What Does the Modal Tell You? Worksheet Download
This language arts worksheet has students read sentences with modal auxiliary verbs and identify what each one tells you, like ability, permission, possibility, or obligation. Great practice for 4th grade grammar.
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What Does the Modal Tell You?
Students read sentences with modal auxiliary verbs and identify the meaning each modal expresses, such as ability, permission, possibility, or obligation.
About this worksheet
Students read sentences with modal auxiliary verbs and identify the meaning each modal expresses, such as ability, permission, possibility, or obligation.
Student objectives
- Recognize modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, should, and will
- Understand what each modal verb tells you about a sentence
- Tell the difference between ability, permission, possibility, and obligation
- Choose the right modal to match a meaning in a sentence
Everyday practice
- Ask 'May I go outside?' to show you are asking permission
- Say 'I can ride a bike' to tell someone what you are able to do
- Use 'You must wear a helmet' to explain a rule
- Say 'It might rain later' to talk about something that could happen