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May / Must / Can / Mustn't / Needn't / Can't: Fill in The Gaps

The document contains 20 sentences with gaps that need to be filled in with modal verbs including may, must, can, mustn't, needn't, and can't. The gaps provide contexts involving permissions, obligations, abilities and necessities. Example contexts include what one is allowed to do, what is required, what is possible or impossible given circumstances.

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May / Must / Can / Mustn't / Needn't / Can't: Fill in The Gaps

The document contains 20 sentences with gaps that need to be filled in with modal verbs including may, must, can, mustn't, needn't, and can't. The gaps provide contexts involving permissions, obligations, abilities and necessities. Example contexts include what one is allowed to do, what is required, what is possible or impossible given circumstances.

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may / must / can / mustn't / needn't / can't

Fill in the gaps:

1 '____ I go out, mummy?' - 'No, you ____ , you ____ do your homework.
2 The doctor says I ____ stay in bed till my temperature falls.
3 You ____ water the flowers, Dora has already watered them.
4 ____ you play the piano? - I ____ play very well.
5 You ____ smoke in the classroom, you ____ smoke only in the corridor.

6 There isn't water in the pool, so we ____ swim today.


7 Tony's got a bad cold, so he ____ swim today.
8 There's a bridge over the river, so we ____ swim across.
9 'Have you got enough money?' - 'Oh, yes, we ____ go to the bank.'
10 They ____ hurry if they want to catch the bus.

11 '____ I sit here?' - 'Yes, you ____ sit anywhere in the room.'
12 '____ I turn on my radio?' - 'No, you ____ , everybody's sleeping?'
13 There's a bus to George Street, so we ____ walk.
14 Dora ____ walk because she broke her leg.
15 '____ I go to the cinema?' - 'Yes, but you ____ get home before ten.'

16 You ____ cross the street when the light is red.


17 You ____ cross the street here - there are railings all around.
18 '____ I take a bus?' - 'No, you ____ . The station is not very far.'
19 We ____ walk to the other side of the wood, there's a river in between.
20 The boss says we ____ leave the office before we finish this work.

Possible solutions:

1 May I go out, mummy?' - 'No, you mustn't, you must do your homework.
2 The doctor says I must stay in bed till my temperature falls.
3 You needn't water the flowers, Dora has already watered them.
4 Can you play the piano? - I can't play very well.
5 You mustn't smoke in the classroom, you may smoke only in the corridor.

6 There isn't water in the pool, so we can't swim today.


7 Tony's got a bad cold, so he mustn't swim today.
8 There's a bridge over the river, so we needn't swim across.
9 'Have you got enough money?' - 'Oh, yes, we needn't go to the bank.'
10 They must hurry if they want to catch the bus.

11 'May I sit here?' - 'Yes, you may sit anywhere in the room.'
12 'May I turn on my radio?' - 'No, you mustn't, everybody's sleeping.'
13 There's a bus to George Street, so we needn't walk.
14 Dora can't walk because she broke her leg.
15 'May I go to the cinema?' - 'Yes, but you must get home before ten.'

16 You mustn't cross the street when the light is red.


17 You can't cross the street here - there are railings all around.
18 'Must I take a bus?' - 'No, you needn't . The station is not very far.'
19 We can't walk to the other side of the wood, there's a river in between.
20 The boss says we mustn't leave the office before we finish this work.

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