Mastering Modal Auxiliaries
This worksheet helps grade 9 students understand and apply modal auxiliary verbs in various contexts, enhancing their grammar and writing skills.
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Mastering Modal Auxiliaries
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your understanding and application of modal auxiliary verbs.
Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate modal auxiliary verb (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would).
1. You submit your essay by Friday.
2. She be at the library; I saw her leaving a few minutes ago.
3. I borrow your pen, please?
4. We go to the concert tonight if we finish our homework.
5. He speak three languages fluently.
Choose the best modal auxiliary verb to complete each sentence.
1. If you study hard, you pass the exam.
could
must
will
should
2. We respect our elders.
might
should
would
can
Indicate whether each statement is true or false regarding modal auxiliary verbs.
1. Modal verbs always come before the main verb in a sentence.
True
False
2. 'To' is often used after a modal verb.
True
False
1. Explain the difference in meaning between 'You must go' and 'You should go'.
Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about your future plans. Use at least three different modal auxiliary verbs in your paragraph to express possibility, obligation, and ability.
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