ELC Study Zone: Modals of Ability 1 - Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might

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

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Peter ____________ swim when he was a child, but now he ____________. In fact, he swims every day!
1. could / can't
2. couldn't / can't
3. couldn't / can
My cat ____________ jump, but it ____________ talk.
1. can / can't
2. can't / can
____________ you play the piano when you were a child?
1. Can
2. Could
3. May
She ____________ understand Korean very well, but she ____________ speak it perfectly.
1. is able to / cannot
2. be able to / cannot
3. is able to / is able to
I'm going to bring an umbrella today because it ____________ rain.
1. can
2. might
3. is able to
____________ I borrow your dictionary?
1. Am I able to
2. Might
3. May
George is absent from class today. He ____________ be sick.
1. could
2. can
3. is able to
When Vera was young, she ____________ type quickly. She took a typing class and now she ____________ type very quickly!
1. could not / can to
2. could not / can
3. can / could
Kevin was disappointed because he ____________ get tickets for the football game.
1. weren't able to
2. wasn't able to
Sara ____________ Italian food and she ____________ French food too!
1. can cooks / can cooks
2. can cooking / can cooking
3. can cook / is able to cook
The little girl asked, "Mommy, ____________ I have a cookie?" The mother said, "Yes, you ____________."
1. can / are able to
2. may / might
3. can / can
The family can't decide where to go on vacation. They ____________ go to Los Angeles or they ____________ go to Hawaii.
1. might / may
2. could / couldn't
3. may / are able to
____________ dogs fly? No, of course not!
1. May
2. Can
3. Do can