I N S P I R AT I O N 1

Worksheet 2

can / can’t
1 Put the words in the correct order.
1 I can speak Spanish
Spanish can speak I __________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Can you burn a CD?
you CD a can burn ? _________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 Yes, I can
can I yes ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 She can dance, but she can't sing
she but can can’t dance she sing __________________________________________________________________________________
5 Can they swim 100 metres?
swim they can 100 metres ? ________________________________________________________________________________________
6 No, they can't
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 x
play the guitar x
the guitar. I can’t sing but I
play the piano x
can dance. I can’t swim or
ride a horse. read music ✔ x
ride a horse x x
2b Now tick [✔] what you can sing x
do and cross [✘] what you swim x
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 dance and I can sing, but I can't play a musical instrument
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I can swim, but I can't ride a horse
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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't
Oh! I (6) ______________
KIERAN can
(7) ______________ you play the piano?
CARL can't
No, I (8) ______________ can
, I (9) ______________ only play the guitar.

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