A. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 If you can’t drive, you
2 You have to help her because she
3 They won’t be able to find it without help so they
4 You have to write a story but it
5 I mustn’t make her angry, so I
6 There’s no need to translate, she
7 It doesn’t need to be expensive but it
8 We need to finish it tomorrow, so you
9 I could run a marathon but I
10 Rich countries must understand that they
a can’t do everything.
b have to help poor people.
c had better work faster.
d ought to speak nicely.
e shouldn’t look cheap.
f have to walk.
g will have to train a lot.
h doesn’t have to be very long.
i should take a map.
j can understand everything.
Answers
1 f 2 a 3 i 4 h 5 d 6 j 7 e 8 c 9 g 10 b
B. Underline the correct option.
1 Dogs can’t / couldn’t talk.
2 It’s a difficult question. I must / can think about it.
3 Soon you will be able to / can speak English well.
4 Tomorrow is Sunday, so I mustn’t / don’t have to get up early.
5 Can / Should you swim?
6 You mustn’t / don’t have to play football near the window.
7 Should she / Ought she see a doctor?
8 It’s raining hard. You should / are able to get an umbrella.
9 Tom could / has to do it if he wanted.
10 I can / have got to phone Jane but her phone is off.
11 Actresses don’t need to / must not be beautiful to work on the radio.
12 We can / have to meet tomorrow if you get some free time.
Answers
2 must 3 will be able to 4 don’t have to
5 Can 6 mustn’t 7 Should she 8 should
9 could 10 have got to 11 don’t need to 12 can
C. What can / must / should, etc. these people do in their jobs / lives? Answer using modals.
1 A doctor
She has to work long hours. She should study hard.
She can meet a lot of different people.
2 A teacher
………………………………………………
………………………………………………
3 An astronaut
………………………………………………
………………………………………………
4 A model
………………………………………………
………………………………………………
5 I
………………………………………………
………………………………………………
Answers
Possible answers
2 He must like children.
He doesn’t have to stay late at work.
He can have long holidays.
3 She has to be fit.
She should speak English
She must train hard.
4 He must like travelling.
He ought to have a good manager.
He is able to make a lot of money.
5 I have to do the washing-up every day.
I can swim more than a kilometre.
I don’t have to get up early at the weekend.
D. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using modals. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 It would be a good idea for Jack to go home.
Jack should go home.
2 It is necessary for Jill to eat more.
………………………………………………
3 Emily cooks very well.
………………………………………………
4 It would be a bad idea for us to stop.
………………………………………………
5 There is no obligation for you to wait.
………………………………………………
6 Jo speaks French.
………………………………………………
7 Will it be possible for you to come tomorrow?
………………………………………………
8 They don’t want to go but it is necessary.
………………………………………………
Answers
2 Jill must / should / has to / ought to / needs to eat more.
3 Emily can cook very well.
4 We mustn’t / shouldn’t / ought not to stop.
5 You don’t have to / needn’t / don’t need to wait.
There is no need (for you) to wait.
6 Jo can / is able to speak French.
7 Will you be able to come / Can you come tomorrow?
8 They have to / must go.
E. Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the modals in the box, then give reasons / situations.
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be able to can have to have to must must need to ought to |
1 We ……must…… speak Chinese.
You are in China.
2 I ……can’t…… swim.
You never learned at school.
3 He ……………………… buy 15 bottles of cola.
………………………………………………
4 I ……………………… go to bed very early.
………………………………………………
5 We ……………………… visit the museum.
………………………………………………
6 She ……………………… do the test again.
………………………………………………
7 I ……………………… speak to my mum.
………………………………………………
8 My friend ……………………… ride a bike.
………………………………………………
Answers
Possible answers
3 has to
There is a party
4 ought to
Tomorrow I need to get up early.
5 don’t have to
We’ve already visited it.
6 must
She didn’t pass.
7 need to
She is angry with me.
8 isn’t able to
He has broken his arm.
F. Circle the correct option.
At the moment we 1…… travel between planets but we 2…… travel between stars. Stars are very far away from each other and our spaceships 3…… go fast enough to get there. The nearest star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri but a spaceship 4…… only get there in a few thousand years. But why 5…… we go to other stars? Well, stars are very important, so we 6…… know more about them. For example, our nearest star is the Sun – you can see it from your window, but you 7…… look too long because it can be bad for your eyes. We 8…… live without the Sun because it gives our planet energy.
We 9…… visit other stars to know about them because we have very good telescopes, but if you really want to see ‘life’ on stars you 10…… watch films or read books.
1 a must b should c can
2 a can’t b don’t have to c mustn’t
3 a mustn’t b aren’t able to c shouldn’t
4 a can b could c has to
5 a should b ought c can
6 a can b could c ought to
7 a have not to b mustn’t c don’t have to
8 a couldn’t b shouldn’t c mustn’t
9 a mustn’t b don’t have to c shouldn’t
10 a don’t have to b had to c will have to
Answers
2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 c
G. Give advice in these situations using modals.
1 I want to go to a party tonight but I don’t have anything nice to wear.
You should stay at home. You mustn’t worry about clothes.
2 I don’t have any friends. Nobody likes me.
………………………………………………..
3 There’s nothing on TV and I’m bored.
………………………………………………..
4 I don’t know what to buy my mum for her birthday.
………………………………………………..
5 I am always late.
………………………………………………..
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 An astronaut …………… be strong.
a has to b have to c is able to
2 …………… astronauts watch TV on space stations?
a Are able b Need c Can
3 Astronauts …………… do some exercise every day.
a should b need c ought
4 You …………… study hard if you want to be an astronaut.
a can b could c must
5 Astronauts …………… be tall but they should be healthy.
a have to b don’t have to c must
Answers
1 a 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 b
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