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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 24
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Choose the correct modal.

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

What does the modal show?

Class 7–8 · Worksheet 2 · set 24
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Write the use: ability, permission, possibility, obligation, advice …

  1. You must stop at a red light.
  2. You may go now.
  3. They might be late.
  4. You should see a doctor.
  5. We must not throw litter on the road.
  6. It might snow tonight.
  7. Shall we start?
  8. She can lift this heavy box.
  9. You need not hurry.
  10. May I borrow your pen?

Rewrite with a modal

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 24
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Rewrite using the modal in brackets.

  1. Please give me a pen. (could)
  2. I am able to swim. (can)
  3. You have permission to leave. (may)
  4. It is not necessary to bring lunch. (need not)
  5. It is a good idea to drink more water. (should)
  6. Smoking is not allowed here. (must not)
  7. Perhaps she knows the answer. (might)
  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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