Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals. The clues are given in brackets.
For example: I CAN study for hours. (ability)
1. I would like to _____________________ play piano. (ability)
2. She was swimming really fast and _____________________ win the race. (possibility)
3. _____________________ you get me a new spoon please? (request)
4. You _____________________ leave if you have finished the work. (permission)
5. _____________________ we go to a caf after class? (suggestion)
6. John _____________________ study harder or he will be grounded. (advice)
7. Keep this coin with you, one day it _____________________ be worth a fortune. (possibility)
8. When my grandfather was young he _____________________ climb the trees better than any other
boys in the village. (ability)
9. Children _____________________ play with matches. (no choice)
10. I _____________________ shrimp to chicken tonight. (preference)
11. How long _____________ we _____________________ wait for Bob? (necessity)
12. I am sure that it _____________________ be somewhere in this room. (assumption)
13. I was glad that I _____________________ to stay any longer there. (choice)
14. It is predicted that the temperature _____________________ drop lower tonight. (possibility)
15. Sherlock solves a lot of crimes. He _____________________ be a genius! (assumption)
16. You _____________________ hidden it from him. He is your brother. (advisability)
17. You _____________________ been very pleased when you received the results (speculation)
18. He _____________________ be here an hour ago, but he didnt (expectation)
19. I _____________________ left my phone at work. You phoned me when I was walking to my car.
Thats it. It _____________________ in the car. (speculation and assumption)
20. I _____________________ been here when I was a child, but I cant remember. (speculation)
21. Fortunately, she _____________________ survive from the earthquake. (ability)
22. _____________________ taking this to the professor? Not at all (request)
23. She _____________________ stay home than go out tonight. (preference)
24. I _____________________ studied harder when I was young. Now I regret it so much. (advisability)
25. _____________________ I leave the room? Not at all (permission)