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Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals:

1. You _________________ (may/ can) buy some apples as there aren’t any
in my house.

2. It's a hospital. You _________________ not (should/ must) smoke.

3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _____________ ( must,
may) be tired after such hard work.

4. I __________________ (can/could) speak French fluently when I was a
child and we lived in Morocco. After we moved back to Canada, I had
very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew
as a child. Now, I ___________ (can/ could) only say a few things in the
language.

5. The teacher said we ___________ (should/ can) complete our projects
tomorrow.

6. __________________ (Can/ Could) you stand on your head for more than a
minute? No, I ________________ (should not/ cannot) .

7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you _________________
(must/ should ) work hard.

8. Take an umbrella. It _______________ (can/ may) rain later.

9. You _____________________ (should/ may ) not leave small objects lying
around .

10.People ________________________ (might/ must) not walk on grass.

11. Drivers _____________________ (must/ can) stop when the traffic lights
are red.

12. _________________ (Should/ May )I ask you a question?

13. They ____________________ (may/ can ) be on a holiday, but I am not
sure.

14. You _________________ (can/ could) be right, but I'd still like to check.

15. _______________________ (Could/ Can ) you turn it down a bit please?


16. It's OK- you __________________ ( may/ might) go when you've finished.

17. I ________________ (ought / must ) to get a public service medal as I
have contributed in building of the orphanage.

18. Aynur _______________ (can/ should) drink milk every day. She is very
thin.

19. Students ____________________(can/ should) leave the classroom before
the bell rings.

20. ________________ (Could/ may) you please pass my pencil to me?

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1 Answer

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1. may

2. should

3. must

4. could, can

5. should

6. can, cannot

7. must

8. may

9. should

10. must

11. must

12. may

13. may

14. could

15. can

16. may

17. ought

18. should

19. can

20. could

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