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MODAL VERBS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You .................... read the washing machine instructions carefully or you will ruin your clothes.

a)

Can

b)

Mustn't

c)

Could

d)

Had better

2.

We ..................... take an umbrella. It looks like it will be rain.

a)

Could

b)

Should

c)

Will

d)

Can

3.

I ....................... eat my dinner last night. My stomach hurt.

a)

Can

b)

Couldn't

c)

Don't have to

d)

Should

4.

She .............. train harder if she wants to break the record.

a)

Can

b)

Should

c)

Could

d)

Cannot

5.

.................... you help Alice with her homework yesterday?

a)

Could

b)

Might

c)

Must

d)

Can

6.

The cut looks infected, you ................ go to the doctor.

a)

Could

b)

Can

c)

Should

d)

Shouldn't

7.

Megan ...................... play both the piano and the guitar.

a)

Can

b)

Could

c)

Must

d)

Had better

8.

1. Are you going swimming? .................... I come with you, please?

a)

Can

b)

Must

c)

Could

d)

Should

9.

1. This is a hospital. People are resting, so you ................ be quiet.

a)

can

b)

ought to

c)

must

d)

could

10.

1. You ...................... smoke here. It's a no-smoking area.

a)

have to

b)

musn´t

c)

mustn´t

d)

have to

11.

1. They left London at three o'clock so they .......................be here by now.

a)

must

b)

could

c)

might

d)

can

12.

We ......................... not climb those mountains when we were kids.

a)

can´t

b)

couldn´t

c)

don´t need to

d)

can

13.

She ........................... to come tomorrow. It's Saturday and we don't work!

a)

don´t have to

b)

doesn´t have to

c)

can

d)

could

14.

Jhon and Cindy .......... go to work every day.

a)

had to

b)

should

c)

have to

d)

shouldn't

15.

My father ................. wear a suit at work on Fridays, it's a casual day.

a)

has to

b)

must

c)

have to

d)

doesn't have to

16.

If you really want to be in shape, I think you ............. go to the gym.

a)

don't have to

b)

have to

c)

should

d)

shouldn't

17.

Drivers .................. eat while driving. I think it very dangerous.

a)

don't have to

b)

shouldn't

c)

should

d)

have to

18.

Motorcycle drivers ............... drive without a helmet.

a)

must

b)

have to

c)

musn't

d)

don't have to

19.

You.......................... tell anyone what I just told you. It's a secret.

a)

can

b)

had better not

c)

could

d)

must

20.

The museum is free. You ................... pay to get in.

a)

can

b)

have to

c)

don't have to

d)

mustn't

21.

He's amazing, he .................. speak five languages, including Chinese.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

must

d)

should

22.

She's seven years old, but she ....................... read yet. Her parents are getting her extra lessons.

a)

ought to

b)

cannot

c)

can

d)

mustn't

23.

You ................... smoke inside the school.

a)

can't

b)

mustn't

c)

ought to

d)

had better

24.

You ....................... run or you are going to be late!

a)

could

b)

can

c)

shouldn't

d)

had better

25.

They .......................... get up early today, because it's Sunday.

a)

needn't

b)

need to

c)

have to

d)

should