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Modal verbs

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    This is a game to identify the use of each modal verb
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  • If he is not feeling well, he should go to the doctor.
    advice
  •  15
  • May / Can / Could I go to Lucy’s birthday?
    permission
  •  15
  • The professor has to check our exams.
    obligation
  •  15
  • You shouldn’t smoke. It’s bad for your health.
    advice
  •  15
  • My cousin has travelled a lot. She can speak 4 languages.
    ability
  •  15
  • You mustn’t use the cellphone at the bank.
    prohibition
  •  15
  • She doesn’t have to cook. My mother has already done it.
    lack of obligation
  •  15
  • Look at the road sign. You ought to stop.
    advice
  •  15
  • I couldn't go to Zoe Gotusso's concert last week because I was ill.
    ability
  •  15
  • The professor doesn't allow us to use the cellphone during the lesson.
    permission
  •  15
  • The professor doesn't let us sue the cellphone during the lesson.
    permission
  •  15
  • He could be lost. He's looking at a map.
    possibility
  •  15
  • He might be going to the gym. He's carrying a sports bag.
    possibility
  •  15
  • He must be cold. Outside it's snowing and he's only wearing a shirt and trousers.
    certainty
  •  15
  • He can't be a businessman. He's looking at a job ads in the news.
    certainty
  •  15
  • A: Do you know where is Charlie? B: He should be talking to the boss.
    possibility
  •  15