This document contains an English grammar practice worksheet with multiple exercises focusing on modal verbs and their correct usage. The exercises provide examples of sentences and ask the student to rewrite them using appropriate modal verbs, complete sentences with modal verbs from a list, translate sentences into another language, and more. The document covers modal verbs such as may, can, must, should and others as well as their grammatical functions in rewriting and completing sentences.

1. Unit 2
Grammar Practice (Plus)
1 Rewrite the sentences using appropriate modal verbs.
1 I advise you to do more exercise.
___________________________________________________________
2 It isn’t necessary to buy a ticket in advance.
___________________________________________________________
3 Pedestrians aren’t permitted to cross the road except at the zebra crossing.
___________________________________________________________
4 The students aren’t allowed to run in the corridor.
___________________________________________________________
5 Tony is obliged to wear a helmet when he’s climbing.
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2. 2 Rewrite the sentences using appropriate modal verbs.
1 David made some sandwiches but it wasn’t necessary.
David _________________ any sandwiches.
2 William was advised to clean his room yesterday.
William _________________ his room.
3 It was wrong of Louise to get angry with her parents.
Louise _________________ angry.
4 It was a mistake for the teacher not to give her students any homework.
The teacher _________________ some homework.
5 It is very likely that Thomas lost his wallet when he was at the fairground.
Thomas _________________ at the fairground.
6 It’s possible that Rachel has missed the bus.
Rachel _________________ the bus.
3 Complete the sentences with the modal verbs in the box.
could must may can’t might
1 Maria _________________ win the race if she tries hard. She has as much
chance as everybody else.
2 It _________________ be Sue’s birthday today. She had a birthday party last
month!
3 Look outside! Everybody’s wearing shorts and T-shirts. It _________________
be very warm.
4 I’d like to enter the competition. You never know – I _________________ win.
5 Jo looks very pale today. She _________________ be ill.
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3. 4 Complete the sentences with an appropriate modal verb.
1 The baby slept all the way through the storm. She _________________ have
heard a thing.
2 You _________________ drive on the left in Japan.
3 I don’t know where Joe and Sylvia are. They _________________ have gone
home already.
4 Tommy _________________ have borrowed my bike without asking me. I was
really angry about it.
5 Dan _________________ have lent me his tennis racket. I have two of my own.
6 We phoned Tina and told her what time we’d arrive. She _________________
have known we were coming.
5 Read the situations and complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in brackets.
1 We didn’t win the race because we were unlucky. With a bit of luck, we
_________________ (could / win) the race.
2 I advised you to go to the doctor but you didn’t go and now you’re feeling
worse.
You _________________ (should / go) to the doctor.
3 We can tidy up the school without Tim. Tell him to go home.
Tim _________________ (need / stay) behind after school.
4 You are not allowed to wear ordinary shoes in the sports hall. It’s prohibited.
You _________________ (must / wear) ordinary shoes in the sports hall.
5 It’s against regulations to go on a building site without a helmet.
You _________________ (must / put) a helmet on.
6 Sam’s coat is still hanging in the cloakroom.
He _________________ (can / leave) yet.
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4. 6 Translate the sentences into your own language.
1 Carl doesn’t have to go to work today.
___________________________________________________________
2 Max needn’t have stayed late at school yesterday.
___________________________________________________________
3 You ought to try and keep your room tidy.
___________________________________________________________
4 You can’t ride your bicycle on the pavement.
___________________________________________________________
5 Jo may have played tennis before.
___________________________________________________________
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5. Vocabulary Practice (Plus)
1 Write the correct crime verbs.
1 To _________________ is to take someone and ask for money.
2 To _________________ is to take something from someone in the street.
3 To _________________ is to take something from a bank.
4 To _________________ is to take things from a house.
5 To _________________ is to take things that don’t belong to you.
6 To _________________ is to kill someone.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 Thomas worked as a _________________, organizing the proceedings and
calling on different people to appear.
2 Louise had _________________ an awful crime take place, and now had to
describe what she had seen in court.
3 The _________________ sat there wearing a white wig, occasionally asking
questions, and passing sentence at the end of the trial.
4 The police caught the _________________ in a small side street. He was still
holding the bag he had stolen.
5 The police have a _________________ in custody. They aren’t sure she
committed the crime.
6 Rick was the _________________ on trial in court. He knew he was innocent
but was worried that no one would believe him.
7 Gary is a _________________ in court today. He is sitting with 11 other people
and has to decide whether someone is guilty or not.
8 Mary was the _________________ of a mugging yesterday – someone stole her
handbag.
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6. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 No-one is certain _________________ what was stolen from the shop.
2 You should be very polite _________________ the customers.
3 I’m jealous _________________ Grant because he has a new leather jacket.
4 Andrea was late _________________ work this morning.
5 Wayne was guilty _________________ stealing chocolate from the supermarket.
6 We’re excited _________________ going skiing tomorrow.
7 This DVD isn’t suitable _________________ young children.
8 I didn’t know he was capable _________________ getting so angry!
4 Complete the text with appropriate words.
By and large, criminal cases take place in a (1) _________________ under
the jurisdiction of a (2) _________________ who hears the case.
A (3) _________________ of 12 people has to decide on whether the
(4) _________________ – the person on trial – is guilty or not. Various
(5) _________________ who may have seen something are called to speak.
Sometimes, the (6) _________________ – the person who was mugged or
attacked – is questioned or makes a (7) _________________. If guilty, the person
in the dock is given a (8) _________________. This could be a time in prison if the
crime is serious or just a (9) _________________ of a few hundred euros if it is a
minor (10) _________________.
5 Write participles to make compound adjectives.
1 hard-_________________
2 single-_________________
3 cold-_________________
4 cool-_________________
5 plain-_________________
6 public-_________________
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7. 6 Match the compound adjectives from 5 to the synonymous adjectives below.
1 ambitious, certain and driven _________________
2 calm, unstressed and reliable _________________
3 clear and unsubtle in what they say _________________
4 helpful, generous and caring _________________
5 emotionless and uncaring _________________
6 harsh and critical _________________
7 Complete the sentences with suitable words.
1 Tim has been accused _________________ stealing in the local shop.
2 A suspect has been charged _________________ the crime.
3 She has been found guilty and has to _________________ time in prison.
4 The police said the culprit wouldn’t get away _________________ the crime.
5 It was a minor misdemeanor, so she just _________________ a warning.
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