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Modals

Q1. Complete the letter using the correct word to fill in each blank.

Dear Deep,
I was delighted to know that you are building a new house. As a friend, I (a) ………………………. like to offer a word of advice that (b) ………………………. largely solve your water problems in future years. You (c) ………………………. build in a water harvesting system in your house.
This (d) ………………………. be done by digging a percolation tank near your house. Drains from the roof (e) ………………………. carry the rainwater to the tank. This (f) ………………………. help to recharge groundwater.
Yours sincerely,
Sneh

Q 2. Fill in the blanks using suitable modals.



1. He ………………………. (not) go out as it is raining.
2. The meeting will start just now. They ………………………. be present.
3. They ………………………. start early as it was getting dark.
4. You ………………………. not pluck flowers from the garden.
5. She ………………………. stay up late. She is unwell.
6. We ………………………. to spend our money carefully.
7. ……………………… you go there?
8. Come what may, I ………………………. finish it by today.
9. They ………………………. abuse the beggars.
10. We ………………………. look after our aged parents.




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Q 3. Choose the right modal verb
1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You buy any.
2. It's a hospital. You smoke.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He be tired after such hard work. He prefer to get some rest.
4. I speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I just say a few things in the language.
5. The teacher said we read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we read it if we don't want to.
6. you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I .
7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you to work hard.
8. Take an umbrella. It rain later.
9. You leave small objects lying around . Such objects be swallowed by children.
10. People walk on grass.
11. Drivers stop when the traffic lights are red.
12. I ask a question? Yes, of course.
13. You take your umbrella. It is not raining.
14. you speak Italian? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Q1

(a)would

(b)you

(c) should

(d) could

(e)and

(f)will