{"id":77033,"date":"2024-01-15T15:03:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=77033"},"modified":"2025-11-16T17:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:01:22","slug":"modal-auxiliary-verbs-exercise-for-class-10-cbse-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-exercise-for-class-10-cbse-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Modal Auxiliary Verbs Exercise for Class 10 CBSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Modal auxiliaries are words like <strong>can, could, may, might, will<\/strong> and <strong>would<\/strong>. They express ideas such as certainty, willingness, ability, possibility etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-exercise-for-class-10-cbse-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-worksheet-for-class-10-1024x633.png\" alt=\"Modal auxiliary verbs exercise for class 10\" class=\"wp-image-78103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-worksheet-for-class-10-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-worksheet-for-class-10-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-worksheet-for-class-10-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-worksheet-for-class-10-640x396.png 640w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/modal-auxiliary-verbs-worksheet-for-class-10.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1. We &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; like to take you out for a meal. (would \/ will \/ might \/should)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. we ask Rahul if he wants to come with us? (Shall \/ Will \/ Would \/ May)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. we order a drink? (Shall \/ Would \/ May \/ Might)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; meet you outside the theatre. (will \/ would \/ need \/ ought)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. If you want, we &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. watch a movie after dinner. (can \/ must \/ should \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. finish this work today. It is urgent. (can \/ must \/ would \/ will)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. pay him back tonight. He won\u2019t wait any longer. (may \/ will \/ must \/ ought)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. You &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. come and visit us during the holidays. (shall \/ will \/ would \/ should)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. you speak more slowly, please? (Can \/ Could \/ Will \/ Would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. call you when I get there. (will \/ would \/ could)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. Look! I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; jump over the stream. (can \/ could \/ may \/ should)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. I am busy today but I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; see you tomorrow. (can \/ could \/ will \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; walk when she was just 8 months old. (can \/ could \/ would \/ might)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. speak six languages. (can \/ could \/ may \/ might)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. Most kids in Mumbai &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. speak three or more languages. (can \/ could \/ will \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. When we reached near the home, we &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. smell something burning. (can \/ could \/ would \/ must)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; understand anything she said. (can\u2019t \/ couldn\u2019t \/ wouldn\u2019t \/ mayn\u2019t)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. Do you think she &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. be lying? (could \/ would \/ should \/ must)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; I bring a friend along to the party? (Can \/ Could \/ Will \/ Would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. That was dangerous &#8211; you &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. have killed yourself. (can \/ could \/ should \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. would, 2. Shall, 3. Shall, 4. will, 5. can, 6. must, 7. must, 8. should, 9. can, 10. will, 11. can, 12. can, 13. could, 14. can, 15. can, 16. could, 17. couldn&#8217;t, 18. could, 19. Can, 20. could<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Gold &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; be found in some parts of Karnataka. (can \/ may \/ could \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Being alone in such a big house &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. be quite frightening. (can \/ could \/ would \/ shall)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Anybody &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. join the club if they want to. (can \/ could \/ will \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. He &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. borrow my car if he asked. (can \/ could \/ will \/ should)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. You &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; have told me you weren&#8217;t coming. (should \/ could \/ would \/ can)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; hear somebody coming up the stairs. (could \/ should \/ may \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. What &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; you do if she didn&#8217;t recognise you? (will \/ would \/ can \/ could)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Plants &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. get enough sunlight and water. (can \/ must \/ should \/ could)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. You &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. not steal. (may \/ might \/ must \/ ought)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; be Priya&#8217;s sister. She looks just like her. (can \/ must \/ will \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. You &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; work tomorrow if you don&#8217;t want to. (should not \/ would not \/ need not \/ shall not)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. She is late. She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; have missed the train. (can \/ could \/ may \/ might)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. When we were kids, we &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. wander around the countryside on our bicycles. (will \/ would \/ should \/ may)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. I can&#8217;t find my keys. It &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. have been stolen. (can \/ must \/ would \/ will)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. You &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; stop worrying about things you have no control over. (will \/ may \/ must \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. There is somebody at the door. Who &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. it be? (will \/ can \/ may \/ might)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. Women &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; suffer from depression after having a baby. (must \/ should \/ may \/ will)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. There &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. be a strike next week. (can \/ may \/ would \/ should)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. Children &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. be allowed to do what they like. (cannot \/ should not \/ would not \/ could not)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. The plants are dying. You &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. water them. (can \/ will \/ must \/ ought)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21. The walls &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. to be painted. (ought \/ should \/ must\/ need)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22. Mother insisted that I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; go with her. (shall \/ should \/ might \/ could)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23. We &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. see each other again &#8211; who knows? (will \/ can \/ might \/ must)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24. Indians &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. not get a visa for Nepal. (need \/ would \/ should \/ will)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25. They knelt in front of the boy who &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. one day rule their country. (will \/ may \/ can \/ would)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>26. She really &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. to find a better job. (can \/ could \/ should \/ ought)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. can, 2. can \/ could, 3. can, 4. could, 5. should \/ could, 6. can, 7. would, 8, must, 9. must, 10. must, 11. need not, 12. may \/ might \/ could, 13. would, 14. must, 15. must, 16. can, 17. may, 18. may, 19. cannot \/should not, 20. must, 21. ought, 22. should, 23. might, 24. need, 25. would, 26. ought<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See Also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/grammar-worksheet-for-classes-9-and-10-omission\/\">Grammar worksheet for classes 9 and 10 | Omission<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/simple-present-tense-time-expressions-worksheet.htm\">Time expressions used with simple present tense<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/non-finite-verbs-worksheet-cbse-class-10.htm\">Non-finite verbs worksheet for class 10<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/preposition-worksheet-for-cbse-class-9.htm\">Preposition worksheet for CBSE Class 9<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/relative-pronouns-exercise-cbse-class-10.htm\">Relative pronouns worksheet for CBSE Class 10<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/dialogue-completion-exercise-cbse-class-10-english.htm\">Dialogue completion exercise for Class 10<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/prepositions-worksheet-for-cbse-class-10.htm\">Prepositions worksheet for CBSE Class 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modal auxiliaries are words like can, could, may, might, will and would. 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