Modal Exercises and Worksheets No. 3 & 4

Exercise-3

Fill in the blanks using suitable modals

1.Rahul: You (a) ………… always read in the proper light. Inadequate light (b) ……….. weaken your eyesight.

Ramesh: My eyesight is six by six. I (c) ……….. also read distant words and sentences.

Rahul: (d) ………… you read this book from here?

Ramesh: Sorry, this distance is quite far off. It appears that I (e)………….. commit some mistake.

Rahul: Then how (f)………….. you say that your eyesight is six by six.

2. Patient: Sir, (a) …………. I know why I (b)………… get medicines from this particular shop.

Doctor: This is the only shop which (c) ………….. guarantee good medicines. Other chemists (d) …………not supply good medicines.

Doctor: (e) …………..You provide me with the list of medicines I have to buy?

Doctor: There is no problem. I (f) ………….. give the list of medicines right now.

Answers:-1

1.(a)must, (b)may, (c)can, (d)can, (e)might, (f)can.

2. (a)may, (b)must, (c)will, (d)can, (e)can, (f)will.

Exercise-4

Fill in the blanks using suitable modals:-

1.Postmaster: (a)…………..you go and deliver this post just now?

Postman: I (b) …………only deliver it, sir, if I get somebody’s bicycle today.

Postmaster: You (c) ………..take my bicycle.

Postman: Thank you, sir.

Postmaster: You (d) ………….immediately go with the post and return soon since there is urgent work to do.

Postman: This post contains more than 20 letters and five parcels, Sir. So it (e) ………. take more than an hour in distribution.

Postmaster: But try to be quick. This work is urgent. I (f) ………. not wait.

2. Housewife: You (a) ………… not take more than two days off in a month if you want to work here.

Maidservant: Sorry madam (b) …………you please give me my salary for 15 days for which I have worked?

Housewife: You (c) …………have it on first of the next month.

Maidservant: So (d) ……….. I go now?

Housewife: You (e)………… if you wish but I have told you my condition.

Maidservant: Sorry madam, under this condition I not (f) …………..work.

Answers:-

1.(a)can, (b)can, (c)may, (d)must, (e)will, (f)can.

2. (a)can, (b)will, (c) can, (d) should, (e) can,(f) can.