Full Activity

Instructions:

Choose one of the words from the box below to fill each gap below.

 

could     might       may      can       must    can't

 

1. Speculating !

 

1 You’ve been playing tennis in this hot sun for almost four hours. You

_______ be thirsty!

2 Does anyone know where Sophie works? I’m not sure, I think it

_______ be West London.

3 It _______ get quite noisy in this classroom when everyone arrives in

the mornings.

4 Surely she _______ know about the secret holiday we’ve planned.

We’ve told nobody!

5 I feel very tired. I think I _______ be getting a cold.

6 Do you think you _______ go to the summer camp if you save up

enough money?

2. Things that go bump in the night!

Instructions: Read each sentence below and then expand it to explain what you think the noise is using

must, could, might, may, can and can’t.

 

1 There’s a loud bang on a window downstairs, and it’s very windy outside.

__________________

2 There’s a crashing noise in the kitchen.

__________________

3 In the hall, there’s a loud thud.

__________________

4 A snoring noise is coming from the bedroom.

_________________

5 There’s a scream from a TV programme.

________________

6 There’s a creaking noise outside in the garden.
________________

 

reference:  http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/resources/upper-intermediate/upp-int_unit_1_grammar_3.pdf

Credits:

1. 60 %

2. 40%

Score:

1-3  GOOD

4-6 EXELLENT

 

Answer sheet:

1. 

Answers:   1 must 2 could/might/ may 3 can 4 can’t 5 could/might/ may 6 might/could/may

2.

Possible answers:   1 It might be something from the garden thrown against the window in the rain.   2 It could be a plate or a cup that has fallen off the cupboard.   3 That must be the cat jumping into the house through the window.   4 That can’t be mum. She sleeps so quietly!   5 That might be a scary movie. 6 It may be a tree moving in the wind.