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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 21
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Choose the correct modal.

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

What does the modal show?

Class 7–8 · Worksheet 2 · set 21
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Write the use: ability, permission, possibility, obligation, advice …

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

Rewrite with a modal

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 21
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Rewrite using the modal in brackets.

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

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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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