INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA SAN LUIS GONZAGA
NAME: ___________________________________________________ GRADE: ________________ DATE:
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A) Fill in the blanks with CAN or CAN’T:
1. She is a small baby. She can`t eat meat, but she can drink milk.
2. That dress is not expensive. I can buy it.
3. A cat can climb up a tree, but a dog can`t.
4. I’m very tired today. I ……………………. clean my room.
5. John is very short. He …………………… play basketball very well.
6. We are very hungry, so we …………………. eat a lot of sandwiches.
7. He is very fat. He …………………… run very fast.
8. We …………………. sleep in the bedroom but we ………………… sleep in the bathroom.
B) Fill in the blanks with CAN / CAN’T or MUST / MUSTN’T:
1. She is ill, so she must see the doctor.
2. It’s raining heavily. You must take your umbrella.
3. We mustn`t pick (not / pick) the flowers in the park.
4. Mike is nine months old. He can`t eat(not / eat) nuts.
5. I am very tall. So I can play basketball.
6. I’m sorry but we can`t come (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.
16. ……………………… you play the guitar?
17. I ……………………………………… (not / come) with you now. Because I’m studying my lessons.
C) Use MUST / MUSTN’T / HAVE TO or (NOT) HAVE TO:
1. I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I don’t have to work.
2. Whatever you do, you mustn’t touch that switch. It’s very dangerous.
3. You mustn’t forget what I told you. It’s very important.
4. We don’t have to leave yet. We’ve got plenty of time.
5. Ann was feeling ill last night. She had to leave the party early.
6. I had to go to the bank yesterday to get some money.
7. The windows are very dirty. I must clean them.
8. The windows aren’t dirty. You don’t have to clean them.
9. We arrived home very late last night. We had to wait half an hour for a taxi.
10. These cakes are very nice. You must/have to have one.
11. We mustn’t take an umbrella. It’s not going to rain.
12. This is a secret. You mustn’t tell anybody.
13. You don’t have to buy a newspaper. You can have mine.
14. This train doesn’t go to London. You must change at Bristol.
15. In many countries men must do military service.
16. Sarah is a nurse. Sometimes she must/has to work at weekends.
D) Fill in the blanks using (NOT) HAVE TO / MUST (NOT) / CAN / COULD:
1. George has traveled a lot. He can speak four languages.
2. I can’t sing now but I could sing very well when I was a child.
3. She will stay in bed till 10 o’clock this morning. Because she doesn’t have to go to work.
4. Many students in Turkey must wear uniform when they go to school.
5. I’m sorry I couldn’t come yesterday. I had to work late.
6. You’ve been coughing a lot recently. You mustn’t smoke so much.
7. You have a bad headache. So you must go to bed early.
8. I can’t swim very far these days but ten years ago I could swim from one side of the lake to the other.
9. You can see the sea from our bedroom window.
10. It isn’t permitted to speak Turkish during the lessons. So you mustn’t speak Turkish.
E) Fill in the blanks with MUST (NOT) / CAN (NOT) / (NOT) HAVE TO / NEEDN’T:
1. You can’t park in that street. It is not permitted.
2. Look at George. He is working very well. He mustn’t be ill.
3. There’s someone at the door. I’m expecting Paul. It must/can be Paul.
4. Ali’s car is here. He must/can be here.
5. The baby is asleep. You mustn’t shout.
6. You’ve got plenty of time. You mustn’t 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.
F) Use a suitable present or past MODAL AUXILIARY:
1. He could play chess when he was young.
2. You can drive a car when you are 18.
3. Can/could/may/might/ I ask you a question?
4. She must be 25. She looks older than that.
5. His telephone doesn’t answer. He could go (go) to the club.
6. She entered the room carrying a wet umbrella. She must walk(walk)
in the rain.
7. My car didn’t work this morning. So I had to walk to the office.
8. He must be (be) home, but we didn’t telephone him.
9. She must/could help (help) me a lot by giving me a little of his time, but she preferred to go out.
10. He doesn’t know the answer. He must/mustn`t/should (study).
11. I can’t find the house. I must write(write) down the address.
12. She is very sleepy. She must/mustn’t stay (stay) up very late last night.
13. I could/may/might go for a walk later. It depends on the weather.
14. The ground is covered with snow. It must snow (snow) last night.
15. She must be (be) in a great hurry to leave for the theater because she left all the dinner dishes on the
table.
