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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 46
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Choose the correct modal.

  1. You ______ not talk in the library. (must / can)
  2. You ______ not worry; everything will be fine. (need / can)
  3. ______ you like some tea? (Would / Should)
  4. ______ we start the game now? (Shall / Must)
  5. Birds ______ fly, but fish cannot. (can / must)
  6. ______ I come in, ma’am? (May / Must)
  7. You ______ eat more vegetables. (should / would)
  8. When I was five, I ______ ride a bicycle. (could / can)
  9. She ______ speak three languages. (can / must)
  10. You ______ wear a helmet while riding a scooter. (must / may)
  11. ______ you help me, please? (Could / Must)
  12. It looks cloudy. It ______ rain today. (may / must)

What does the modal show?

Class 7–8 · Worksheet 2 · set 46
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Write the use: ability, permission, possibility, obligation, advice …

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

Rewrite with a modal

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 46
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Rewrite using the modal in brackets.

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

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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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