Modal Auxiliaries Worksheet
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students understand and use modal auxiliary verbs.
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Modal Auxiliaries Practice
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the exercises on modal auxiliary verbs.
Modal auxiliary verbs (or modals) are special verbs that add meaning to the main verb in a sentence. They express possibility, ability, permission, obligation, or advice. Common modal verbs include: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would.
1. Which word in the following sentence is a modal auxiliary verb?
She can swim across the lake.
swim
across
can
lake
2. In the sentence 'You should study for the test,' what does the modal auxiliary express?
Ability
Obligation
Possibility
Permission
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal auxiliary verb from the box below.
1. You finish your homework before watching TV.
2. It rain tomorrow; the sky looks cloudy.
3. We visit our grandparents next weekend.
4. Students always try their best.
Rewrite each sentence using a different modal auxiliary verb to change its meaning as indicated.
1. Original: I can speak French. (Change to possibility)
2. Original: You must wear a helmet. (Change to advice)
Read each statement and determine if it is true or false regarding modal auxiliary verbs.
1. Modal verbs can be used alone without a main verb.
True
False
2. 'Will' is a modal auxiliary verb used to express future actions.
True
False