Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Modal verbs fun quizzes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I _____ be really mean to her, but I don't want to treat her like that.

a)

need

b)

could

c)

could have

d)

have

2.

You _____ to follow the law or you will go to jail.

a)

could have

b)

need

c)

must

d)

have

3.

I _____ go to the wedding. I have to work on the same day.

a)

could have

b)

need

c)

can't

d)

haven't

4.

I really _____ be angry with him. It's not his fault.

a)

haven't

b)

have

c)

shouldn't

d)

couldn't have

5.

I _____ go to Hawaii this year. I've almost saved up enough money for the flight.

a)

might

b)

don't have

c)

need

d)

have

6.

She _____ speak for a moment. She was too emotional.

a)

should

b)

need to

c)

must have

d)

couldn't

7.

Do you _____ to work on Sundays?

a)

must

b)

could

c)

should

d)

have

8.

I _____ to pay for this traffic ticket on time.

a)

must

b)

have

c)

might

d)

could

9.

It _____ rain tomorrow. The weather forecast doesn't look good right now.

a)

have

b)

need to

c)

might

d)

could have

10.

Let's go fishing tomorrow. Do you think you _____ come over at 5 am so we can get on the lake early in the morning?

a)

can

b)

must do

c)

had

d)

need

11.

I'm pretty sure Martin has left the office.

a)

Martin must have left the office.

b)

Martin must leave the office.

c)

Martin should leave the office.

d)

Martin should have left the office.

12.

A: Wibu Pinkun pass his exam with a distinction.

B: _____________

a)

He was lazy to succeed.

b)

He can't have studied very hard.

c)

He must have studied very hard

d)

He needs studying harder.

e)

He made the exam complicated.

13.

It was a mistake of you to lose your passport.

a)

You shouldn't have lost your passport.

b)

There must be a mistake in your passport

c)

You needn't have brought your passport

d)

Your passport must be lost

e)

You have to sorry to the passport

14.

It's time we left for the disco.

a)

We may leave for the disco now.

b)

We needn't leave for the disco now.

c)

We should leave for the disco now.

d)

We must have left for the disco now.

15.

The car plunged into the river. The driver _____ out but the passengers were drowned.

a)

is able to get

b)

could get

c)

was able to get

d)

can get

16.

Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They _____ have sailed from South America on draftsshall.

a)

might

b)

must

c)

should

d)

had

17.

You shouldn't tell her the news. It might kill her.

a)

She shouldn't be told by the news. She might be killed

b)

The news shouldn't be told her. She might be killed.

c)

She shouldn't be told the news. She might be killed.

d)

She shouldn't been told the news. It might be killed.

e)

The news could kill her if she told the news

18.

Marcela didn't come to class yesterday. She _____ an accident

a)

should have had

b)

must have

c)

might have

d)

may have had

19.

"Did you hear me come in last night?"

"No, I _____ asleep, probably because I didn't want to see you :>"

a)

must be

b)

must have been

c)

should be

d)

should have been

20.

He _____ them to promote him to manager; after all, he isn’t even a qualified engineer.

a)

shouldn't be expecting

b)

needn't have expected

c)

can't have expected

d)

wouldn't be expecting