The document is a worksheet containing exercises on using modal verbs. The first exercise contains 15 sentences with gaps to be filled in with could, should or would. The second exercise contains 8 sentences to be filled in with modal verbs like can, could, may, might, have to, must, and should to express different ideas like obligation, possibility, advice, permission, and necessity. The worksheet is for an 8th grade class and the teacher's name is provided.
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The document is a worksheet containing exercises on using modal verbs. The first exercise contains 15 sentences with gaps to be filled in with could, should or would. The second exercise contains 8 sentences to be filled in with modal verbs like can, could, may, might, have to, must, and should to express different ideas like obligation, possibility, advice, permission, and necessity. The worksheet is for an 8th grade class and the teacher's name is provided.
1. It ............................. never occur to my boss to give me a raise.
2. You ........................... phone your mum at least twice a week. 3. If I had the money, I ............................ travel the world. 4. I ............................ ask her out to dinner if I had the courage. 5. You .................................. get a laptop. They are so convenient. 6. I’ve got an exam on Monday so I ............................ stay in this weekend. 7. I ............................ either go on holiday to Budapest or buy a laptop. 8. You ............................ always hire a car if public transport is bad there. 9. You ............................ really buy a travel guide before you go to Central America. 10. I .................................. change job immediately if I were offered more money. 11. I think my brother .............................. live in Spain if he could get a decent job there. 12. You ..................................... always change your flight if you want to stay in London more time. 13. In your situation, I ........................... consider going abroad. 14. We need to do some exercise. Swimming is a possibility or we ......................... go jogging in the morning. 15. If you forget someone’s birthday, you ........................... call them and say sorry.
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modal verb (can, could, may, might, have to, must, should) in order to express the following ideas.
2. possibility - No, but if you don't stop you________________ die. 3. advice - It's going to be very cold tonight so you_____________ turn on the central heating. 4. obligation - That job is only open to university graduates. You ______________ have at least a bachelor's degree to apply. 5. no necessity - I can stay in bed on Saturday because I _________________ work. 6. permission - ____________I borrow your car tomorrow ? 7. possibility - No because I ____________ need it if I go shopping. 8. possibility - It _____________ rain, but I doubt it.