English Modals Exercises

Fill in can, have to, may, might, must, need, should or (not) allowed to. Read the text and choose the possible variant. Which of the following words are natural disasters? Which of the following are included as causes for floods in the reading passage? How does deep snow cause flooding? Broken human-made dam is compared to what? Which of the following best describes how a frozen river can cause a flood. How far can dam water travel when it is unleashed from a broken dam? Why does saturated ground contribute to flooding problems? What kinds of problems can floods cause? What is the most common natural disaster? How does melting snow cause problems related to flooding?

1. George has travelled a lot. He  speak many languages.2. I can hear you quite well. You  not shout.3. I'm not sure where I will go for my holidays, but I  go to Italy.4. She  ride her bike at night without lights. It's not allowed.5. She  not eat so much chocolate because it's bad for her figure.6. I  understand him.He should speak louder.7. It's later than I thought. I  go now.8. You  a better trainer if you want to improve yourself.9. Talk to Ann about your problems. I'm sure she  help you.10. You  not vacuum the carpets because Carol has already done it.11. You  be tired because you have worked very hard.12. He  come to my party because he is ill.13. He  go to the dentist when he has toothache.14. It's not very important. You  not do it now. You  do it tomorrow.15.  you speak many languages?16. I don't know what I'm doing this weekend, but I  go to London.17. Smoking is very unhealthy. You  stop it.18. Playing football  in this park.19. You have got plenty of time. You  not hurry.20. You  have a passport to visit most foreign countries.

c) sudden warm temperatures combined with heavy rains causes flooding

a) The ice in the river melts too quickly and causes a flood.

b) The ice in the river cracks causing the water to overflow.