SUBJECT : Modals
A) Fill in the blanks with CAN / CAN’T or MUST / MUSTN’T:
1. She is ill, so she ………………………. see the doctor.
2. It’s raining heavily. You …………………… take your umbrella.
3. We ………………………………. (not / pick) the flowers in the park.
4. Mike is nine months old. He ……………………………… (not / eat) nuts.
5. I am very tall. So I …………………… play basketball.
6. I’m sorry but we …………………………………………. (not / come) to your
party tomorrow.
7. You are speaking very quietly. I ………………………………….. (not /
understand) you.
8. …………………….. I use your phone?
9. We …………………….. go to the bank today. We haven’t got any money.
10. My hands are dirty. I ……………………….. wash them.
11. It’s late. I …………………………. go now.
12. You ………………….. stop at a red traffic light.
13. You ………………………………….. (not / speed) in the city.
14. Tourists ……………………… take their passports when they go abroad.
15. Footballers …………………………………….. (not / touch) the ball with their
hands.
B) Use MUST / MUSTN’T / HAVE TO or (NOT) HAVE TO:
1. I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I
………………………………………work.
2. Whatever you do, you ……………………. touch that switch. It’s very
dangerous.
3. You ………………….. forget what I told you. It’s very important.
4. We ………………………………….. leave yet. We’ve got plenty of time.
5. Ann was feeling ill last night. She ………………………. leave the party
early.
6. I ……………………….. go to the bank yesterday to get some money.
7. The windows are very dirty. I …………………….. clean them.
8. The windows aren’t dirty. You ………………………………… clean them.
9. We arrived home very late last night. We …………………….. wait half an
hour for a taxi.
10. These cakes are very nice. You …………………… have one.
11. We ………………………………….. take an umbrella. It’s not going to rain.
12. This is a secret. You ……………………………… tell anybody.
13. You ……………………………….. buy a newspaper. You can have mine.
14. This train doesn’t go to London. You …………………………… change at
Bristol.
15. In many countries men ……………………………… do military service.
C) Fill in the blanks using (NOT) HAVE TO / MUST (NOT) / CAN / COULD:
1. George has traveled a lot. He ……………………… speak four languages.
2. I can’t sing now but I ………………….. sing very well when I was a child.
3. She will stay in bed till 10 o’clock this morning. Because she
…………………………..
go to work.
4. Many students in Turkey ………………………… wear uniform when they go
to school.
5. I’m sorry I couldn’t come yesterday. I ……………………….. work late.
6. You’ve been coughing a lot recently. You ……………………….. smoke so
much.
7. You have a bad headache. So you ………………………. go to bed early.
8. I can’t swim very far these days but ten years ago I ……………………….
swim from one side of the lake to the other.
9. You ……………….. see the sea from our bedroom window.
10. It isn’t permitted to speak Turkish during the lessons. So you
…………………… speak Turkish.
D) Fill in the blanks with MUST (NOT) / CAN (NOT) / (NOT) HAVE TO /
NEEDN’T:
1. You ………………….. park in that street. It is not permitted.
2. Look at George. He is working very well. He ………………… be ill.
3. There’s someone at the door. I’m expecting Paul. It ………………….. be Paul.
4. Ali’s car is here. He …………………. be here.
5. The baby is asleep. You ……………………….. shout.
6. You’ve got plenty of time. You …………………………….. hurry.
7. A: “Do you want me to wait for you?”
B: “No, it’s OK. You …………………………….. wait.”
8. I can’t get any answer from my telephone. It ………………….. be out of
order.
9. Ann stayed in bed this morning because she ……………………………….. go
to work.
10. Tom has just given me a letter to post. I …………………. forget to post it.
