Are you ready to take our Modal Verbs on Certainty, Expectation and Possibility (can’t; could; may; might; must) Multiple Choice English Grammar Quiz?

There are 20 Questions.

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The answers to the quiz are at the bottom of the page.

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1) Olga’s daughter is pregnant. She ______________ be delighted!

A) can to
B) has
C) must
D) needs

2) We’re in May, it’s spring! It ________________ be so cold outside.

A) doesn’t have
B) has
C) shouldn’t to
D) can’t

3) Don’t call Patrick right now. He __________________ be at work at this time.

A) may
B) is
C) needs
D) has

4) Person 1: “Who is that girl with Tim?”
Person 2: “I don’t know. It ______________ be his cousin.”

A) must to
B) could
C) has
D) may to

5) Person 1: “Why is Clair in a hurry?”
Person 2: “She ___________ have an interview with a candidate, for sure.”

A) must
B) can’t
C) shouldn’t
D) needs

6) Sales ______________ increase by 10% with the new marketing strategies.

A) have
B) need
C) should
D) might to

7) I can hear the sirens. The police __________ be coming.

A) should to
B) might to
C) may
D) can

8) He _____________ serious about moving abroad. He seems to be enjoying a more settled life here.

A) may is
B) can’t be
C) should
D) have to be

9) It’s early Monday morning, the store _____________ be so busy at this time.

A) may to
B) might is
C) can to
D) shouldn’t

10) The dog seems a little restless. He ____________ hungry, we’d better feed him.

A) must be
B) has
C) may to be
D) can

11) The team has been playing so well this season, that it _________be winning the match right now. Let’s turn on the TV.

A) might to
B) can to
C) must
D) is

12) Person 1: “Look, why is John taking the bus today?”
Person 2: “I don’t know, his car _____________ have broken down again.”

A) can to
B) need
C) may
D) is

13) It ______________ not be a good idea to bring up this topic in the meeting with the client.

A) might
B) can’t
C) is
D) has

14) The system is highly accurate. The numbers ____________ have different results.

A) may to
B) can’t
C) need
D) should to

15) Laura ______________ left her purse in the car. Let me check if it’s there.

A) have
B) should
C) can
D) might have

16) The power bill ___________ be higher this month because of the increase of taxes.

A) has
B) needs
C) should
D) may to

17) It ______________ be really nice to be able to speak three languages fluently.

A) can’t
B) must
C) has
D) should to

18) Simon has been working really hard these days, he _____________ exhausted

A) needs
B) should
C) be
D) must be

19) Jean _______________ have an idea about what we need to do in this situation.

A) can to
B) need
C) may to
D) should

20) Robert _____________ not know who deleted the files from the system.

A) may
B) has
C) needs
D) should to

Answers:

1C 2D 3A 4B 5A 6C 7C 8B 9D 10A 11C 12C 13A 14B 15D 16C 17B 18D 19D 20A

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