

This Grade 7 English grammar worksheet focuses on modal verbs — can, could, may, and might — helping students understand how to express ability, permission, polite requests, and possibility with clarity and accuracy. Designed with a variety of structured exercises, this worksheet builds strong foundational grammar skills through practical application.
Modal verbs play a key role in shaping meaning in sentences. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. Modals express ability, permission, requests, and varying degrees of possibility.
2. They are always followed by the base form of the verb.
3. They help in forming polite and grammatically correct sentences.
4. They are essential for both formal writing and everyday communication.
This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build fluency with modals:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct sentence (a or b) that uses modals accurately in context, improving error detection and grammar precision.
✏️ Exercise 2 – True or False
Students identify whether each sentence uses modals correctly, strengthening their understanding of correct and incorrect usage.
📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences using suitable modal verbs based on context, focusing on meaning and grammar accuracy.
📝 Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting
Students rewrite sentences using appropriate modal verbs without changing the meaning, enhancing transformation skills.
📖 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion
Students fill in multiple blanks within a paragraph using suitable modals, applying their knowledge in a real-life context.
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. a
Exercise 2 – True or False
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. T
9. F
10. F
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. can
2. May
3. could
4. might
5. must
6. Could
7. may
8. can
9. May
10. can
Exercise 4 – Rewritten Sentences
1. She can solve difficult equations quickly.
2. It might rain later tonight.
3. He could speak three languages when he was a child.
4. May I leave the classroom now?
5. They might arrive late due to traffic.
6. Can you help me with this assignment?
7. She might forget the instructions.
8. I could finish the task before the deadline.
9. Students may use the library after school.
10. May I borrow your book for a day?
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion
1. could
2. could
3. might
4. might
5. could
6. could
7. should
8. could
9. might
10. May
Help your child confidently use modal verbs in real-life communication with structured practice and expert-designed exercises.
Modal verbs express ability, permission, or possibility, with can and could often showing ability, while may and might indicate permission or chances in CBSE English.
Early learners often mix them up because their meanings overlap, especially when expressing permission versus possibility.
Parents can use real-life situations and sentence-making activities to help kids understand when to use each modal correctly.