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Modals worksheets — modal verbs exercises with answers

Free modals worksheets and modal verbs exercises with answers: fill in can, could, may, might, must, should, would, need, ought to; name the use; and rewrite sentences with modals — Class 5 to 9.

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Fill in the modal

Class 5–7 · Worksheet 1 · set 11
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Choose the correct modal.

  1. You ______ wear a helmet while riding a scooter. (must / may)
  2. You ______ not talk in the library. (must / can)
  3. His car is outside, so he ______ be at home. (must / need)
  4. We ______ respect our elders. (ought to / could)
  5. ______ you help me, please? (Could / Must)
  6. When I was five, I ______ ride a bicycle. (could / can)
  7. You ______ eat more vegetables. (should / would)
  8. It looks cloudy. It ______ rain today. (may / must)
  9. ______ I come in, ma’am? (May / Must)
  10. ______ we start the game now? (Shall / Must)
  11. ______ you like some tea? (Would / Should)
  12. Birds ______ fly, but fish cannot. (can / must)

What does the modal show?

Class 7–8 · Worksheet 2 · set 11
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Write the use: ability, permission, possibility, obligation, advice …

  1. He could run fast when he was young.
  2. May I borrow your pen?
  3. You must stop at a red light.
  4. Would you open the window, please?
  5. Shall we start?
  6. You should see a doctor.
  7. We must not throw litter on the road.
  8. They might be late.
  9. She can lift this heavy box.
  10. You may go now.

Rewrite with a modal

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 11
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Rewrite using the modal in brackets.

  1. I am able to swim. (can)
  2. Please give me a pen. (could)
  3. Smoking is not allowed here. (must not)
  4. Perhaps she knows the answer. (might)
  5. It is necessary for you to finish this today. (must)
  6. You have permission to leave. (may)
  7. I was able to read at the age of four. (could)
  8. It is possible that he is ill. (may)

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Questions

What are the modal verbs in English?

can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would, ought to, need, dare and used to (the last few are semi-modals).

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