Short exercise about modals

1. Exercise (modals)
By:
Christine B. Cabelogan
Teacher III

2. Directions:
Complete the following sentences
using appropriate modal auxiliary
verbs. (2 points for each question)

3. 1. If you are the owner of this bull, you
_______ be able to tell us which of its
eyes is blind.
a. should b. must c. may

4. Answer:
a. should

5. 2. I ______ do something to help
them.
a. must b. would c. might

6. Answer:
a. must

7. 3. ______ you come with me?
a. May b. Shall c. Will

8. Answer:
c. Will

9. 4. You _______ work overtime to make
up for it.
a. must b. ought c. would

10. Answer:
a. must

11. 5. If they started in the morning, they
_______ be here soon.
a. could b. should c. shall

12. Answer:
b. should

13. 6. The traveler felt that he _______ be
going on, but pity held him back.
a. will b. could c. ought to

14. Answer:
c. ought to

15. 7. I ______ speak Arabic fluently when I
was a child and we lived in Morocco.
a. can b. could c. would

16. Answer:
b. could

17. 8. Take an umbrella. It ______ rain later.
a. might b. may c. will

18. Answer:
a. might

19. 8. Drivers ______ stop when the traffic
lights are red.
a. may b. can c. must

20. Answer:
a. must

21. 9. _____ I ask a question? Yes, of course.
a. May b. Can c. Will

22. Answer:
a. May

23. 10. You _______ leave small objects lying
around. Such objects may be
swallowed by children.
a. can’t b. shouldn’t c. wouldn’t

24. Answer:
b. shouldn’t

25. 11. The phone is ringing. It _______
Mary. She promised she would call.
a. must be
b. may be
c. can be

26. Answer:
a. must be

27. 12. I didn’t know you needed help. You
_________ told me.
a. would have
b. must have
c. should have

28. Answer:
c. should have