Unit 2 grammar practice reinforcement
- 1. PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press 2015 Modal verbs 1 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences. 1 Can I / Am I able to have a replacement, please? 2 You need to be able to / manage to drive if you live in the country. 3 I thought we were going to be late but we could / managed to arrive on time. 4 You could have gone / were able to go to the supermarket for me if you weren’t busy. 5 Could I have / Could I borrow your car at the weekend? 2 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. 1 It’s a good idea for you to talk to her. (should) 2 It’s OK. It’s not obligatory for you to give me the money back. (needn’t) 3 It’s obligatory for us to do something about climate change. (must) 4 It’s necessary for you to feed the cat before you go out. (need) 5 It isn’t a good idea to put glass containers in with the ordinary rubbish. (shouldn’t) 6 It’s not necessary for Jim to go to the supermarket. I’ve already been. (have to) 7 We are not allowed to be late. (mustn’t) 8 It’s a really good idea for you to recycle more. (have) 3 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences. 1 Climate change a global disaster. a should be b might be c must have been 2 We global warming if we had acted sooner. a could have prevented b must have prevented c can prevent 3 The planet permanently damaged. a mustn’t have been b might have already been c should already be 4 Our parents anything about the problem 50 years ago. a might know b may not know c couldn’t have known 5 We fossil fuels forever. a can’t continue burning b should continue burning c must have burnt 6 We thinking about the issue. a couldn’t have stopped b may stop c mustn’t stop 4 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences. 1 Don’t forget to take some money – you can need it. 2 Sam mustn’t be 16 already – don’t they grow up quickly! 3 I didn’t know! You must have told me! 4 We can’t get the chance to go on holiday this year, as we don’t have much money. 5 Thank you! I couldn’t have did it without you. 5 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. be able to can don’t need to have to might not must mustn’t should 1 You light a fire here – it’s illegal. 2 I do the shopping if you like – I’ve got plenty of time. 3 I have lots of work to do so I go to the festival. 4 You help with the cooking – I’ll do it by myself. 5 I need to borrow some tools in order to fix my bike. 6 You choose the one you like not the one everyone tells you to choose. 7 They move to a smaller house now that Dan has lost his job. 8 You stop getting stressed – it’s affecting your health. 6 Complete the sentences with a suitable modal verb according to the meaning given in brackets. 1 We reduce greenhouse gases. (strong obligation) 2 It work; but then again maybe not. (possibility) 3 You talk to him and tell him how you feel. (advice) 4 It been John because he’s in Germany. (impossibility) 5 George arrived by now – it’s 5 pm. (certainty) 6 The police stopped us – we go any closer. (no permission) 7 I look at your newspaper, please? (permission) 8 You finish that until next month. (no obligation) Unit 2Grammar practice – reinforcement