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Modals
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Modal verbs such as could and would express possibility, as the installment of a compilation of informational handouts describes. A series of tables help explain the strength,...
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Modals
Verbs can be tricky, especially those modal verbs of probability. Take a look at a wonderful 16-page workbook that uses think-pair-share, critical thinking, skills practice, and discussion to assist learners in using the correct modal...
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Modal Verbs
In this modal verbs worksheet, students choose the purpose of verbs and fill in the blanks with verbs for sentences. Students complete 2 activities.
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Modal Verbs
In this modal verbs learning exercise, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct modal verb and choose its function. Students complete 8 problems total.
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Modal Verbs
In this modal verbs worksheet, students read the modal verbs and their functions. Students also read examples, and fill in 2 examples on their own.
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Modals: Passive Voice
Encourage verb tense awareness by focusing on the passive voice. It could be used with a variety of learners, however, a few of the questions should be modified for younger children. By completing this twenty-six question activity,...
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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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Modal Verbs of Obligation / Permission (must / Have To / Can)
In this grammar instructional activity, learners will work in pairs to follow the instructions on their work cards. Students will use modal verbs (must, have to, can) as instructed on their work cards.
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Modal Verbs and Expressions
In this modal verbs and expressions worksheet, students complete a 20 question online interactive exercise. Students choose the correct sentence to match each picture. The content is best suited for adult ESL students.
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Modal Verbs of Ability and Permission
In this modal verbs of ability and permission activity, students complete sentences by using the correct form of "may" or "can" and identify the type of verb used.
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Modals: Passive Voice
Bring this modals practice worksheet to your grammar unit. Middle schoolers respond to twenty-six short answer and fill in the blanks questions that require them to use the appropriate passive voice verbs. This activity is a good way to...
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Modals - Passive Voice
In this passive voice learning exercise, grammarians fill in the blank with the passive voice of the verb in the parentheses. They then change nine sentences from the active voice to the passive voice. Three exercises develop...
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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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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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Can and Could
In this can and could instructional activity, students determine can usage in a sentence and identify the correct auxiliary modal verbs. In this multiple choice and short answer instructional activity, students write twenty-four answers.
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Modal Passive Practice I
In this modal passive practice worksheet, students create 14 passive voice sentences with the verbs in parentheses and the 14 base sentences provided.
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Make, Let, To Be Allowed To Exercise
In this modal verbs of obligation activity, students read 18 sentences with missing verbs and fill in the correct modal verb form of "make, let, or to be allowed to".
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The Things People Should Do
In this modals worksheet, students complete the sentence by adding the appropriate modal verb to the end. Students are given eight sentences to complete.
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Various Meanings of Modals
In this modals worksheet, students find both the meaning and time tense of each modal in 15 examples. They write the meaning and time on blank lines below each sentence.
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Drill with Modals
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite each sentence with a different helping/linking verb modal. Students follow the example given on the worksheet.
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Drill with Modals
In this grammar worksheet, students practice rewriting sentences from one tense to another as shown in the example given. Students rewrite four other sentences utilizing the verb must.
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Could--May--Might--Must
Helping verbs and modals are the focus of this worksheet. Students read and answer 8 questions in 2 different ways using the past forms of modals. Very good grammatical practice for upper-elementary students.
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Modals: Possibility, Probability, Necessity, Ability, And Permission, Obligation, Willingness, Suggestion
In this language arts resource worksheet, students review the use of modals in writing. They read about the past and present tense of the words can, should, must, can, could, would, might, and must.
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Modals and Idiomatic Expressions
This activity provides a good review of idiomatic expressions. Not only do students have a chart detailing the different types of meanings, they also are given 25 questions to practice this skill.