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Modal verbs

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Can\may you see anything in this dark room?

a)

Can

b)

May

2.
  1. ______ I borrow your pen?

a)

Can

b)

May

3.

Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb. Use must, mustn't, or don't have to.

I _______ (1) go to school from Monday to Friday. We _________ (2) wear a uniform, so I normally wear sports clothes. We _________ (3) arrive late, and we _________ (4)   go to every class. In class, we ________ (5)  shout, play or sing. We ___________ (6)  have lunch at school, so I sometimes go home. When school finishes, I _________ (7)  look after my little sister. When my parents come home I ____________ (8) stay in, so I usually go out with my friends. When I get home,                                      I ________ (9) do my homework. I __________ (10)  go to bed late, except on Fridays, when I ______ (11)  go to bed before midnight.


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4.

Rewrite the sentence. Some people just don’t know how to sing.   (be able to)

4 lines
5.
  1. Peter………………………………study harder if he wants to pass the Medical exam.

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6.

It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.

a)

A) can't have been

b)

B) may not have been

c)

C) won't have been

d)

D) shouldn't be

7.

It’s strange that he hasn’t said any more about his plans to emigrate. He ______ his mind about it.

a)

A) should have changed

b)

B) would have changed

c)

C) must change

d)

D) might have changed

8.

Complete the sentence, using the verbs in brackets and will / will (won’t) have / will be + -ing.

You heard a lot of shouting from your neighbours’ house last night. Your neighbours often have arguments. (argue)

      They …………………………………………… .

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9.

Write the sentences about each picture, using modal verbs from this unit.

4 lines
10.

Transform the sentence into the sentence with modal verbs.

It’s unlikely that both the turkey and the tart will be cooked by supper. I suggest us having dinner in a cafe.

4 lines
11.

Translate using Modal vers.

Владелец ресторана обращается к официанткам: «Сегодня вы должны быть особенно вежливы?» — «Почему? К нам должен прийти важный гость?» — «Нет, но у нас сегодня мясо более жесткое, чем обычно».

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12.

You can`t really speak 7 languages fluently, can you?

a)

Decisions made now about future aility

b)

Current o general hypothetical ability

c)

Current o general ability

d)

Past hypothetical ability

13.

In what kind of sentences we can use "hand`t better"?

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14.

Modals in past are

a)

Might

Should
Ought to

b)

Shall

c)

Must
Would

d)

Would have
Could have

Might have

15.

Ought to is

a)

Warning

b)

Formal recommendation

c)

Small probaility

d)

Recommendation

16.

My son ___ be home by now. Where can he be?

a)

Have to

b)

Would

c)

Should

d)

Could

17.

Re-write the following sentences using modals so that they have the same meaning

I suggest that you get a good lawyer!

You ____

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18.

Create the sentence using modals.

We are going to Paris for a weekend. (Make suggestions about things to do)

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19.

Logical possibility modals add a degree of possibility to an action. “Must” is the ______ modal that implies a possibility will occur while “could” and “might” imply that the speaker is unsure of the action happening

a)

Less strong

b)

Strongest

c)

Weak

d)

Simple

20.

Pigeons have a special ability; they can recognize themselves in mirrors

a)

Ability modals add a degree to a subject's ability to do an action.

b)

Necessity modals add a degree of recommendation to an action.

c)

Permission modals tend to be used in requests. The strength of the modal will determine how formal a request is by adding a degree of formality to a question

21.

100% - Completely or almost certain

a)

might, may, could

b)

must, can’t, couldn’t

c)

Should

22.

50% - Maybe certain Modal verbs

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