Modal Verbs Exercise 1

Gap-fill Exercise
Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below, then click the "Check" button to check your answers. Don't forget to capitalize when necessary. Some gaps may ha e more than one correct answer. can could have to must might should !. "ed's flight from #msterdam took more than !! hours. $e exhausted after such a long flight. $e some rest. be

prefer to stay in tonight and get

%. &f you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you walk downtown and explore the waterfront.

'. $iking the trail to the peak

be dangerous if you are not well research the route a

prepared for dramatic weather changes. (ou little more before you attempt the ascent.

). *hen you ha e a small child in the house, you lying around. Such ob+ects e en death.

lea e small ob+ects

be swallowed, causing serious in+ury or

,. Da e-

you hold your breath for more than a minute.

/athan- /o, & can't.

0. 1enny's engagement ring is enormous2 &t

ha e cost a fortune.

3. 4lease make sure to water my plants while & am gone. &f they don't get enough water, they die.

5. &

speak #rabic fluently when & was a child and we li ed in 6gypt.

7ut after we mo ed back to Canada, & had ery little exposure to the language and forgot almost e erything & knew as a child. /ow, & things in the language. +ust say a few

8. "he book is optional. 9y professor said we extra credit. 7ut we

read it if we needed

read it if we don't want to.

!:. ;eo- *here is the spatula. &t

be in this drawer but it's not here.

/ancy- & +ust did a load of dishes last night and they're still in the dish washer. &t be in there. "hat's the only other place it be.

!!. (ou

take your umbrella along with you today. "he weatherman on rain later on this

the news said there's a storm north of here and it

afternoon.

!%.

we pull o er at the next rest stop. & really

use the

bathroom and & don't know if &

hold it until we get to Chicago.

!'. <h no2 =rank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. $e here last night.

ha e left it

!). /ed-

& borrow your lighter for a minute. keep it if you want to. &' e

Stephen- Sure, no problem. #ctually, you gi en up smoking.

!,. &

belie e she said that to 9egan2 She

insult her ha e +ust said

cooking in front of e eryone at the party last night. She she was full or had some salad if she didn't like the meal.

!0. Do you

chew with your mouth open like that. >eez, it's making

me sick watching you eat that piece of pizza.

!3. 9rs. Scarlett's body was found in the lounge +ust moments ago, and it's still warm2 /obody has left the mansion this e ening, so the killer be

someone in this room. &t

be any one of us222

!5. "ed- & don't know why Denise starting crying when & mentioned the wedding. 4amela- &t ha e been what you said about her brother. <r, perhaps

she is +ust ner ous. #fter all, the big day is tomorrow.

!8.

you always say the first thing that pops into your head.

you think once in awhile before you speak.

%:. & was reading the book last night before & went to bed. & ne er took it out of this room. &t be lying around here somewhere. *here it be.

be swallowed, causing serious in+ury or e en death.

Modal Verbs Exercise 3

Gap-fill Exercise
Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below, then click the "Check" button to check your answers. 4ositi e and negati e forms can be used. Some gaps may ha e more than one answer. #fter you complete the first part of the exercise, there is a second part described at the bottom of the page. might must should !. /ancy said you didn't need to buy her anything for her birthday, but & really think you at least get her some flowers or a nice bottle of wine.

%. Debbie said she was really busy this week, but & think she at the party if she doesn't ha e to work o ertime on =riday.

show up

'. /ina said she would come o er right after work, so she 0-::.

be here by

). <h my >od, he's unconscious. Don't mo e him ? he in+uries. Somebody call an ambulance.

ha e internal

,. (ou

be kidding2 "hat can't be true.

0. Dan- *here's the remote control. & want to change the channel. =iona- & don't know. &t be under the couch. <r, perhaps & absent?

mindedly took it into the kitchen. &'ll check in there.

3. =or most people, learning a language is a challenging undertaking. 6xperts agree that to make the most of your language learning experience, you practice the language regularly and push yourself to maintain old ocabulary while ac@uiring new words and expressions.

5. /ew research suggests that exercise can reduce the chance of heart disease as well as cancer. "hat's why & told my father that he start walking once

a day.

8. *e should in ite Sally and her husband to come to the picnic on Saturday. *e ha en't seen them in weeks, and they beach. really en+oy a nice day at the

!:. "im- *hile & was a student, & spent a year and a half studying 4ygmy culture in the Central #frican Aepublic. 9y research focused on uni@ue aspects of the their social structure and religion. Simona- "hat ha e been absolutely fascinating2

!!. *e had better call "ony to see if he's at home before we go o er to his house. $e nothing. be there and we don't want to dri e all the way o er there for

!%. #t first, my boss didn't want to hire Sam. 7ut, because & had pre iously worked with Sam, & told my boss that he resume and reconsider him for the position. take another look at his

!'. (ou

worry so much. &t doesn't do you any good. 6ither you get the

+ob, or you don't. &f you don't, +ust apply for another one. 6 entually, you will find work.

!). & would lo e to go on the cruise to "ahiti with Aobin and 9ichelle. 7ut such a luxurious trip cost a fortune. & doubt & could afford something like that.

!,. "he book recommends adding fresh soil and using plant food to make your garden flowers grow. Since some people might be allergic to chemicals in artificial plant foods, the book says that you a oid skin irritations. use an organic brand to

Have to, Must, Must not Qui

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forget to take the chicken o"t of the free#er. to get yo"r parents% permission. try on a few different si#es. get here as soon as he can. work ne+t weekend, remem/er to signal when they t"rn. leave yo"r clothes all over the floor like this.

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