Modals of Ability 1 - Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might

Choose the best modal for each sentence.

Click on the box beside the best answer. Show all questions Peter ____________ swim when he was a child, but now he ____________. In fact, he swims every day!

? could / can't
? couldn't / can't
? couldn't / can

My cat ____________ jump, but it ____________ talk.

? can / can't
? can't / can

____________ you play the piano when you were a child? She ____________ understand Korean very well, but she ____________ speak it perfectly.

? is able to / cannot
? be able to / cannot
? is able to / is able to

I'm going to bring an umbrella today because it ____________ rain.

? can
? might
? is able to

____________ I borrow your dictionary?

? Am I able to
? Might
? May

George is absent from class today. He ____________ be sick.

? could
? can
? is able to

When Vera was young, she ____________ type quickly. She took a typing class and now she ____________ type very quickly!

? could not / can to
? could not / can
? can / could

Kevin was disappointed because he ____________ get tickets for the football game.

? weren't able to
? wasn't able to

Sara ____________ Italian food and she ____________ French food too!

? can cooks / can cooks
? can cooking / can cooking
? can cook / is able to cook

The little girl asked, "Mommy, ____________ I have a cookie?" The mother said, "Yes, you ____________."

? can / are able to
? may / might
? can / can

The family can't decide where to go on vacation. They ____________ go to Los Angeles or they ____________ go to Hawaii.

? might / may
? could / couldn't
? may / are able to