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#Modalverbpractice_A1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Modal verbs are used to express:

a)

actions in the past

b)

possibility or certainty

c)

undefined actions

d)

advice or permission

2.

Modal verbs use the ___ of the main verb to form sentences.

a)

gerund

b)

full infinitive

c)

bare infinitive

d)

verb in present

3.

Modal verbs change based on the subject in a sentence.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

To form questions and negative sentences, an auxilary is needed when using modal verbs.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Examples of modal verbs are:

a)

can, be going to, should

b)

can, shouldn't, be allowed to

c)

will, have to, might

d)

could, may, mustn't

6.

Semi-modal verbs function as modal verbs and follow the same structure rules.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Examples of semi-modal verbs are:

a)

will, shall

b)

have to, be allowed to

c)

be going to, can

8.

With semi-modal verbs, an auxiliary is needed in negative and interrogative sentences.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Modal/semi-modal verbs for obligation & lack of obligation:

a)

mustn't

b)

can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to

c)

have to, must / don't have to

d)

should/shouldn't

10.

Modal/semi-modal verbs for prohibition:

a)

mustn't

b)

can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to

c)

have to, must / don't have to

d)

should/shouldn't

11.

Modal/semi-modal verbs for advice & recommendation:

a)

mustn't

b)

can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to

c)

have to, must / don't have to

d)

should/shouldn't

12.

Modal/semi-modal verbs for permission & lack of permission:

a)

mustn't

b)

can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to

c)

have to, must / don't have to

d)

should/shouldn't

13.

Obligation & lack of obligation in the past are expressed by:

a)

must / mustn't

b)

had to / didn't have to

c)

could / couldn't

d)

would / wouldn't

14.

Modal verbs for certainty & possibility:

a)

must, can, would, might, will

b)

will, should, could, may, have to

c)

must, might, may, could, can't

15.

This modal verb is used when something is probable:

a)

can't

b)

mightn't, may not

c)

might, may, could

d)

must

16.

This modal verb is used when something is not possible:

a)

can't

b)

mightn't, may not

c)

might, may, could

d)

must

17.

This modal verb is used when something is impossible:

a)

can't

b)

mightn't, may not

c)

might, may, could

d)

must

18.

This modal verb is used when something is possible:

a)

can't

b)

mightn't, may not

c)

might, may, could

d)

must

19.

For things that are considered totally true, modal verbs aren't used at all.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ____ to park here, it's illegal.

a)

must

b)

aren't allowed

c)

mustn't

d)

don't have

e)

shouldn't

21.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ ride your bicycle on this area, it's car entry only.

a)

must

b)

aren't allowed

c)

mustn't

d)

don't have

e)

shouldn't

22.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ speak quietly on the halls, there's an exam in progress.

a)

must

b)

aren't allowed

c)

mustn't

d)

don't have

e)

shouldn't

23.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ to switch off your phone on this flight, they're allowed.

a)

must

b)

aren't allowed

c)

mustn't

d)

don't have

e)

shouldn't

24.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ take your children to that movie, it's not recommended for them to watch it.

a)

must

b)

aren't allowed

c)

mustn't

d)

don't have

e)

shouldn't

25.

For certainty and possibility in the present, the structure used is:

a)

modal + be + ing

b)

modal + be + past participle

c)

modal + bare infinitive

d)

modal + have + past participle

e)

modal + full infinitive

26.

For certainty an possibility in progress, the structure used is:

a)

modal + be + ing

b)

modal + be + past participle

c)

modal + bare infinitive

d)

modal + have + past participle

e)

modal + full infinitive

27.

For certainty an possibility in the past, the structure used is:

a)

modal + be + ing

b)

modal + be + past participle

c)

modal + bare infinitive

d)

modal + have + past participle

e)

modal + full infinitive

28.

Choose the correct explanation for the sentence: John must be asleep.

a)

I'm sure John is asleep.

b)

It's possible that John is asleep.

29.

Choose the correct explanation for the sentence: That can't be my phone. Mine is in my pocket.

a)

It's impossible that it's my phone.

b)

It's possible that your keys are in your bag.It's possibly not my phone.

30.

Choose the correct explanation for the sentence: That woman with Frank could be his wife.

a)

I'm certain that she's Frank's wife.

b)

I think it's possible that she's Frank's wife.

31.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: I think we ___ the wrong way, we've passed that sign twice already.

a)

may go

b)

may be going

32.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: I don't see another lake around, we ___ past the road we need to take!

a)

must've driven

b)

must drive

33.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: the rain was pouring yesterday, the road ___ closed because of that today.

a)

must've been

b)

must be

34.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: Look! I see the city lights over there, we ___ far away now.

a)

can't be

b)

can't have been

35.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: That petrol station wasn't nowhere near the lake on the map. We ___ the wrong turn a few miles back.

a)

must've taken

b)

might've taken