Modal Verbs

Complete with can, cant, must, mustnt

1. You ______________ do your homework carefully.
2. ______________ I use your phone?
3. I ______________ do it for you if you like.
4. Its getting late. We ______________ go now.
5. You______________ drink too much at the party.
6. You ______________ study your lessons everyday.
7. You ______________ be careful! You ______________ drive so fast.
8. Its warm, so the children ______________ swim today.
9. You _______________ bring the umbrella because it is going to rain.
10. The boy _______________ open the door because he hasnt got the key.
11. You ______________ spend so much money on sweets.
12. What ______________ I have for lunch? Everything you like.
13. Today he _______________ work in the garden because it is raining.
14. You ______________ use my computer if you like.
15. You ______________ feed the animals more than once a day. Its bad for them.
16. You ______________ shout in the classroom.
17. You dont know him but you _____________ talk to him about it.
18. _________________ go to the disco? Yes, but you _______________ come
straight home
19. You _______________ go to the bakers because I have got no bread.
20. The students __________________ bring roller-skates into the classroom.

21. You ________________ hurry up to catch the train.

22. ________________ I leave the classroom? Yes, but you _____________ come
back soon.
23. We _________________ make hotel reservations. There are lots of people on
holidays.
24. You ________________ step on the grass here, the policeman said.
25. I ___________________ make the beds every morning because my mother is
ill.
26. You ________________ eat with dirty hands.
27. Baby Bob is only six months old so he _________________ walk.
28. We ________________ wash our hands before our meals.
29. You ________________ look at the traffic lights.
30. ___________________ I borrow some money, please?
31. You _______________ protect the trees. Theyre very important.
32. You _______________ cross when the lights are red.
33. You ________________ bring warm clothes because it is very cold.
34. __________________ they have some ice-cream for dessert? Im afraid they
_____________ because there is none.

Key:
1. must
2. can
3. can
4. must
5. mustnt
6. must
7. must / mustnt
8. can
9. must
10. cant
11. mustnt
12. can
13. cant
14. can
15. mustnt
16. mustnt
17. can
18. can / must
19. must
20. mustnt
21. must
22. can / must
23. must
24. mustnt
25. must
26. mustnt
27. cant
28. must
29. must
30. can
31. must
32. mustnt / cant
33. must
34. can / cant