Choose the best modal for each sentence. (10x0.5=5)
(i)George is absent from class today. He ____________ be sick.
(a) is able to (b) could (c) can
(ii)Sara ____________ Italian food and she ____________ French food too!
(a) can cooking / can cooking (b) can cook / is able to cook (c) can cooks / can cooks
(iii)I'm going to bring an umbrella today because it ____________ rain.
(ai) can (b) is able to (c) might
(iv)The little girl asked, "Mommy, ____________ I have a cookie?" The mother said,
"Yes, you ____________."
(a) can / are able to (b) may / might (c) can / can
(v)Kevin was disappointed because he ____________ get tickets for the football game.
(a) weren't able to (b) wasn't able to
(vi)My cat ____________ jump, but it ____________ talk.
(a) can't / can (b) can / can't
(vii)Peter ____________ swim when he was a child, but now he ____________. In fact,
he swims every day!
(a) could / can't (b) couldn't / can't (c) couldn't / can
(viii)The family can't decide where to go on vacation. They ____________ go to Los
Angeles or they ____________ go to Hawaii.
(a) might / may (b) could / couldn't (c) may / are able to
(ix)She ____________ understand Korean very well, but she ____________ speak it perfectly.
(a) is able to / cannot (b) be able to / cannot (c) is able to / is able to
(x)____________ you play the piano when you were a child?
(a) May (b) Can (c) Could
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