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Year 5 – Autumn Block 3 – Modal Verbs – Recognising Modal Verbs
About This Resource:
This PowerPoint has been designed to support your teaching of this small step. It includes a starter activity and an
example of each question from the Varied Fluency and Application and Reasoning resources also provided in this
pack. You can choose to work through all examples provided or a selection of them depending on the needs of
your class.
National Curriculum Objectives:
English Year 5: (5G4.1c) Indicating degrees of possibility using modal verbs [for example, might, should, will, must]
Terminology for pupils:
• (5G4.1c) modal verb
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Year 5 – Autumn Block 3 – Modal Verbs – Recognising Modal Verbs
Notes and Guidance
• In this step, children will learn to recognise modal verbs in sentences. The modal verbs are: can, could,
may, might, shall, should, must, will, would, ought to.
• Children need to know that modal verbs work with another verb to indicate the possibility of something.
They tell you how certain, how necessary or how able the other verb is, e.g. ‘It will rain today.’ indicates that
it is certain, whereas ‘It may rain today.’ indicates that there is also a possibility that it won’t rain.
• Children should also know that modal verbs are always in the same form such as may, can or should.
Modal verbs do not have any other forms, i.e. mayed or maying.
• Children should also be taught that most modal verbs are followed by the base form of the verb with
exceptions being the semi-modal verbs, for example, ought and used which are followed by the infinitive
e.g. ought to be, used to be.
Focused Questions
• What does a modal verb tell you?
• How certain/necessary/able is the verb in this sentence?
• What word is the modal verb in this sentence?
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Year 5 – Autumn Block 3 – Modal Verbs
Step 1: Recognising Modal
Verbs
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Introduction
Sort the verbs into the correct place in the table.
Modal Verb Not a Modal Verb
can couldmay
might should
willthink
try doachieve finish
did
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Introduction
Sort the verbs into the correct place in the table.
Modal Verb Not a Modal Verb
can
could
may
might
should
will
think
try
do
achieve
finish
did
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Varied Fluency 1
Circle the modal verb below.
setting wish
might carrying
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Varied Fluency 1
Circle the modal verb below.
setting wish
might carrying
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Varied Fluency 2
Underline the modal verb in the sentence below.
Maria would like to go to basketball club, but it is on
Thursdays.
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Varied Fluency 2
Underline the modal verb in the sentence below.
Maria would like to go to basketball club, but it is on
Thursdays.
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Varied Fluency 3
Which sentence tells you it would be a good idea for Charlie to join
the relay team?
A. Charlie ought to join the relay team if he runs that fast
every time.
B. Charlie can join the relay team if he runs that fast
every time.
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Varied Fluency 3
Which sentence tells you it would be a good idea for Charlie to join
the relay team?
A. Charlie ought to join the relay team if he runs that fast
every time.
B. Charlie can join the relay team if he runs that fast
every time.
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Varied Fluency 4
Fill the gap with the modal verb which shows that the 7pm meeting
is certain to happen.
Whatever happens, I _________ meet you back here at
7pm.
shall could used
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Varied Fluency 4
Fill the gap with the modal verb which shows that the 7pm meeting
is certain to happen.
Whatever happens, I _________ meet you back here at
7pm.
shall could used
shall
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Reasoning 1
Dexter wants his sentence to show that winning is something he has
to do at all costs.
Has Dexter chosen the correct modal verb to convey this?
Explain your answer.
Whatever happens in the
match, I could beat the
other team.
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Reasoning 1
Dexter wants his sentence to show that winning is something he has
to do at all costs.
Has Dexter chosen the correct modal verb to convey this?
Explain your answer.No. The modal verb ‘could’…
Whatever happens in the
match, I could beat the
other team.
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Reasoning 1
Dexter wants his sentence to show that winning is something he has
to do at all costs.
Has Dexter chosen the correct modal verb to convey this?
Explain your answer.
No. The modal verb ‘could’ is not certain. ‘Must’ would be a better choice.
Whatever happens in the
match, I could beat the
other team.
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Application 1
Rewrite the sentence below so that the modal verb ‘may’ is in the
correct position in the sentence.
It rain may tomorrow so you should take an
umbrella.
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Application 1
Rewrite the sentence below so that the modal verb ‘may’ is in the
correct position in the sentence.
It rain may tomorrow so you should take an
umbrella.
It mat rain tomorrow so you should take an
umbrella.
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Reasoning 2
Order the sentences below based on the necessity (least to most)
that the modal verb implies. Explain your order.
A. I must order the cake for the party before tomorrow.
B. I could order the cake for the party before tomorrow.
C. I ought to order the cake for the party before
tomorrow.
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Reasoning 2
Order the sentences below based on the necessity (least to most)
that the modal verb implies. Explain your order.
B. I could order the cake for the party before tomorrow.
C. I ought to order the cake for the party before
tomorrow.
A. I must order the cake for the party before tomorrow
The order would be B, C, A because …
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Reasoning 2
Order the sentences below based on the necessity (least to most)
that the modal verb implies. Explain your order.
B. I could order the cake for the party before tomorrow.
C. I ought to order the cake for the party before
tomorrow.
A. I must order the cake for the party before tomorrow
The order would be B, C, A because ‘could’ suggests a
possibility, ‘ought to’ suggests a possibility with a level of
compulsion, ‘must’ suggests compulsion.
