Modals Exercise
Choose the right modal verb.
1. There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You __________ buy any.
2. It's a hospital. You __________ smoke.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He __________ be tired after such hard work. He _________ prefer to get some rest.
4. I __________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I _________ just say a few things in the language.
5. The teacher said we _________ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we __________ read it if we don't want to.
6. _________ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I _________.
7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you _________ to work hard.
8. Take an umbrella. It _________ rain later.
9. You _________ leave small objects lying around . Such objects __________ be swallowed by children.
10. People __________ walk on grass.
11. Drivers _________ stop when the traffic lights are red.
12. _________ I ask a question? Yes, of course.
13. You _________ take your umbrella. It is not raining.
14. __________ you speak Italian? No, I __________ .
15. The doctor says I _______________eat better.
16. Parents tell children that they ____________look both ways before crossing the street.
17. My friend always wears really nice clothes. He __________be rich.
18. We really love this CD. You ____________listen to it!
19. ______________I go to the washroom?
20. "Hey Chris! ____________you help me move this desk?"
21. All people ____________eat or they ____________die.
22. Friend ____________not betray each other.
23. Now that I'm married, my grandmother thinks I __________cook for my husband.
24. It __________rain tomorrow night.
25. You __________try this cake.
26. ____________you please help me with my homework?
27. Will you ______________come over tonight?
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1. There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You __________ buy any.
2. It's a hospital. You __________ smoke.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He __________ be tired after such hard work. He _________ prefer to get some rest.
4. I __________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I _________ just say a few things in the language.
5. The teacher said we _________ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we __________ read it if we don't want to.
6. _________ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I _________.
7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you _________ to work hard.
8. Take an umbrella. It _________ rain later.
9. You _________ leave small objects lying around . Such objects __________ be swallowed by children.
10. People __________ walk on grass.
11. Drivers _________ stop when the traffic lights are red.
12. _________ I ask a question? Yes, of course.
13. You _________ take your umbrella. It is not raining.
14. __________ you speak Italian? No, I __________ .
15. The doctor says I _______________eat better.
16. Parents tell children that they ____________look both ways before crossing the street.
17. My friend always wears really nice clothes. He __________be rich.
18. We really love this CD. You ____________listen to it!
19. ______________I go to the washroom?
20. "Hey Chris! ____________you help me move this desk?"
21. All people ____________eat or they ____________die.
22. Friend ____________not betray each other.
23. Now that I'm married, my grandmother thinks I __________cook for my husband.
24. It __________rain tomorrow night.
25. You __________try this cake.
26. ____________you please help me with my homework?
27. Will you ______________come over tonight?
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