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CLASS IX MONTH: JULY 2024
SUBJECT: ENGLISH TOPIC: MODALS
Exercise-1
Fill in the blanks using appropriate Modals from the box given below.
(must / ought to/ need / dare / used to)
1. A judge .................. be upright.
2. You.............. not go to him. Just send him an e-mail.
3. We............ obey the laws of our country.
4. There is a plenty of time. So, you ............. not hurry.
5. My grandmother ...............feed the stray animals when we lived in the village.
6. You............ to have good manners.
7. The patient is serious: you............... take him to the hospital.
8. How............... you speak to me like this?
9. This is a prohibited area. You ............... not smoke here.
10. Parents to understand the feelings of their children. You............... not worry about
Somu. He is alright now.
12. We............... defend our borders.
13. I............... play with marbles when I was young?
14. ............... I remind you of the function?
15. Why ________ I care about your problems?
can should
2. Tom and Rebecca give their daughter a lot of presents. They ________ really love her.
can must
Exercise-2
Choose the best modal option to complete the following sentences: .
1. ...............you get through the examination!
(a) Can (b) May (c) Must (d) Dare
2. I............... give you this book if you like.
(a) need (b) must (c) ought to (d) can
3. When I was young I ............... write poems.
(a) shall (b) used to (c) need (d) dare
4. You ...............not worry. Papa will come soon.
(a) will (b) shall (c) need (d) might
5. She ............... solve this problem easily .
(a) can (b) must (c) ought to (d) need
6. Walk carefully lest you............... fall down.
(a) should (b) would (c) might (d) ought
7. There are clouds in the sky. It............ rain today.
(a) may (b) might (c) needn't (d) could
8. .................. you switch off the lights, please?
(a) Must (b) Should (c) Wil l (d) Might
9. You are quite well now. You.................. not go to the hospital.
(a) need (b) can (c) could (d) dare
10. I thought he.................. be there.
(a) would (b) can (c) may (d) shall
11. Read the options and fill in the blanks with appropriate modal verbs.
1. Rachel _____ have brought the bicycle, but she didn’t have enough money.
(could/should)
2. This is a hospital, and you ______ not talk loudly here. (must/could)
3. Uma ____ apply for the job she got in London. (might/would)
4. Yusuf ____ speak fluent French when they used to stay in Paris. (must/could)
5. Take the raincoat as it _____ rain later. (might/would)
6. You _____ visit the doctor immediately as your symptoms are quite severe. (must/ can)
7. _____ you give me a bottle of water? My throat is parched. (could/shall)
8. I ____ like to talk about the great freedom fighters on Independence Day. (would/must)
9. One ___ help the old and needy people. (ought to/can)
10. ____ you like some sweets that I made yesterday? (would/could)
12. Reorder the given words to form a meaningful sentence:
a. Extremely/a/grief/it/is/that matter/unkindly/animals/are/of exploited.
b. killed/they are/beaten/chained/and/mercilessly/trained.
c. their/heed/but/hears/and/pays/nobody/to/cries.
d. friends/auxiliaries/animals/necessary/are our/and/survival/for our
e. animal/matters/our vision/a world/should be/where/welfare
f. inside/grandeur/the palace hall/it was/all
g. interwoven/pearls/were/flower garlands/sparkling/with
h. wooden stage/painted backcloth/the/decorated/with a/was
i. certainly/the/laughter/is/medicine/best
j. ensures/life/it/longer/and/healthier/a
k. laughter/fact/is/in/a/panacea/for/diseases/all.
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