Identify the Verb

Identify the verb in each of the following sentences:

I like
like ham, cheese and salad sandwiches.

II catch
catch the
thetrain
trainto
tomy
mynan’s
nan’shouse.
house.

They go out for dinner.

II ride
ride my
my scooter
scooter on
on the
the ramps.
ramps.

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 Modal Verbs for Possibility or Certainty
How have the sentences changed? What types of words have been added?

IImight likeham,
might like ham,cheese
cheeseand
andsalad
saladsandwiches.
sandwiches.

I Ishall
shall catch
catch the
thetrain
traintotomy
mynan’s
nan’shouse.
house.

Theycould
They goout
could go outfor
fordinner.
dinner.

IIwill
will ride
ride my
myscooter
scooteron
onthe
theramps.
ramps.

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added to describe the
possibility or certainty of
something happening.
 Write About It!
Write a sentence about this photograph which contains a modal verb.
 Adding Modal Verbs
Identify the imperative verbs in How does the meaning of the sentence change
the following commands: with an added modal verb?

Come
Come home
home now.
now. You must
You must come home now.

Stay
Stay off
off the
the grass.
grass. You
You should
should stay off the
stay off the grass.
grass.

Finish
Finish your
yourwork
worknow.
now. You will finish your work now.

Put
Put that
that down.
down. You ought
You ought to put
put that
that down.
down.

Eat
Eat your
your vegetables.
vegetables. You
You can
can eat your vegetables.

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 Spin the Wheel
1 Spin the wheel to select a modal verb 2 Then select whether your
to use in your sentence. sentence must be positive or
negative.

Positive

Negative

3 On your whiteboard, using the

modal verb that you have
spun, share your ideas with
your partner.

What did you need to do to

make sentences negative?
Spin
 Modal Verbs for Ability
Can you spot the modal verbs in these sentences?
Marie can
Marie can dance
dance gracefully.
gracefully. Jamie can
Jamie can ride
ride his
his bike
bike without
without stabilisers.
stabilisers.

IIcannot
cannot swim
swimwell.
well. The choir can
The choir can sing
sing beautifully.
beautifully.

Zaracannot
Zara cannot do
dothe
thesplits
splitsyet.
yet. dog can
The dog
The can catch
catch aa frisbee.
frisbee.

Sort them into positive and negative sentences.

Positive Negative
 Spot the Modal Verbs
Can you spot the modal verbs in the following diary extract?
Tomorrow should be the county Sports Day if the weather is dry,
but it might rain like last year meaning it will have to be postponed.
If it is on, I shall compete in the skipping race which I ought to win.

Mr Davis says we must wear our school colours so we can be easily

identified among the large crowds. I will wear my lucky shorts with
my school top.

Last year, the team from St Barnabas were the overall winners but
this year we could win after all the practising we have been doing.
We will all be jumping for joy if we are the victors but I must not
get my hopes up too high. I would love to go home with a medal
though, so I will try my best in all of my events and will not give
up.

I cannot wait until tomorrow. I hope the sun will be shining!

 Write About It!
Write a sentence about this photograph which contains a modal verb.
 Modal Verb Weather Forecast
Can you use modal verbs to write the
weather forecast?

e.g. In the north of England, the sun will

shine.

Compare your forecast with a partner.

Have you used the same modal verbs?
 How Would You Use It?
Imagine you are travelling alone in space. You must chose which of the following
random objects to take with you and write sentences with modal verbs to explain
why you have chosen it, e.g. a pen.

I could write a diary of my journey.

I might be able to use parts of the pen (e.g. the spring)

to mend broken equipment.

I would be able to play word games when I was feeling lonely.

 Write About It!
Write a sentence about this photograph which contains a modal verb.
 Quick Quiz
Underline the modal verb in the following sentences:

They should have locked the door.

We could have gone to the beach yesterday.

Piers wouldn’t
Piers wouldn’t have
have fallen
fallen off
off his
his bike
bike ifif he’d
he’d stayed
stayed on
on the
the track.
track.

It ought to have been my turn in the next game.

II cannot
cannot believe
believe the
the snow
snow we
we had
had yesterday.
yesterday.

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 Quick Quiz
Which event is most likely to happen?

There might be snow tomorrow.

If you continue to mess around, I will phone your parents.

My parents could go out for dinner later if our babysitter is free.

We may get a pet dog when my sister is a few years older.

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 Quick Quiz
Does the modal verb in each sentence show indicate certainty or possibility? Tick
one box in each row:
Modal verb indicates Modal verb indicates
Sentence
certainty possibility
I will complete my
homework this evening.
My football team might win
the league this year.
Akio can do tricks on his
skateboard.

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Now, write another sentence that contains a modal verb that

shows possibility.