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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 59
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Choose the correct modal.

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

What does the modal show?

Class 7–8 · Worksheet 2 · set 59
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Write the use: ability, permission, possibility, obligation, advice …

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

Rewrite with a modal

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 3 · set 59
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Rewrite using the modal in brackets.

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

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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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