I N S P I R AT I O N 1

Worksheet 2

can / can’t
1 Put the words in the correct order.
I can speak spanish
1 Spanish can speak I __________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 you can burn a CD?
you CD a can burn ? _________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 i can yes
can I yes ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 she can sing, but she can´t dance
she but can can’t dance she sing __________________________________________________________________________________
5 they can swin 100 metres?
swim they can 100 metres ? ________________________________________________________________________________________
6 they can´t no
they no can’t __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2a Read about Sara. Tick [✔] what she can do and cross [✘] what she can’t do.

Hi! I’m Sara. What can I do? Sara You

I can read music and I can
dance
play the piano, but I can’t play
play the guitar
the guitar. I can’t sing but I
can dance. I can’t swim or play the piano
ride a horse. read music ✔
ride a horse
2b Now tick [✔] what you can sing
do and cross [✘] what you swim
can’t do.

3 Write sentences about what you can or can’t do.

e.g. I can play the piano, but I can’t play the guitar.
i can sing, but i can´t play the piano.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
i can dance, but i can't play the guitar.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
i can ride a horse, but i can´t read music
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 Complete these sentences with can or can’t.

KIERAN Hi Carl! What’s that?
CARL It’s my guitar.
KIERAN can
(1) ______________ you play the guitar?
CARL can
Yes, I (2) ______________
KIERAN Wow!
CARL can
(3) ______________ you play a musical instrument?
KIERAN can´t can sing.
No, I (4) ______________ , but I (5) _____
CARL can
Oh! I (6) ______________
KIERAN can
(7) ______________ you play the piano?
CARL can´t can
No, I (8) ______________ , I (9) ______________ only play the guitar.

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