Nama : Margaretna Amelia Avinka Fao

Kelas : Manajemen A
NIM : 31216648

I. PRACTICE 6 – Expressing ability and possibility

Complete the sentences with CAN, CAN’T, MAY, or MAY NOT.

1. I _ CAN__ play only one musical instrument the piano. I CAN’T____ play a guitar.
2. Dark clouds are gathering in the sky. It__MAY__ rain soon.
3. Michael will be your interpreter during your trip to Korea. He _CAN__ speak korean
fluently.
4. One minute John wants to go to dinner party. The next minute he doesn’t want to go.
He can’t make up his mind. He _MAY__ go to the dinner party tonight, or he _MAY
NOT__ ___
5. You’d better take a book with you to the airport when you go to meet Dany’s plane. It
_MAY __ be late because of the snowstorm in Denver.
6. A: What channel is the news special on tonight?
B: i’m not sure. It _MAY__ be on Channel Seven. Try that one first.
7. Alice is a runner. She likes to compete, but two days ago she broke her ankle when she
fell. She _CAN’T___ run in the race tomorrow.
8. A: Do you remember a famous actor named Basil Rathbone? Is he still making movies?
B: I think he _MAY___be dead.
Complete the sentences with CAN, CAN’T, MIGHT, or MIGHT NOT.
9. Jessica hasn’t made up her mind about where to go to school. She_ MIGHT____ or she
__MIGHT NOT_______attend Duke University. She just doesn’t know yet.
10. Ducks can swim well, but chickens __CAN’T____because they don’t have webbed feet.
11. A: What are you going to order?
B: I dunno. I __CAN___have a hamburger or a cheeseburger.
12. A: Carol’s in New York now. Is she going to return to school in Chicago in September?
B: It depends. If she_ MIGHT_ find a job in New York, she’ll stay there this fall. Who
knows? She __MIGHT___stay there through the winter and spring, too. If she likes her
job, she _MIGHT NOT_ want to return to school in Chicago next year at all. We’ll have
to wait and see.
13. A: Which one of these oranges is sweet? I like only sweet oranges.
B: How should I know? I _CAN’T___ tell if an orange is sweet just by looking at it. Can
you? Here. Try this one. It_CAN _ be sweet enough for you. If it isn’t, put some sugar on
it.
 II. Exercise 1 - Correct the words in the brackets.
1. I shall (goes) go back to the hotel now.
2. You had better (listened) listen to this.
3. You are supposed to (coming) come At seven.
4. Adi shouldn’t (yells) yell to his friends.
5. Sri Lestari can (raised) raise her children well.
6. Would you (opening) open the door?
7. She ought to (told) us tell what has happened.
8. They must (following) follow the rule or got expelled.
9. He needn’t (takes off) take off his shoes.
10. We have to (achieved) achieve our goal.
11. They will (can) can organize this team.
12. Might I (smiled) smile for you?

III. Practice – Modals

1. My son be home by now. Where can he be?

a. Have to b. would c .should d. could
2. I think your thumb is broken. You go to the emergency room.
a. Might b. could c.ought to d. can
3. If you are interested in losing weight, you try this new diet.
a. Could b. mustn’t c. don’t have to d. had to
4. John’s fallen down the stairs! I call an ambulance!
a. Will b. might c. may d. ought to
5. You come too early. We won’t leave until 9 o’clock.
a. Has to b. must c. needn’t d. can’t
6. Children be accompanied by an adult at the zoo.
a. Ought to b. must c. would d. mustn’t
7. You talk during tests. It’s forbidden!
a. don’t have to b. mustn’t c. couldn’t d. ought to
8. I can feel the heat. We be near the fire.
a. Can b. would c. must d. have to

9. They hear him because he was whispering.

a. Wouldn’t b. mustn’t c. shouldn’t d. couldn’t
10. You’ve never heard of Britney Spears? You be serious!
a. Must b. had to c. can’t d. shouldn’t
11. you like to have dinner with me tonight?
a. Could b. may c. should d. would
12. You let him hear about the party tomorrow. It’s a surprise!
a. mustn’t b. wouldn’t c. couldn’t d. can
13. I speak to the Chief Councellor, please?
a. Must b. May c. Would d. Need
14. He has arrived late. He missed the bus
a. Must have b. Should have c. Could have d. must

IV. Use your imagination! Think about these situations and create a sentence using
modals.
1. We are going to Paris for a weekend. (Make suggestions about things to do)
 We could visit the Louvre / We should go up the Eiffel Tower.
2. We start school in September. (Talk about necessity)
 We can start preparing to buy stationery
3. Margaret is a very talented sportswoman. (Talk about ability)
 She is a talented woman, and she has talent in sports
4. You have just won the lottery! (Talk about possibility)
 Maybe I’ll buy a car and open new business
5. Peter has got a headache and a congested nose. (Give him some advice)
 He has to go to the pharmacy to buy some medicine and rest is enough
6. You want to borrow your uncle’s Mercedes Benz. (Ask for permission politely
 Uncle, may I borrow your Mercedes Benz?