Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the requests with the appropriate modal verb (can, could, will, would, may).
1. ______ you please close the door?
2. ______ I borrow your car tomorrow?
3. ______ you help me with this assignment?
4. ______ you mind not talking so loudly?
5. ______ I have your attention, please?
6. ______ you be quiet, please?
7. ______ you pass me the salt, please?
8. ______ you like some help with that?
9. ______ I use your phone?
10. ______ you please send me the information?
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Choose the best modal verb to complete each request.
1. ______ you help me with my homework?
2. ______ I have a glass of water, please?
3. ______ you mind opening the window?
4. ______ you please turn down the music?
5. ______ I leave early today?
6. ______ you close the door, please?
7. ______ I ask a question?
8. ______ you like a cup of tea?
9. ______ you be quiet, please?
10. ______ you please call me back later?
Exercise 3: Rewriting Sentences
Rewrite the sentences to make them more polite using modal verbs for requests.
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1. Help me with this.
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2. Give me the book.
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3. Be quiet.
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4. Open the window.
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5. Turn off the light.
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6. Lend me your pen.
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7. Wait for me.
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8. Close the door.
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9. Call me back later.
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10. Explain it to me.