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Modals of Ability 1 - Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students answer 13 multiple choice questions regarding modals of ability. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Modal Auxiliaries
Forming polite instructions, giving instructions, and expressing advice can be made a little easier using this grammar-related presentation. First, learners review using an auxiliary and simple verb to form sentences. Then, they focus on...
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Modals and Their Meaning in Context
By focusing on an oil-related theme, learners answer questions using context clues. They assign meaning to each highlighted modal in an example sentence from a word bank of choices. (Examples of meaning choices include impossibility...
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Total English Intermediate: Have They Got the Ability...?
For this modals of ability worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they respond to 16 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to use verbs.
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Identifying Modals In Context
Bring your class to the computer lab to read a short passage and practice identifying modals in context. First, they read the short passage about the changing music industry (although the information is dated), and then they answer a set...
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ESL: Modals-Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might
In this ESL modals worksheet, students type in the appropriate word to correctly complete sentences, choosing from: can, could, be able to, may or might, using negatives when necessary.
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Levels of Ability
For this levels of ability worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct forms of can, could, be able to, may, or might. Students complete 13 multiple choice questions.
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Modals of Polite Request
In this grammar learning exercise, students are introduced to the modals of polite request and are given examples of each. There is an included exercise for students to complete.
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Modals and Their Meaning in Context
In this modal practice worksheet, students read 10 sentences and determine the meaning of the modal in each sentence using the context of the sentence. A word bank is provided.
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Worksheet 12: Modals, Part 1, Expressing Ability
When learning vocabulary, students have to identify the subtleties in word usage. This worksheet, which has students practice basic grammar and vocabulary, requires students to distinguish the meaning of a word in context in 12 examples.
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Modals and Idiomatic Expressions
This activity provides a good review of idiomatic expressions. Not only do middle schoolers have a chart detailing the different types of meanings, they also are given 25 questions to practice this skill.
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Easily Confused Words: Can and May
Can is one of the most commonly misused words. In actuality, may should be used in many of the sentences can tends to appear in. Review these example sentences with your third and fourth graders, and then have them complete the short,...
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Must, Have got to, Have to
For this must, have got to, and have to worksheet, students read examples of when to use each in a sentence. Students also read the examples for the past and present.
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Mustn't or Don't Have To
In this mustn't or don't have to activity, students fill in the blanks with the words mustn't or don't have to. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Should, Ought to, Had better
In this advice instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the words should, ought to, or had better. Students complete 8 sentences total.
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"So" phrases
For this sentence completion worksheet, students complete sentences with phrases with the word "so" in them. Students complete 20 sentences.