16. That store has just gone bankrupt. I believe they mustn’t have (have) a stricter policy about giving
people credit.
17. I’m afraid Mr. Smith is deaf. He can’t hear (not / hear) what you say.
G) Fill in the blanks with suitable MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS:
1. At the end of the month the Post Office will send him an enormous bill which he
………………………………….. pay.
2. When I was a child, I …………………………… understand adults, and now that I am an
adult I ……………………… understand children.
3. When I first went to England I ………………… read English but I ………………………
understand it.
4. …………………….. I see your passport, please?
5. He sees very badly, he …………………. wear glasses all the time.
6. Pedestrians …………………. either use the crosswalk or cross the street at the traffic
lights.
7. The buses were all full; I ……………………… take a taxi.
8. You ……………………. drive fast; there is a speed limit here.
9. …………………. we all go to the football match tonight?
10. You …………………. argue with your father, you ……………….. obey him.
11. I know she was in because I heard her radio, but she didn’t open the door. She ………….
……………………….. (hear) the bell.
12. A: I bought two bottles of milk.
B: You ………………………………………….. (buy) milk; we have heaps in the house.
13. I …………………… carry this heavy pack myself. I think I will ask for help.
14. When I woke up this morning, the light was on. I ………………………………… (forget)
to turn it off.
15. I saw her at the office half an hour ago. She …………………………(be) at home now. It
is almost impossible.
16. I can’t find my keys. I ……………………………………. (put) them somewhere in my
room.
17. I don’t know what all this noise about. It …………………………………… (be) my
father breaking wood in the backyard.
18. I can’t find my mother. She …………………………………… (go) shopping.
19. The weather is overcast. It ……………………………….. (rain) in the afternoon.
20. If you have finished your work, you ……………………….. (leave).
21. ……………………. you like to come to the cinema with us?
22. ……………………. I come in?
23. Emily ……………………………… (wear) glasses since she was eight.
24. Deniz had no money, so she sold her car. A few days later she won a lot of money in a
competition. She ……………………………………….. (sell) her car.
25. The accident happened because he was driving on the wrong side of the road. He
……………………………………………. (drive)on the right.
H) A mysterious letter has arrived for Tom by special delivery. He is nervous about opening it. Add
suitable MODAL VERBS to complete the dialogue. He is with Jill, his wife.
Jill : ………………………. I have a look at it? (permission)
Tom : I ……………………… think who it’s from. (negative ability)
Jill : It ……………………… be important. (assumption)
Tom : …………………… you read the postmark? (ability)
Jill : It ……………………….. be from the taxman. (possibility)
Tom : No, it …………………….. be from him. He always uses a special envelope. (negative
(assumption)
Jill : It ……………………….. be from your bank manager (possibility), so you ………….
open it immediately. (advice)
Tom : Yes, I ………………………… stop putting it off (obligation). Now, let’s see. Is it
good news or bad?
I) Draw conclutions using CAN’T / MUST / MIGHT:
1. He drives a very expensive car and owns a private plane. (rich)
………………………………………………………………………………
2. He spends all day walking round the town. (job)
………………………………………………………………………………
3. They are asking the way to the city center. (tourist)
………………………………………………………………………………
4. She works for a daily newspaper. She goes to the big football matches. (sports reporter)
………………………………………………………………………………
5. I thought he studied medicine, but she’s going to an outdoor job now. (doctor)
………………………………………………………………………………
6. She teaches maths at the university. (stupid)
……………………………………………………………………………….
7. A: What happened to your leg?
B: I slipped badly on the ice and broke it.
A: Oh! That …………………………………………. hurt a lot.
B: It does.
8. A: Listen! Do you hear a noise like someone shouting?
B: Yes, I do. The new neighbours upstairs ………………………………… quarrel again.
9. A: I ……………………………………………….. get a rise in my salary soon.
B: What makes you think so?
A: The boss seemed very pleased with my last project.
10. A: That man over there looks like our district manager.
B: No, he ………………………………………. be him. He went to the USA three days ago and
hasn’t returned yet.
J) Fill in MUST or MUSTN’T:
1. It’s cold. You ……………………….. leave without your jacket.
2. You …………………. eat fruit and vegetables to stay healthy.
3. I ……………………… go to the post office. I have a letter to send.
4. You ……………………….. speak rudely to your parents.
5. You ……………………….. park here – it’s illegal.
6. We ………………………. hurry or we’ll miss the bus.
