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Modals

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I haven't eaten the whole day! -Oh, you _________ be starving!

a)

have to

b)

must

c)

need to

d)

can

2.

Do I _________ buy tickets in advance?

a)

must

b)

have to

c)

need to

d)

supposed to

3.

I'm working late tonight. We ________ to finish this project by the...

a)

have

b)

must

c)

will

d)

need

4.

________ you cook dinner for me tonight? I will be very tired after...

a)

Have to

b)

Can

c)

Need

d)

Must

5.

Have you seen his handwriting? I _______ understand a word he wrote!

a)

can't

b)

can

c)

need to

d)

am supposed

6.

You _________ argue with the boss or he will fire you.

a)

must

b)

are not supposed to

c)

mustn't

d)

are supposed to

7.

I forgot to buy the tickets, but there is nothing I ________ do about it now.

a)

can

b)

have to

c)

am able to

d)

ought to

8.

It ________ be Paul's mother, she looks too young!

a)

must

b)

should

c)

can't

d)

mustn't

9.

The doctor says I _______ drink at least six glasses of water a day.

a)

must

b)

ought to

c)

should

d)

have to

10.

It's Saturday today, so I _____ go to school.

a)

can't

b)

don't need to

c)

mustn't

d)

don't have to

11.

J.K. Rowling is very rich now, she ______ work anymore.

a)

doesn't need to

b)

mustn't

c)

can't

d)

needn't

12.

You ______ do the washing-up, I have already done it.

a)

mustn't

b)

needn't

c)

don't have to

d)

don't need to

13.

You _____ park your car in this area, or you will get a ticket.

a)

mustn't

b)

can't

c)

don't have to

d)

shouldn't

14.

It _______ rain today.

a)

must

b)

should

c)

can

d)

may

15.

He ______ speak French when he was young.

a)

didn't

b)

couldn't

c)

should

d)

can

16.

I ______ a fancy car but I went travelling around the world instead.

a)

could buy

b)

can buy

c)

can have bought

d)

could have bought

17.

You ______ leave earlier if you finish all your work first.

a)

should

b)

may

c)

must

d)

have to

18.

He drives a Porsche, he _____ very rich.

a)

can't be

b)

has to be

c)

must be

d)

should be

19.

He ______ find his luggage after he had lost it.

a)

could

b)

were able to

c)

should have to

d)

was able to

20.

Modals are always followed by

a)

to + infinitive

b)

a past verb

c)

a verb

d)

infinitive without to

21.

Which are modals expressing necessity?

a)

Must, have to, have got to

b)

May, can, could, might

c)

May. can, have to, might

d)

Should, would, will

22.

Which modals are used to request permission?

a)

Can and should

b)

Would and could

c)

May and could

d)

Shall and ought to

23.

The modals: "can", "could", "may" and "might" can be used for:

a)

possibility

b)

obligation

c)

ability

d)

permission

24.

Do modal verbs take "s" in the 3rd person?

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25.

What is the correct structure of modal verbs?

a)

Subject + Verb + Modal

b)

Subject + Modal + Verb

c)

Subject + Modal + Verb (ING)

d)

Subject + Verb (ING) + Modal

26.

Which of the following verbs is not a modal verb?

a)

can

b)

have

c)

must

d)

should