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Modal Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ______ be delighted to show you round the factory.

a)

ought to

b)

would

c)

might

d)

can

2.

Jenny’s engagement ring is enormous! It ______ have cost a fortune.

a)

must

b)

might

c)

will

d)

should

3.

I ……………………… speak Korean fluently when I was a child and we lived in Korea.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

will

d)

should

4.

……………………… you play the piano?

a)

Had better

b)

Ought to

c)

Should

d)

Can

5.

The children ……………………… wake up earlier than 7:30 am. They have to at camp at 8:00 am.

a)

must

b)

could

c)

can

d)

would

6.

John ……………………… remember his wife’s birthday this year.

a)

had better

b)

can

c)

could

d)

have to

7.

You ……………………… drive faster than 120 km/h on the motorway.

a)

may not

b)

should

c)

mustn't

d)

had better

8.

She ……………………… get up early. She’s on holiday.

a)

doesn't have to

b)

haven't to

c)

must

d)

mustn't

9.

You ……………………… use a mobile phone on a plane.

a)

must

b)

mustn't

c)

can

d)

could

10.

We ……………………… prepare for the big exam.

a)

should

b)

could

c)

can

d)

will

11.

When _____you come back home?

a)

will

b)

may

c)

might

d)

maybe

12.

Many birds will______ more than 3,000 miles to reach their winter homes.

a)

flying

b)

fly

c)

be fly

d)

flew

13.

They prayed that their daughter_____ be lucky again.

a)

might

b)

could

c)

may

d)

will

14.

He ought not______ him but she did.

a)

to tell

b)

to telling

c)

tell

d)

to have told

15.

He didn't need______ out of his room in Moscow.

a)

go

b)

to going

c)

going

d)

to go

16.

When my father was young, he _____ work in the garden for long hours.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

will

d)

should

17.

She hasn't eaten anything since yesterday. She_____ be really hungry.

a)

might

b)

will

c)

must

d)

can

18.

David __________ (be) happy. His girlfriend just agreed to marry him.

a)

must be

b)

be

c)

should be

d)

can be

19.

You ______ to write them today.

a)

should

b)

must

c)

had

d)

ought

20.

Young people ______ obey their parents.

a)

must

b)

may

c)

will

d)

ought to