EXERCISES

I.WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1.-__________ (can / could) he understand what you were talking about?
2.-My sister___________ (can / could) play tennis now.
3.-I __________ (can / could) walk when I was less than a year old.
4.-(Polite) ___________ (can /could) you tell me what time it is, please?
5.-My grandfather ___________ (could / was able to) walk without any help last night.
6.-I would like to ___________ (could / be able to) play the piano.
7.-How long have you __________ (be able to/ been able to) drive?
8.-I'll __________ (can /could / be able to) help you later.
9.-Can you help me? I _________ (can / cant) never understand this.
10.-Will Man ____________ (can /be able to) live forever one day?
II.CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE

acid from the tomato can kill the __________and

1) Sarah is such a talented singer. She _ practice a

lot.

your acne can get better.

a) must

b) may

c) can

2) You _ ask questions after my presentation.

a) could

b) can

c) may

3) Mister Turner, _ I ask a question?

a) can

b) must

c) may

4) I'm sure you _ speak Spanish seeing that youre

from Colombia.
a) may

b) can

whiter - scrub off - baking soda home - teeth

A ____________remedy for yellow teeth is to
brush your teeth with ________________. The
baking soda can ______________ any stains and
you __________ can become ________________.

c) could

5) _ you show me your passport please?

a) Could

b) Must

c) Can

6) David _ speak Japanese and Thai fluently.

a)can

b) could

c) must

7) I'm too old now but when I was younger I _ surf

and water ski.
a) can

b) could

c) might

8) It _ rain tomorrow so wed better plan an indoor

dinner.
a) must

b) might

c) can

III.-COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH

rubbing - half - minutes - remedy - bacteria

IV.-CIRCLE THE RIGHT ANSWER

1.-Something able to kill you or make you very ill.
a) vomiting

b) anti-venin

c) poisonous

2.-The long part of an octopus used for moving or

grabbing things.
a) leg

b) forearm

c) tentacle

3.-The action of producing a salty liquid from the

skin.

A home __________ for acne is to use tomatoes.

You could try cutting a tomato in a
___________ and __________ it on your face.
Leave it for 15 ________ and then wash it off. The

a) swelling

b) swearing

c) sweating

4.-The action of protecting yourself

a) self-defense b) self-discipline c) immunesystem

5.-Permanent end of life. (noun)
a) dead

b) death

c) deadly