Modal Auxiliary Verbs Worksheet for Class 10
The words will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, ought to, need and dare are called modal auxiliary verbs. They express ideas such as ability, possibility, threat, prohibition, obligation etc.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1. I am going camping next week. That ………………….. be fun. (must / can / may)
2. There is the doorbell. Who …………………. it be? (may / can / would)
3. Why is she getting late? She ………………………… be working now. (may not / cannot / shall not)
4. Where …………………….. I buy used laptops? (may / can / will)
5. I am busy right now but I ……………………. talk to you in the afternoon. (can / may / should)
6. It ………………………. be the milkman. He has already been. (can’t / mayn’t / shan’t)
7. Indians …………………….. visit Nepal without a visa. (can / may / will)
8. They have not arrived yet. There ……………………….. be something wrong. (must / can / should)
9. They left in the morning so they ……………………… have arrived by now. (can / must / would)
10. You ………………………… lose weight. (must / may / will)
11. You ……………………… call me whenever you want. (will / can / shall)
12. ‘The phone is ringing.’ ‘I ………………….. answer it.’ (can / will / may)
13. The car …………………… start again. (won’t / can’t / shan’t)
14. I ……………………. break your neck if you do that again. (will / shall / can)
15. …………………………. I open the window? (Will / Shall/ Would)
16. ‘I think we are going to win.’ ‘You …………………. be right. (may / will / can)
17. She ……………………. arrive in the afternoon. (can / may / might)
18. Aruna hasn’t returned yet. She …………………….. have missed the train. (might / can / may)
19. ‘Where is Meera?’ ‘She ………………….. have gone shopping’. (may / might / could / all of these)
20. You ……………………. waste your time on useless pursuits. (must not / will not / cannot)
Answers
1. must, 2. can, 3. cannot, 4. can, 5. can, 6. can’t, 7. can, 8. must, 9. must, 10. must, 11. can, 12. will, 13. won’t, 14. will, 15. shall, 16. may, 17. may/might, 18. may / might, 19. may / might / could, 20. must
