Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb using the clues given in the brackets.

1. ………………………. you help me with the homework? (Ability)

2. She …………………….. speak four languages. (Ability)

3. ……………………….. I leave early today? (Permission)

4. We ……………………….. go camping on the weekend. (Possibility)

5. It …………………………. rain later in the day. (Weak possibility)

6. She …………………………. write when she was just 2 years old. (Past ability)

7. …………………………. you drop me at the railway station? (Ability)

8. I ……………………… help you. (Willingness)

9. My mother ……………………… not allow me to go. (Determination)

10. They ……………………….. pay for their drinks. (Readiness)

11. If you call me names, I …………………… hit you. (Threat)

12. If you are hungry, I ……………………. get you something to eat. (Offer)

13. If she arrives now, we …………………….. go to the movies. (Ability)

14. ……………………. anybody solve this puzzle? (Ability)

15. It …………………….. (not) be Martin. He is in Paris. (Impossibility)

16. She …………………….. never apologize. (Determination)

Answers

1. can, 2. can, 3. may/can, 4. may, 5. might, 6. could, 7. can, 8. will, 9. will, 10. will, 11. will, 12. will, 13. can, 14. Can, 15. cannot, 16. will

See also

• Modal auxiliary verbs exercise for class 5
• Modal auxiliary verbs worksheet for class 5