Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS
Schools Division of Cebu Province

OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR ACADEMY OF SIBONGA, INC.

English 9

LEARNER’S HOME TASK #: 1/Q1

Name: __________________________Yr. & Section: ____________________Date:_________

I. MELC: Express permission, obligation, and prohibition using modals(EN9G-IVc-23)

II. OBJECTIVES:
Knowledge: recognize modals used in expressing permission, obligation and prohibition;
Skill: construct sentences with the use of modals; and
Attitude: acknowledge the importance of humility upon doing the home task.
III. SUBJECT MATTER: Modals
IV. PROCEDURE:
A. Readings:

What are
modal verbs?
Modals (also called modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, 

modal auxiliaries) are special verbs which behave irregularly in

English. They are different from normal verbs like "work, play,

visit..." They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. They
have a great variety of communicative functions.

Here are some characteristics of modal verbs:

 They never change their form. You can't add "s", "ed", "ing"...
 They are always followed by an infinitive without "to" (e.i. the bare infinitive.)
 They are used to indicate modality allow speakers to express certainty, possibility, willingness,
obligation, necessity, ability

List of modal verbs

Here is a list of modal verbs:

can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must

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The verbs or expressions dare, ought to, had better, and need not behave like modal auxiliaries
to a large extent and may be added to the above list

Use of modal verbs:

Modal verbs are used to express functions such as:

1. Permission
2. Ability
3. Obligation
4. Prohibition

5. Lack of necessity
6. Advice
7. possibility
8. probability

Examples of modal verbs

Here is a list of modals with examples:

Modal Verb Expressing Example

Strong obligation You must stop when the traffic lights turn red.

must
logical conclusion / Certainty He must be very tired. He's been working all
day long.

must not prohibition You must not smoke in the hospital.

ability I can swim.

can permission Can I use your phone please?

possibility Smoking can cause cancer.

ability in the past When I was younger I could run fast.

could polite permission Excuse me, could I just say something?

possibility It could rain tomorrow!

permission May I use your phone please?

may
possibility, probability It may rain tomorrow!

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 polite permission Might I suggest an idea?
might
possibility, probability I might go on holiday to Australia next year.

lack of necessity/absence of I need not buy tomatoes. There are plenty of

need not
obligation tomatoes in the fridge.

should/ought 50 % obligation I should / ought to see a doctor. I have a

to terrible headache.

advice You should / ought to revise your lessons

logical conclusion He should / ought to be very tired. He's been

working all day long.

had better advice You 'd better revise your lessons

Remember

Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive without "to", also called the bare infinitive.

Examples:

 You must stop when the traffic lights turn red.

 You should see to the doctor.
 There are a lot of tomatoes in the fridge. You need not buy any.
B. Exercises for Skill Subjects/Analysis Questions using HOTS for content subjects
EXERCISE 1:
Directions: Write a sentence with each modal verb given below.
Example: want
Answer: I don’t want to wake up early in the morning.
1. would
______________________________________________________________________________

2. must

______________________________________________________________________________
3. may

______________________________________________________________________________4.
should

______________________________________________________________________________5.
wasn’t

______________________________________________________________________________6.
couldn’t

______________________________________________________________________________
7. haven’t

______________________________________________________________________________

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8. can

______________________________________________________________________________
9. might

______________________________________________________________________________
10. had better

______________________________________________________________________________

EXERCISE 2:
Directions: A “Dear Abby Letter” is a clip from the newspaper. Read the letter silently then talk
with a partner about the problem the person is having. After reading the letter, pretend that you
are Abby and write a response to the person about what s/he should do.
Remember as a student you are to observe humility which means being humble.
Furthermore, in your responses keep and carry out the 2 nd institutional core value of the
school.

Write you response here:

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V. Assessment/Application:
Directions: Listen for modals in the conversations around you. Record at least
three examples of each type of modals -- possibility/permission, obligation,
prohibition and necessity.

Modals Function as:

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Prepared by: MS. JESSA L. CABILLO Verified by: SR. MA. MERCY BENDANILLO, DST
Subject Teacher School Principal

______________________________ _____________________________
Student’s name & signature Parent’s signature

Date accomplished: ___________________ Date submitted: ___________________

Address:DepEd Cebu Province, IPHO Bldg,.Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City

Activity # 1:Telephone
Modals no.: 032-2556405
Email Address:cebu.province@deped.gov.ph
Reference code: EN9G-IVc-23

Activity # 1: Modals
Reference code: EN9G-IVc-23
Directions: Write an advertisement pretending that you are selling something: a house, a car, or
a wristwatch. Structure an attractive advertisement for the item, apply what you have learned
about modals and the power of evoking images with words.

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Activity # 2: Modals
Reference code: EN9G-IVc-23

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Directions: Complete the “Have to board game”. ENJOY!