Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb. This modals worksheet is helpful for students of class 9.
1. This jacket is made of fine fabric. It …………………………. be expensive. (must / can)
2. I rang the doorbell but nobody opened the door. They ………………………. have gone out. (can / must)
3. We went to Switzerland for holiday. It ………………………. have been nice. (can / must)
4. She didn’t reply. She ………………………. have received my email. (must not / cannot)
5. Who …………………….. it be? (can / must) Well, it ……………………….. be the postman. (must not / cannot)
6. I …………………………. find my passport. (cannot / must not) You ……………………….. have misplaced it. (must / can)
7. She didn’t pick up the phone when I called her. She ………………………. have been busy. (can / must)
8. If he hadn’t received medical care in time, he ……………………….. have died. (must / could / can)
9. Somebody is waiting at the gate. It …………………………. be the milkman. He has already been. (must not / cannot)
10. I …………………….. find my umbrella. (can’t / mustn’t) I ……………………… have left it on the bus. (must / can)
Answers
1. This jacket is made of fine fabric. It must be expensive.
2. I rang the doorbell but nobody opened the door. They must have gone out.
3. We went to Switzerland for holiday. It must have been nice.
4. She didn’t reply. She cannot have received my email.
5. Who can it be? Well, it cannot be the postman.
6. I cannot find my passport. You must have misplaced it.
7. She didn’t pick up the phone when I called her. She must have been busy.
8. If he hadn’t received medical care in time, he could have died.
9. Somebody is waiting at the gate. It cannot be the milkman. He has already been.
10. I can’t find my umbrella. I must have left it on the bus.
