Updated on 11/03/2021
Fill in the blanks with suitable Modal.
1. ........ I come in, Sir? (May/Can/Shall)
Answer
May
2. What I .......... do for you, sir. (can/may/need)
Answer
Can
3. You ....... to take regular exercise. (ought/should/must)
Answer
ought
4. I thought it ......... rain. (may/might/can)
Answer
might
5. We ......... respect the elders. (may/can/should)
Answer
should
6. Work hard lest you ...... fail. (would/could/should)
Answer
should
7. ....... I use your pen? (May/Can/Should)
Answer
May
8. ......... you like to have a cup of tea? (Shall/Would/Can)
Answer
Would
9. Work hard other you.............. fail. (will/can/may)
Answer
will
10. I did all that I ..... do for her. (may/can/could)
Answer
could
11. You ........ to keep your left on the road. (should/must/ought)
Answer
ought
12. Anyone ......... make mistakes. (may/can/must)
Answer
can
13. We........... obey the rules. (should/must/ought to)
Answer
must
14. You ............ not take an umbrella as there is no rain. (must/need/may)
Answer
need
15. He walked fast so that he ............ reach the station. (may/can/might)
Answer
might
16. I ....... be thirty next month. (will/shall/may)
Answer
shall
17. ...... you open the door, please? (Can/must/would)
Answer
Would
18. When I was a child, I ....... run fast. (would/should/could)
Answer
could
19. ........ you live long! (Can/May/Will)
Answer
May
20. ........ that I were rich! (Should/Would/Could)
Answer
Would
21. A servant ......... obey his master. (should/must/could)
Answer
must
22. I......... rather die than beg. (would/could/should)
Answer
would
23. How....... you oppose your father? (need/dare/should)
Answer
dare
24. You ....... pay your debts (should/could/must)
Answer
must
25. I ..... run fast when I was young. (Should/can/could)
Answer
could
26. You....... be punctual. (should/must/could)
Answer
must
27. I am sure you........ pass. (shall/will/may)
Answer
will
28. It was so dark that we......... not see the path. (might/could/may)
Answer
could
29. We eat so that we .......... live. (must/can/may)
Answer
may
30. Man..... not tease animals. (must/should/will)