Modal Auxiliary Verbs Exercise For Class 10 CBSE

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.

1. You ……………………… go if you have finished your job. (may / will / shall)

2. ………………………… I go now? (May / Can / Will)

3. We …………………………… not get a table, so we went home. (can / could / should)

4. ……………………… I leave now? (May / Could / Can / All of these)

5. ………………………… you turn the heating on? (Could / May / Shall)

6. ……………………… I open the window? (Can / May / Will)

7. You ……………………….. not cheat on your exam. (must / need / may)

8. ………………………….. you help me? (Can / Could / May)

9. I am afraid you …………………………. leave until you have finished? (cannot / will not / shall not)

10. You ………………………… carry inflammable items on a train. (cannot / might not / will not)

11. …………………………. you lend me a pen? (Can / Shall /May)

12. ………………………….. you come with me? (Will / Can / May)

Answers

1. may, 2. can, 3. could, 4. can/could, 5. could, 6. can, 7. must, 8. can/could, 9. cannot, 10. cannot, 11. can, 12. will / can