Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Can/Could

100

Sarah can run 1 miles without stopping. 

a. informal polite request 

b. ability or possibility 

c. permission 

b. ability or possibility

100

You could ask the teacher for help.

a. polite request 

b. probability 

c. suggestion 

c. suggestion

100

Isaac _____ run and jump very well.

a. might

b. can

c. would

b. can

100

If you finish dinner early, you _____ help clean up.

a. could

b. would

c. might

a. could

100

You can go outside to play today.

a. ability/possibility

b. informal permission 

c. informal/polite request 

b. informal permission

May/Might

100

Luke may be sick today.

a. probability 

b. polite requests

c. formal permission

a. probability

100

Cam said to bring a snack because we _____ be hungry later. 

a. can

b. must

c. might

c. might

100

Ethan _______ borrow my pencil as long as he returns it.

a. may

b. must

c. might

a. may

100

May we come in to the room? 

a. probability 

b. polite request 

c. formal permission

a. probability

100

MIGHT only has one mood... which one is it?
a. polite request 

b. suggestions 

c. probability/possibility 

c. probability/possibility

Must/Should

100

You should eat more vegetables.

a. advice

b. deduction/conclusion 

c. none of the above 

a. advice

100

I _____ study if I want to do well on my quiz this Friday.

a. must

b. could

c. might 

a. must 

100

The snow should stop by noon today.

a. advice

b. deduction/conclusions

c. none of the above

b. deduction/conclusions

100

Teddy must be done with his quiz.

a. obligations

b. prohibitions/restrictions 

c. strong certainty 

c. strong certainty

100

Finn told me I _______ do my homework on time.

a. would

b. could

c. should

c. should

Would/Will

100

Alexa, would you help me with my homework later?

a. polite request/inquiry 

b. preference 

c. predictions 

a. polite request/inquiry 

100

Harper, will you join us for lunch later?

a. predictions/future actions

b. invitations/offers

c. preference 

b. invitations/offers 

100

After lunch, I _____ wash my hands.

a. will

b. would

c. can

a. will

100

Isabella said she would like tacos for dinner tonight.

a. polite request/inquiry 

b. invitations 

c. preference 

c. preference

100

After basketball practice, I _____ like a snack.

a. would

b. will

c. can

a. would

Random

100

modal= ________

a. help

b. support

c. mood

c. mood

100

You can add "not" onto Modal Auxiliary verbs to make them negative.

a. true

b. false

a. true

100

Auxiliary= _______

a. help

b. mood

c. both

a. help

100

The gym may not be open later tonight.

a. formal request 

b. obligation 

c. probability/possibility

c.  probability/possibility

100

Modal Auxiliary verbs are also called _______

a. mood verbs

b. helping verbs

c. relative adverbs 

b. helping verbs