First Certificate Sentence Transformation: Modal Verbs (with phrasal verbs)

Modal Verbs (with various phrasal verbs)

For the following questions complete the second sentence so that It has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

Example: (0)The bag is not big enough for all my luggage.

small

The bag …..is too small for.………………….. all my luggage.

Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet.

(1) It’s possible that Jim didn’t find the keys.

come

Jim might………………………………………………………….the keys.

(2) It’s very probable that something happened unexpectedly. That’s why Jim is late.

must

Something…………………………………………………….up. That’s why Jim is late.

(3) ‘If you don’t think of a solution soon I am going to fire you.’

better

‘You…………………………………………………..up with a solution soon or else I am going to fire you.’

(4) Jeff is absent from class today. Maybe he hasn’t recuperated from the cold he had.

might

Jeff is absent from the class today. He might……………………………………………over the cold he had.

(5) I feel bad that I arrived late for the meeting.

should

I should……………………………………………up late for the meeting.

(6) I don’t see any reason not to ask the teacher a question.

well

I…………………………………………………..ask the teacher a question.

(7) ‘You should stop working so much.’

ought

You………………………………………………….down on the amount of work that you do.

(8) It’s impossible that Cristina found time to do the homework. She was on holidays.

round

Cristina can’t……………………………………………………………to finishing the homework. She was on holidays.

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