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Modal Verbs 3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

His wife may be with him.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

2.

He borrowed my ladder.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

3.

He must be writing about his travels.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

4.

He can’t have been working very hard on his book.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

5.

She might have been to Paris.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

6.

She’s returned from Paris.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

7.

He could reply by the weekend.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

8.

He must enjoy life.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

9.

Now he lives in an enormous house.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

10.

They may have been dancing all night.

a)

Certainty

b)

Deduction

c)

Possibility

11.

We make decisions all the time, but we ____ certain

whether we are right or wrong.

a)

are never

b)

can never be

c)

must have never been

d)

have never been

12.

The work you choose to do ___ be suitable for you or it __ not.

a)

must / must

b)

can / must

c)

may / may

d)

must / might

13.

The person you marry (a)   be a perfect match or the

worst possible choice.

14.

You (a)   invest it wisely so that it grows in value or lose everything.

15.

You think you have a healthy diet, but the food you eat (a)   actually be very bad for you.

16.

All the flights you make are routine, but one of them (a)   be your last.

17.

We ___ late for the train or we’ll miss our connection.

a)

can't be

b)

mustn't be

c)

must be

d)

can be

18.

Your handwriting ___ clear, otherwise no one will be able to read it.

a)

must be

b)

mustn't be

c)

can be

d)

can't be

19.

I don’t recognize the handwriting on this envelope. It ___ from anyone we know.

a)

must be

b)

mustn't be

c)

can be

d)

can't be

20.

The children ____ tired already! We’ve only been walking for ten minutes.

a)

must be

b)

mustn't be

c)

can be

d)

can't be

21.

The children ___ thirsty. They haven’t had a drink for hours.

a)

must be

b)

mustn't be

c)

can be

d)

can't be

22.

You ____ a nuisance when you’re a guest in someone’s house.

a)

must be

b)

mustn't be

c)

can be

d)

can't be