Examination - Choose the Right Modal Verb

Choose the right modal verb:

1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ___________buy any. (mustn’t, needn’t, may not, should not)

2. It's a hospital. You _______smoke. (mustn’t, needn’t, don’t have to)

3. He has been working for more than 11 hours. He ________be tired after such hard work. (mustn’t, need, had better, must) He _________ prefer to get some rest. (must, had better, may, should)

4. I ________speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. (must, could, might, can) 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. (may, can, could, need)

5. The teacher said we ________ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. (must, needn’t, can , should) But we __________ read it if we don't want to. (could, need, needn’t, mustn’t)

6. ________ you make that noise? (must, need, should, can) ________ you sit quietly _______ . (may not, shouldn’t, needn’t, can’t)

7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you ________ to work hard. (oughtn’t, need, want, mustn’t)

8. Take an umbrella. It ________ rain later. (mustn’t, need, might, should)

9. You _________ leave small objects lying around . (need, needn’t, may not, should not) Such Objects _______ be swallowed by children. (must, need, may, mustn’t)

10. People _________ walk on grass. (mustn’t, needn’t, may not, could not)

11. Drivers ________ stop when the traffic lights are red. (could, must, may)

12. _________

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