Modal Verbs Quiz

There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ____ buy any.

• needn't

• mustn't

• should not

It's a hospital. You ____ smoke.

• mustn't

• may not

• don't have to

He had been working for more than 11 hours. He ____ be tired after such hard work. He may prefer to get some rest.

• must

• should

• had better

I ____ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child, and we lived in Morocco.

• can

• may

• could

The teacher said we should read this book for our own pleasure, as it is optional. However, we (couldn't/ needn't / mustn't) read it if we don't want to.

____ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I can't.

• May

• Need

• Can

If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you (can / need / should) to work hard.

Take an umbrella. It ____ rain later.

• should

• might

• must

You (shouldn't/ needn't/ may not) leave small objects lying around. Such objects (may / need/must) be swallowed by children.

People ____ walk on grass.

• couldn't

• mustn't

• may not