These Solutions are part of UP Board Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given UP Board Solutions for Class 9 English Grammar Chapter 5 Modal Auxiliaries

EXERCISE ::
Fill in the blanks with modal auxiliaries will/shall in the following sentences :

Questions.
1. Radha is a good girl she ……………………………………help you.
2. Hari is a good boy. He……………………………… obey his elders.
3.I …………………………………………. go to the play ground today.
4.He …………………………………………….. get a new shirt today.
5.They ……………………………… go to Delhi to see the Red Fort.
6.I ………………….. not go with you as my examinations are near.
7. These boys …………………………………….. play a match today.
8. He …………………………………….. be rewarded for his bravery.
9. …………………………………………………….. you do me a favour?
10. ……………………………………………………. he call you in need?
Answers:
1. will
2. will
3. shall
4. shall
5. will
6. shall
7. shall
8. will
9. Will
10. Will.

EXERCISE :: 2
Fill in the blanks with modal auxiliaries may/can/must or must not in the following sentences :

Questions.
1. I am sorry. I ……………………………………………………… not help you.
2. It is very dark. You …………………………………………….. not go now.
3. Everyone ……………………………………………….. love his motherland.
4.A student ……………. write his name anywhere in the answer book.
5.You should go there. Your brother…………………………… be in danger.
6. Time is very short. I ……………………… work hard to finish the work.

7. The chair is for Kumar. You …………………………………………. sit here.
8.It ………………………………………………………………………rain today.
9. He is my friend. He …………………………………………. take any book.
10. …………………………………………………………. you succeed in life !
Answers:
1. can
2. can
3. must
4. must not
5. may
6. must
7. may
8. may
9. can
10. May.

EXERCISE :: 3
Fill in the blanks with modal auxiliaries should/would/might/ought/need or need not in the following sentences :

Questions.
1. A good boy……………………………………. get up early in the morning.
2. We…………………………………………………… obey our teachers.
3. An honest boy ………………………………………. not steal anything.
4.We …………………………………………………… help the poor.
5.He ………………………………………………. do his home-work daily.
6. Hari told me that he ……………………………………………. not go there.
7. ……………………………………………………….. you please do it?
8.Sometimes my father ………………………. get angry and…………beat us.
9. The sky is clear. But it …………………………………. rain in the evening.

10. He ……………………………………………… to do his duty sincerely.
Answers:
1. would
2. should
3. would
4. should
5. ought to
6. would
7. Might
8. might
9. might
10. ought.

EXERCISE :: 4
Fill in the blanks with suitable Modals given in the brackets in the following sentences :

Questions.
1. He …………… rent a house for hundred rupees ten years ago. (must, could, can, should)
2. We are getting late so we ……. go to the station by taxi.(must, can, might, ought)
3.All students ….. answer the first question and any other four questions.(could, might, can, must)
4. He …………………. drive any car.(must, can, should, might)

5.The Headmaster said that the students .. …… go for a picnic.(may, might, should, must)
6. For every tree that is cut down, we……………………. plant two.(may, might, must, can)
7. The teacher said that we ……………. go and see the match.(may, can, shall, might)
8. Walk carefully lest you …………….. fall.(should, will, may, can)
9. Your hair have grown too long, you ……………… have a hair-cut. (can, may, will, should)
10. ………………………… I take your pen just for a minute? (will, may, must, could)
Answers:
1. could
2. must
3. must
4. can
5. might
6. must
7. should
8. should
9. should
10. May.

EXERCISE :: 5
Fill in the blanks with suitable Modals given in the brackets in the following sentences :

Questions.
1.This is not heavy. You ………………. lift it easily. (can, should, must)
2.Our examination is drawing near. We ………………………………………..
work hard………………………………………………………(should, ought, can)
3.He ……………….. have received my letter by now. (must, ought, will)
4.You ……………………….. worry about Mukesh. (need, would, should)
5.We………………………………. defend our country. (must, ought, could)
6.I …………………………….. try to do better next time. (will, shall, need)
7.You …………………………………… keep your promise. (must, may, can)
8.The sky is clear now. But it ………………………………. ………………. rain
within two hours. ……………………………………………(may, could, might)
Answers:
1. can
2. should
3. must
4. need
5. must
6.shall
7. must
8. might.