Question

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.

Answer 1

1. must
2. couldn't - couldn't 
3. should - couldn't 
4. may
5. should
6. should
7. have to
8. should
9. Could
10. mustn't - must
11. couldn't hear
12. shouldn't buy
13. can't
14. 
15. should be
16. could put
17. could be
18. should go
19. may rain
20. can leave
21. Would
22. May
23. have to wear
24. had to sell
25. must drive