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Modal verbs 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Children _________ spend a limit time in front of their mobile phones.
a)
shall
b)
should
c)
shouldn't
d)
may
2.
Which sentence shows polite request?
a)
Shall we go now?
b)
May god bless you.
c)
May I com in, please?
d)
Will you shut up?
3.
Speak up, I ___________ hear you! 
a)
may not
b)
won't
c)
shouldn't
d)
can't
4.
Which sentence shows advice / suggestion?
a)
You mustn't smoke.
b)
You should have your health checked.
c)
Would you possibly do me a favor?
d)
You can do it, don't you?
5.

I_____go to hospital now. I need to remove the nail from the old man stomach.

a)

should

b)

will

c)

can

d)

must

6.
I promise if I won a lottery I ________ buy you an iPhone X.

a)
will
b)
would
c)
can
d)
could
7.
Which sentence shows possibility?
a)
I can speak Korean.
b)
Could I use your phone please?
c)
She may be at home.
d)
He should go to the doctor.
8.
I _____ swim quite well when I was five years old.
a)
can
b)
could
c)
will
d)
would
9.
It's a hospital. You ____ smoke.
a)
mustn't
b)
needn't
c)
may not
d)
don't have to
10.
If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you ______ to work hard.
a)
could
b)
need
c)
needn't
d)
mustn't
11.
Take an umbrella. It ______ rain later.
a)
need
b)
should
c)
mustn't
d)
might
12.
You shouldn't leave small objects lying around . Such objects _______ be swallowed by children.
a)
must
b)
need
c)
may
d)
mus not
13.
______ I ask a question? Yes, of course.
a)
May
b)
Must
c)
Should
d)
Will
14.
You ______ take your umbrella. It is not raining.
a)
couldn't
b)
needn't
c)
may not
d)
mustn't
15.
My dictionary isn’t in my school bag. I ______ have left it at home.
a)
may
b)
might
c)
must
d)
could
16.

I didn’t feel very well yesterday. I _______________

eat anything.

a)

could

b)

couldn’t

c)

am allow to

d)

am not allow to

17.

You _________ look at me when I am talking to you.

a)

aren’t allow

b)

should

c)

shouldn’t

d)

may

18.

I was using my pencil a minute ago. It _________be here

somewhere!

a)

must

b)

mustn’t

c)

can’t

d)

couldn’t

19.

You really _______________be late again. This is the final warning.

a)

must

b)

mustn’t

c)

have to

d)

don’t have to

20.

If you don’t start working harder, you ___________

repeat the course next year.

a)

should

b)

shouldn’t

c)

might

d)

are allow to

21.

I ______ deliver food now. Those dogs are coming.

a)

have to

b)

may

c)

could

d)

should

22.

Call her now. She __________ be home by now.

a)

has to

b)

can

c)

can’t

d)

is allow to

23.

I ____________be able to help you, but I’m not sure yet.

a)

may

b)

should

c)

can

d)

can’t

24.

Entrance to the museum was free. We ________pay to get in.

a)

have to

b)

don’t have to

c)

has to

d)

doesn’t have to

25.

_________ I have more cheese on my sandwich?

a)

Would

b)

Must

c)

Could

d)

Have to

26.

You _________ eat more healthy food. Look! you're too skinny that you need to gain weight.

a)

could

b)

may

c)

might

d)

must

27.

_________ I have a cup of coffee, please?

a)

Shall

b)

Ought to

c)

May

d)

Should

28.

You _________ smoke near children.

a)

couldn't

b)

should

c)

don't have to

d)

mustn't

29.

We _________ go to the concert if the rain stops. We don't know for sure.

a)

have to

b)

can

c)

might

d)

must

30.

I _________ surf skate very well. I'll show you. See!

a)

must

b)

may

c)

should

d)

can

31.

The boys _________wake up earlier than 7:30 am: they have class at 8:00 am.

a)

can't

b)

have to

c)

would

d)

could

32.

The school band _________ play very well last year. Now they are much better.

a)

must

b)

couldn't

c)

should

d)

can

33.

He ______ prepare for the test since grade 4, so he could do this test.

a)

might

b)

should

c)

shouldn't

d)

could

34.

What modal is used to express ability in the past?

a)

can

b)

will be able to

c)

might

d)

could

35.

BE able to has the same general meaning as ________

a)

might

b)

may

c)

can

d)

should

36.

Which modal is used to express prohibition?

a)

must not

b)

can not

c)

could not

d)

should not

37.

Which modal is used to express necessity?

a)

should

b)

ought to

c)

could

d)

must

38.

His car is out of gas. I think he _____________ go to the gas station. (Best option)

a)

could

b)

can

c)

should

d)

might

39.

Jessica _____________ enter the club. She is not 21.

a)

should not

b)

might not

c)

can not

d)

will not

40.

5. Please, excuse me but I really ___________________ go now.

a)

Can

b)

Already

c)

Have to

d)

Has to

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