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This document provides grammar exercises about ability using can and can't. It includes exercises about forming affirmative and negative sentences with can/can't, questions with can/can't, degrees of ability, and imperative sentences. The exercises cover topics like abilities with activities, speaking different languages, and imperatives about watching videos, sending texts, and being quiet.

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This document provides grammar exercises about ability using can and can't. It includes exercises about forming affirmative and negative sentences with can/can't, questions with can/can't, degrees of ability, and imperative sentences. The exercises cover topics like abilities with activities, speaking different languages, and imperatives about watching videos, sending texts, and being quiet.

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7 Grammar help

can (ability)
Affirmative and negative 5 Write sentences using can or can’t and
the words below.
1 Write the sentences in the correct order.
✓✓✓ very well ✓✓ well ✓ quite well
speak English / can / They
✗ not very well ✗✗ not at all
They can speak English.
1 cannot / You / sing I / play chess (✗)
I can’t play chess very well.
2 play the guitar / can / Our teacher 1 You / sing (✓✓✓)

3 ride a bike / I / cannot 2 We / play baseball (✓)

4 can / Danny and I / play chess 3 My grandpa / use a computer (✗✗)

5 My brother / swim / cannot 4 Those students / dance (✓✓)

2 Rewrite the sentences with can’t.


can (ability)
Interrogative and short answers
She cannot dance.
She can’t dance 6 Complete the short answers.
1 I cannot sing. Can your grandma send text messages?
No, she can’t.
2 My dad cannot play the guitar. 1 Can your parents ski? Yes, .
2 Can you drive a car? No, .
3 Your sister cannot ride a bike. 3 Can you and your brother
swim? Yes, .
4 Joe and Sam cannot ski. 4 Can your dad speak
Chinese? No, .

3 Complete the sentences with can (✓) 7 Write questions with can and affirmative
(✓) or negative (✗) short answers.
or
can’t (✗). you / ski? (✗)
Can you ski? No, I can’t.
We can’t speak Russian. (✗)
1 your sister / speak Spanish? (✓)
1 My brother drive a car. (✓)
2 The children play chess. (✗)
3 Mrs. Rossi sing. (✓)
4 You play the piano. (✓) 2 your dad / play the guitar? (✗)
5 Those students act. (✗)
3 you / dance? (✓)
Degrees of ability
4 Write the sentences in the correct order. 4 your brother / drive a car? (✗)

speak / can’t / very well / I / Spanish


I can’t speak Spanish very well. Imperatives
1 can / Maria / quite well / sing
8 Complete the sentences with affirmative or
negative imperatives. Use the verbs in the
2 speak English / can’t / Those tourists / very well box.
be read send watch
3 well / play soccer / can / Your brother
Don’t read that book! It’s boring.
4 can’t / I / at all / play the piano 1 this DVD! It’s funny.
2 text messages in class!
3 It’s eleven o’clock at night. quiet!
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