Modals, adverbs of manner A Complete the sentences. Use can, can’t, could or couldn’t.
couldn’t cross the road by myself. 1 When I was three years old, I ...................... 2 I am not busy this afternoon, so I ...................... go shopping. 3 It’s too late. We ...................... go now. 4 I ...................... open the top window. I’m not tall enough. 5
...................... you ski when you were young?
6 My father tried, but he ...................... teach us how to play tennis. B Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t, have to, has to or don’t have to.
must 1 You ...................... go to bed early. You’ve got a test tomorrow. 2 That plate is hot. You ...................... touch it. 3 We are going to a new restaurant tonight, so I ...................... cook. 4 Ella’s car doesn’t work, so she ...................... take it to the garage. 5 You ...................... play your CDs loudly at night. C Choose the correct modal. 1 My neighbour should / could not speak English, so he took lessons. 2 I can’t / mustn’t come to the film tonight because I’m babysitting. 3 You shouldn’t / must study hard before exams. 4 We have to / could be at school on time. 5 I love Sundays because I mustn’t / don’t have to get up early. D Complete the sentences, using the adverb form of the bolded adjectives. 1 She is a very careful driver. She drives carefully . very ......................
4 Joe is a quick worker. He works ...................... .
2 Harry is a good tennis player. He plays tennis ...................... .
5 The singer gave a bad performance. She sang ...................... .
3 The directions were easy to follow. I got there ...................... .
6 Jim is a hard worker. He always works very ...................... .
E Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
strangely (strange). 1 The police thought the man was acting ..................... 2 The ...................... (brave) firefighters rescued the people from the burning house. 3 The cat examined the box ...................... (curious). 4 The ...................... (cruel) man hit the dog. 5 The men met ...................... (secret) to discuss their plan. 6 She washed the glasses ...................... (careful).
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Modals, adverbs of manner – Answers A
1 2 3
couldn’t can can’t
4 5 6
can’t Could couldn’t
B
1 2 3
must mustn’t don’t have to
4 5
has to mustn’t
C
1 2 3
could can’t must
4 5
have to don’t have to
D
1 2 3
carefully well easily
4 5 6
quickly badly hard
E
1 2 3
strangely brave curiously
4 5 6
cruel secretly carefully
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