KUNDAN GLOBAL SCHOOL
WORKSHEET-1 (MODALS)
1.Fill in the blanks with suitable modals to convey the sense indicated in the brackets:
1. I ........................ speak English fluently.
2. You ........................ have the money tomorrow.
3. When I was young, I ........................ run faster.
4. ........................ he disobeys his father? (Courage)
5. Heapologise or face the consequences. (Command)
6. You leave these papers on my desk and go.(Permission)
7. ........................ we go to a movie? (Suggestion)
8. I ........................ wait till you return. (Willingness)
9. We ........................ not give up fighting. (Determination)
10. You ........................ not touch those exhibits. (Prohibition)
11. You ......................... not worry about your son now. (Absence of necessity)
12. I fear the weather ........................ not improve soon. (Possibility)
13. You ........................ go (permission), if you (Compulsion)
14. They sit together in the lawn and talk for hours. (Habitual action in the past)
15. We ........................ to serve our nation. (Moral obligation)
Answers:
2.Complete the following dialogue using suitable modals:
Father : (a)....................................... you go to the post-office just now and send these letters by
registered post.
Son: There (b) ............................................ be a rush at this hour. Moreover, I (c) .............. not
go to the post office on foot.
Father: But, why (d) ........................................ you go on foot? What happened to your scooter?
Son: It has no petrol. I (e) ...........................................not get it filled because there was a strike
at
the petrol station.
Father: O.K., You (f)....................................... use my scooter, but you (g) ............ post the letters
today. They are very urgent.
We (h) .......................................suffer a loss if they were delayed.
3.Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable modals:
If we sit in an incorrect posture, it (a) ............................................... strain our back. As far as
possible this (b) .................................................. be avoided. If the posture becomes a part of
the
habit, a low back pain invariably develops. It (c) ...............................................cured if we
become conscious of our posture. We (d).................................................. also take time out to
perform a few exercises. If the exercises are done regularly
thebackache (e)............................................certainlybe cured.
It (f) ................................................also improve blood circulation within the spine.
4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals:
(a) I (i) ................. smell something burning in the kitchen, (ii).............................you?
It (iii) .............................be the pudding in the oven.
(b) Your essay is full of mistakes.You (iv) ..................... to be more careful. You (v)........
.......................................do much better if you tried harder.
(c) She (vi)....................to play tennis before her marriage.
5. Complete the following dialogue using suitable modals.
Mother: You (a) ..........................take an umbrella. It isn’t going to rain. Son: Well, I don’t know. It
(b) .................
Mother: O.K., then take care. You (c)........................ lose it.
