please?
a)
Must
b)
Have to
c)
May
d)
Would
34.
You _________ smoke near children.
a)
have to
b)
may
c)
must not
d)
could not
35.
The passengers _________wear their seatbelts at all times.
a)
could
b)
must
c)
can
d)
may
36.
I _________ ice skate very well.
a)
can
b)
may
c)
must
d)
should
37.
I _________ ice skate very well.
a)
can
b)
may
c)
must
d)
should
38.
The boys _________wake up earlier than 7:30 am: they have class at 8:00 am.
a)
would
b)
can't
c)
could
d)
have to
39.
The student ______________ stop ditching if he wants to pass the class.
a)
could
b)
would
c)
can
d)
had better
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