modals

Fill in the blanks with a modal form from the box !
CAN – CAN’T - COULD – COULDN’T - DIDN’T NEED TO - MUST – MUSTN’T - NEEDN‘T


1. You’ve got plenty of time. You __________________ hurry.
2. There’s a knock at the door. I’m expecting Paul . It __________________ be him.
3. I can’t get my phone to work. It __________________ be out of order
4. __________________ I ask you a question ?
5. That was excellent work. But I __________________ do it without you.
6. She __________________ be 35. She looks older than that.
7. I __________________ go to work on Saturdays. It’s my day off.
8. Tom has given me a letter to post. I __________________ forget to post it.
9. Ann stayed in bed this morning because she __________________ go to work.
10. He __________________ play chess when he was young.
11. You __________________ drive a car when you’re 18.
12. Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He __________________ have a job.
13. When I was in school I __________________ do a hand stand, but now I’m too old. I __________________ do one any more.
14. My mother keeps telling me that we __________________ wash our hands before we sit down at the dinner table.
15. You __________________ forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed.
16. When I was a child I __________________ understand adults, now that I’m an adult I __________________ understand children.
17. Sally looks sad and worried . She __________________ have a problem with something.
18. __________________ I see your passport please.
19. He’ sees very badly, so he __________________ wear glasses all the time.
20. I __________________ take a taxi because the bus was on time.
21. He owns a very expensive house. He __________________ be a rich person.
22. I __________________ swim well when I was a child. I even won the school championships.
23. You __________________ go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge.
24. I __________________ find my keys. I probably left them at my mother’s place.
25. You __________________ buy the tickets. I got two for free from dad.
26. She __________________ speak so rudely to her parents.
27. The teacher always tells us we __________________ cheat during a test.
28. I __________________ stop laughing. The joke was so funny.
29. I __________________ look at you. You’re so dirty. What were you up to ?

30. __________________ you turn down the volume ? – It’s too loud.

Choose one of the following to complete the sentences.

1. John  gone on holiday. I saw him this morning downtown.

2. Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It  closed early.

3. I  revised more for my exams. I think I'll fail!

4. Sarah looks really pleased with herself. She  passed her driving test this morning.

5. I didn't know you were going to Phil's party yesterday. You  told me!

6. I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He  caught the wrong train.

7. I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He  caught the correct train.

8. Don't lie to me that you were ill yesterday. You  been ill - Don said you were at the ice hockey match last night.

9. I don't know where they went on holiday but they bought Euros before they left so they  gone to France or Germany.

10. His number was busy all night - he  been on the phone continuously for hours.

11. It  been Mickey I saw at the party. He didn't recognise me at all.

rclauses

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose).

1. This is the bank whowhichwhose was robbed yesterday.
2. A boy whowhichwhose sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.
3. The man whowhichwhose robbed the bank had two pistols.
4. He wore a mask whowhichwhose made him look like Mickey Mouse.
5. He came with a friend whowhichwhose waited outside in the car.
6. The woman whowhichwhose gave him the money was young.
7. The bag whowhichwhose contained the money was yellow.
8. The people whowhichwhose were in the bank were very frightened.
9. A man whowhichwhose mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
10. A woman whowhichwhose daughter was crying tried to calm her.
11. The car whowhichwhose the bank robbers escaped in was orange.
12. The robber whowhichwhose mask was obviously too big didn't drive.
13. The man whowhichwhose drove the car was nervous.
14. He didn't wait at the traffic lights whowhichwhose were red.
15. A police officer whowhichwhose car was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them.

Re write these sentences using relative clauses.

Use who, whose and which.

Example:
He drank the juice. He made the juice. He drank the juice which he made.

1. A lion is an animal. It is very strong.
   A lion 
2. A novelist is a person. He writes novels.
   A novelist 
3. A bottle opener is a device. It opens bottles.
   A bottle opener 
4. The girl speaks Chinese. Her mother writes poems.
   The girl 
5. A detective is someone. He discovers the truth about crimes.
   A detective 

Combine the sentences using relative clauses without relative pronouns (contact clauses).

1. We bought a car last week. The car is blue.
   The car 
2. The girl is a singer. We met her at the party.
   The girl 
3. The bananas are on the table. George bought them.
   The bananas 
4. We watched a film last night. It was really scary.
   The film 
5. I have to learn new words. They are very difficult.
   The new words 

Choose one of the following relative pronouns who, which or whose from the drop down menu.

1. I talked to the girl      who  which  whose    car had broken down in front of the shop.
2. Mr Richards,      who  which  whose    is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.
3. I live in a house in Norwich      who  which  whose    is in East Anglia.
4. This is the girl      who  which  whose    comes from Spain.
5. That's Peter, the boy      who  which  whose    has just arrived at the airport.
6. Thank you very much for your e-mail      who  which  whose    was very interesting.
7. The man,      who  which  whose    father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.
8. The children      who  which  whose    shouted in the street are not from our school.
9. The car,      who  which  whose    driver is a young man, is from Ireland.
10. What did you do with the money      who  which  whose    your mother lent you?

Choose the correct answer.

1. A hotel is a place   whichwhere people stay when they're on holiday.
2. What's the name of the woman   whowhose lives in that house?
3. What do you call someone   whichthat writes computer programs?
4. A waiter is a person   thatwhose job is to serve customers in a restaurant.
5. Overalls are clothes   wherewhich people wear to protect their clothes when they are working.
6. Is that the shop   wherethat you bought your new laptop?
7. He's the man   whowhose son plays football for Manchester Utd.
8. Hal didn't get the job   thatwhere he applied for.