Modals- Permission and Requests ESL Worksheet

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ESL Worksheet: Modals- Permission and Requests

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - You ____ leave if you've finished.
 
may
 
might
 
Either could be used here.
Q2 - ____ I come in?
 
Can
 
May
 
Either could be used here.
Q3 - We ____ not get into the concert without tickets, so we went home.
 
might
 
could
 
Either could be used here.
Q4 - ____ I open the window?
 
Could
 
May
 
Either could be used here.
Q5 - ____ you turn the heating up a bit, please?
 
Could
 
May
Q6 - You ____ take a mobile phone into the exam.
 
can't
 
may not
 
Either could be used here.
Q7 - ___ you help me?
 
Can
 
Could
 
Either could be used here.
Q8 - I'm afraid you ____ not take the exam until you pay for it.
 
may
 
might
Q9 - You ____ smoke anywhere on the train.
 
cannot
 
might not
Q10 - You ____ use my dictionary if you want.
 
can
 
might
 
Either could be used here.

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