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Modal Verbs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

David ______________ type 1,000 words in a minute. He's super fast on the keyboard.

a)

shall

b)

may

c)

can

d)

could

2.

One of our secretaries ______________ meet you at the airport. You can be sure of that.

a)

may

b)

shall

c)

might

d)

could

3.

Dogs _____________ turn violent, especially when provoked.

a)

can

b)

should

c)

must

d)

could

4.

I ______________ give you some assistance with your project, but I have to attend a meeting in another state tomorrow.

a)

will

b)

won't

c)

can

d)

would

5.

_______________ I set the table for dinner, or do you want to do it?

a)

Could

b)

Shall

c)

Might

d)

Will

6.

You ______________ inform the management well in advance if you are to take any holiday. That is expected of all employees.

a)

may

b)

might

c)

must

d)

could

7.

It _______________ be a difficult test. Only two out of the eleven students have passed it.

a)

will

b)

could

c)

can

d)

must

8.

These days, you ____________ obtain a lot of useful information online. It's a really plentiful study resource.

a)

could

b)

may

c)

can

d)

must

9.

If you visit New York and get lost, you ________________ ask a taxi driver for directions. They have a detailed knowledge of the city.

a)

must

b)

should

c)

may

d)

shall

10.

Who knows? It _____________ be really sunny this weekend. Sometimes the forecasters do get their predictions wrong.

a)

could

b)

should

c)

must

d)

can

11.

_____________ I write the exam in green ink, teacher? I forgot to bring my blue pen and this is all I have.

a)

May

b)

Should

c)

Must

d)

Will

12.

When I was growing up, I ______________ climb trees, but these days I'm not capable of doing that.

a)

may

b)

could

c)

might

d)

couldn't

13.

Once you have done the chores, you ______________ play computer games, but not before.

a)

could

b)

can

c)

might

d)

would

14.

When I was a kid, we ___________ ride our bicycles around the country lanes. It's something I used to do all the time in the past.

a)

should

b)

can

c)

could

d)

would

15.

If you are a pilot, you ______________ speak other languages pretty well.

a)

should

b)

may

c)

will

d)

could