A. Match facts 1-8 to the possible reasons / consequences a-h.
1 The sky is dark.
2 She speaks English.
3 The tourists are lost.
4 You don’t want to go to that hotel,
5 She is beautiful.
6 You aren’t at school.
7 I can’t find my keys.
8 The baby is crying.
a She might be a model.
b It may rain.
c He might be hungry.
d You may be ill.
e She might be American.
f They may be in the car.
g It might be expensive.
h They may not have a good map.
Answers
1 b 2 e 3 h 4 g 5 a 6 d 7 f 8 c
B. You are going on an expedition to find the Yeti. Use may (not) or might (not) and the information in the box to complete the sentences.
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✓ |
✗ |
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1 snow 3 get lost 5 not find the Yeti 7 follow 9 write a book |
2 not work 4 run away 6 not have enough food 8 not attack 10 not survive |
1 It ……might snow…… very hard.
2 The camera ……may / might not work…… in the cold.
3 We …………………………. in the mountains.
4 The Yeti …………………………. .
5 We …………………………. .
6 We …………………………. .
7 Animals …………………………. us.
8 The Yeti …………………………. us.
9 I …………………………. after the expedition but …
10 We …………………………. !
Answers
3 might / may get lost
4 may / might run away.
5 might not / may not / mightn’t find the Yeti.
6 might not / may not / mightn’t have enough food.
7 might / may follow
8 might not / may not / mightn’t attack
9 may / might write a book
10 might not / may not / mightn’t survive!
C. Captain Oakes is on an expedition to find the source of the river Ganges. Read his email and complete it with may (not) or might (not) and the words from the box.
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be be find get lost have like need see work write |
… I’m taking a good map because we 1……might get lost…… . We 2………………… a compass too. I’m worried that we 3………………… enough food but we can’t carry more. I have my camera but it 4………………… in the cold. So, we 5………………… the source of the river but not get any pictures. This 6………………… a good thing because the people who live there 7………………… it if we take pictures. Well, we 8………………… the source of the river, but if we do I 9………………… a book about our expedition. We 10………………… famous one day!
Captain Oakes
Answers
2 might / may need
3 might not / may not have
4 might not / may not work
5 might / may see/find
6 might/may be
7 might not / may not like
8 might not / may not see/find
9 might / may write
10 might/may be
D. Think of a possible explanation for each fact or situation using may or might. Write them in your notebook.
1 You feel bad.
You might be ill. / You may have a cold.
2 Your steak tastes terrible.
3 A dog follows you home.
4 You hear somebody knocking loudly at your door early in the morning.
5 Your phone rings. You answer in English. The other person doesn’t answer.
6 You see a strange light in the sky.
7 Your father has a free ticket to the opera but he doesn’t want to go.
8 A good friend hasn’t spoken to you for two weeks.
Answers
Possible answers
2 It might be burnt.
3 The dog may be lost.
4 Your neighbour might have an important message for you.
5 The other person may not speak English.
6 It might be your imagination.
7 He may not like opera.
8 She might be on holiday.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 The photographer’s story …………. true.
a may don’t be
b not may be
c may not be
2 My uncle’s going to the Himalayas next year. He …………. a yeti.
a may see b may sees c mays see
3 Yetis …………. able to speak.
a might to be
b might be
c are might
4 Are you sure you saw a Yeti? …………. was just a big man.
a Maybe it
b Might be it
c May be it
5 You …………. this, but I saw a Yeti yesterday in your garden.
a might not to believe
b might not believed
c mightn’t believe
Answers
1 c 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c
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