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Khẳng định S + modal verb + V (nguyên thể)

Phủ định S + modal verb + not + V (nguyên thể)

Nghi vấn (Wh_) + modal verb + S + V (nguyên thể)

E.g.:
 You should play sports regularly. (Bạn nên tập thể dục thường
xuyên)
 Can I help you? (Tôi có thể giúp bạn được không?)
 Might I go out? (Tôi có thể ra ngoài được không?)
Phân biệt các động từ khuyết thiếu thường gặp

Modal verb Ý nghĩa Ví dụ

Nghĩa vụ bắt buộc

He must go to school on time. (Anh ta
must Kết quả logic/chắc phải đi học đúng giờ)
chắn

You mustn’t use your phone in

mustn’t Ngăn cấm class. (Bạn không được sử dụng điện
thoại trong lớp học)

Có khả năngSự cho She can speak four languages. (Cô ý

can
phép có thể nói 4 thứ tiếng)

Quá khứ của “can”Cho Could you turn that music down a
could phép một cách lịch little, please? (Bạn có thể vặn nhỏ
sự Khả năng nhạc một chút được không?)
 Sự cho phép Khả năng It may rain later. (Một lúc sau có thể
may
xảy ra mưa.)

Cho phép một cách

Might I ask a question? (Tôi có thể hỏi
might lịch sự
1 câu hỏi được không?)
Có khả năng xảy ra

The children need make a

need Sự cần thiết bed after getting up. (Lũ trẻ cần dọn
giường sau khi ngủ dậy)

You should see the doctor if

should/ ought Đưa ra ý kiến, lời
you have a headache. (Bạn nên gặp
to khuyên
bác sĩ nếu bạn bị đau đầu)

Bài tập về động từ khuyết thiếu (Modal Verb)

Bài 1: Chọn động từ phù hợp

1. You ………..(should /can) listen to the new information.
2. You ………..(need/ may) park here.
3. People ………..(mayn’t/ shouldn’t) waste food.
4. ………..(will/ would) it snow tomorrow?
5. ………..(may/could) I have a cup of tea, please?
6. You ………..(ought to/ might) do more exercise.
7. You ………..(couldn’t/ mustn’t) drink alcohol if you are under 18.
8. ………..(can/should) you play the piano?
9. ………..(could/would) you like to travel with your family?
10. I ………..(won’t/ shouldn’t) play badminton tomorrow.
Bài 3: Chọn động từ thích hợp
 needn’t (x2) mustn’t (x2) must (x2) could can (x2) can’t
shouldn’t might

1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ……………buy any.

2. This is a hospital. You …………… smoke here.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He ……………be tired
now.
4. When I was a child, I ……………speak a little German.
5. The teacher said we…………… read this book for our own pleasure as it
is optional. But we …………..read it if we don’t want to.
6. ………you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I…………
7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you …………worry. We
will help you become a fluent speaker but you have to work hard.
8. Take an umbrella. It ………….rain later.
9. People ………..walk on the grass.
10. Drivers …………stop when the traffic lights are red.
Bài 4: Điền động từ: must, mustn’t, don’t have to vào chỗ trống
I …………(1) go to school from Monday to Friday. We …………(2)
wear a uniform, so I normally wear sports clothes. We ……………(3)
arrive late, and we …………(4) go to every class. In class, we …………
(5) shout, play or sing. We …………(6) have lunch at school, so I
sometimes go home. When school finishes, I …………(7) take after my
little sister. When my parents come home, I …………(8) stay in, so I
usually go out with my friends. When I get home, I …………(9) do my
homework. I …………(10) go to bed late, except on Fridays, when I
…………(11) go to bed before midnight.
Bài 5: Chọn động từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống
Evelyn Glennie is a world-famous percussionist. Because she is 80% deaf
and…………….(mustn’t/can’t) hear sounds clearly, she performs barefoot
so that she ………….(need/can) feel the vibrations of her instruments and
the orchestra. This ………..(should/must) be very difficult for her but she
insists that people………..(should/shouldn’t)take any notice of her
disability and only judge her by how well she performs. When Evelyn left
school she……….(could/might)
already play the clarinet, harmonica and snare drum but at first
she………..(needn’t/couldn’t)get a place in a music college because of her
deafness.
After her great success, she believes that everyone with her
disability………..(should/may)be given the chance to pursue a musical
career if they want to. As well as being a great musician, Evelyn………….
(can’t/must)also draw and paint.
Bài 6: Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống

might have could have (x2) should have had to didn’t have towould
have needn’t have

1. What ……….you …………if you had been me ? (DO)

2. I’m not sure but I think it …………………..the postman who knocked
just then. (BE)
3. Nobody ……………..last night’s storm. It came as a total surprise.
(PREDICT)
4. Do you think I ………………….Nick (CALL) ?
5. None of us …………..up so early , so we stayed in bed till 10. (GET)
6. Bill ……………..me these flowers. But I am delighted that he did.
(SEND)
7. I think Tom ………………………here. I think saw his car. (BE)
8. We…………………..the apartment because my sister had already done
it. (CLEAN)
Bài 7: Phân biệt be able to với can/ could…
1. The businessman from England spoke so fast that I…….. understand
him.
2. I would like to……..ski so quickly.
3. I’m pretty sure Dad is at home. He ……….working at this time in the
evening.
4. It………..rain this afternoon. It’s pretty cloudy already.
5. Please, have patience. I’ll……… help you soon.
6. I didn’t have the key so I ………….get inside.
7. My best friend………….. become a great athlete, but he didn’t practice
enough.
8. Jimmy …………take the driving test last year because he was only 17.
9. It is a difficult question but he ………..answer it.
10. It ………..be him. He told me he’d gone to Australia
Bài 8: Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống

May – Might – Can – Can’t – should – shouldn’t – must – have to – needn’t –

mustn’t don’t have to – doesn’t have to

1. ………I use your pen please?

2. You ………..write 30 sentences for homework.
3. You ………..write 300 sentences ! 30 will be enough.
4. John ………..speak so quickly.
5. She ……….play the piano well.
6. He never does much work, but he………..
7. I am not going out today. I …………but I feel too tired.
8. You …………buy me any presents. I know you don’t have the money.
9. You …….speak French. I speak English quite well.
10. I really ……..buy a new notebook. Mine is so old.
Bài 9: Phân biệt “Must” and “Can’t”
1. You’ve been traveling the whole day. You ………..be tired.
2. Carol……..get bored on the job. She does the same things every day.
3. You are going on holiday next week. You…….be looking forward to it.
4. Bill and Sue travel a lot, so they……..be short of money.
5. They haven’t lived here very long. They……..know that many people.
6. The house is near the motorway. It………be very noisy.
7. Congratulations on passing your exam. You…….be very pleased.
8. The restaurant……………be good. It’s always empty.
9. It rained every day during their stay, so they ……….have had a nice
holiday.
10. You just had lunch. You………be very hungry.