Let’s go through each question one by one and pick the best answer based on how modal verbs are used.
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1. You may sit wherever you’d like.
→ “May” here is being used to let someone do something — it’s giving permission.
✔ Best choice:
giving permission
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2. Isabella would enter the art contest if her painting was finished.
→ This sentence talks about what Isabella *would* do under a certain situation (if her painting was done). That’s a condition.
✔ Best choice:
a condition
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3. The stew should be done by dinner time.
→ “Should” here means we expect or think it will happen — not permission, but expectation.
✔ Best choice:
expectation
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4. ___ you peel the potatoes for dinner?
→ We’re asking someone to do something politely. “Could” is more natural for polite requests than “might.”
✔ Best choice:
Could
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5. To get full credit, you ___ answer all the questions.
→ This is about requirement — you *have to* do it. “Must” shows necessity. “Can” just means ability.
✔ Best choice:
must
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6. You haven't eaten all day, you ___ be hungry right now.
→ This is a logical conclusion — if you haven’t eaten, it’s very likely you’re hungry. “Must” shows strong belief or deduction.
✔ Best choice:
must
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7. ___ you speak Cantonese?
→ We’re asking about ability — can you do this? “Can” is for ability. “Should” is for advice or expectation.
✔ Best choice:
Can
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Final Answer:
1. giving permission
2. a condition
3. expectation
4. Could
5. must
6. must
7. Can
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of auxiliary verbs worksheet.
