Yesti Jasmine: Modals Exercise

Choose the correct modal to complete the sentence

1. ______ you excuse me for a moment ?

     (a) would

     (b) should

     (c) must

     (d) Needn't 

2. Plants ______ have sunlight in order to make food.

       

     (a) can

     (b) may

     (c) must

     (d) will

3. You ______ be serious about swimming outdoors in winter.

        

     (a) would

      (B) can't

      (c) could

      (d) might

4. She ______ stay up late if she takes a nap now.

     

     (a) mustn't 

     (b) shouldn't

     (c) can

     (d) used to

5. How ______ you have left the bathroom in such a mess ?

     (a) couldn't

     (b) might

     (c) could

     (d) will

Choose the correct modal in the box to complete the sentence

Can                        Must                      Could                          Ought to                  Will                  May                       Might                         Should                           Shall

6. _____ you stand on your head for more than a minute?

7. Take an umbrella. It _______  rain later.

8. Drivers _______  stop when the traffic lights are red.

9. I ______ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we 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.

10. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _______  be tired after such hard work. He may prefer to get some rest.