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Modal verbs

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Good afternoon, students. ¡Welcome to the

modal verbs lesson! Ready? Let’s go!

4 lines
2.

What’s today lesson about?

a)

Past perfect

b)

Modal verbs

c)

Simple past

d)

New vocabulary

3.

Definition and use

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4.

What is a modal verb?

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5.

What do modal verbs express?

a)

ability, possibility, permission or obligation.

b)

Different ways to conjugate a verb.

c)

Transitive verb

d)

That a sentence is active or passive voice

6.

Can, could, may: Permission

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7.

What modal is NOT used to express permission?

a)

Can

b)

Have to

c)

Could

d)

May

8.

Which sentence shows permission?

a)

I can speak French.

b)

She may be at home.

c)

He should go to the doctor.

d)

Could I use your phone please?

9.

Can, could: Ability

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10.

What modal are used to express ability?

a)

Might

b)

Could

c)

Can

d)

May

11.

Which sentence shows ability?

a)

Tara can dance all day long.

b)

You shoud eat more vegetables.

c)

The teacher may be coming tomorrow.

d)

You may ask her about it.

12.

Should: advice, recommendation and suggestion

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13.

What is the modal that shows recommendation?

a)

Could

b)

Should

c)

Have to

d)

Might

14.

Which sentence shows advice?

a)

You should pay more attention in class.

b)

Conrad might be at the beach right now.

c)

Adilene could speak fluent English when she was 10.

d)

Could I open that window?

15.

Might, may, could, can: possibility

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16.

What modal verbs are used to express possibility?

a)

Can

b)

Could

c)

Might

d)

May

17.

Which sentence shows possibility?

a)

I will go to the cinema tonight.

b)

If I had the money, I'd buy a new car.

c)

It looks nice, but it might be very expensive.

d)

He will play tennis tomorrow.

18.

Will: prediction, promise

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19.

What modal verb is used to express prediction?

a)

Might

b)

Can

c)

Will

d)

Would

20.

Which sentences shows promise or prediction?

a)

That would be fun.

b)

It can be very cold here in winter.

c)

I knew I would win college this year.

d)

They could be at home.

21.

Would: request, invitation

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22.

What modal verb is used to express request or invitation?

a)

Have to

b)

Would

c)

Can

d)

Could

23.

Which sentence shows request or invitation?

a)

They will thanks the bus to the South next week.

b)

You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.

c)

I will have finished my work by then.

d)

She can play the piano.