Mastering Modals: Practicing Modal Verbs and Degrees of Certainty
Mastering Modals:
Practicing Modal Verbs and Degrees of Certainty
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Mastering Modals:
Practicing Modal Verbs and Degrees of Certainty
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to confidently use modal verbs and express degrees of certainty.
What do you already know about modal verbs and degrees of certainty?
Degrees of Certainty
Modal verbs express necessity, possibility, ability, permission, and obligation.
We also use modal verbs to specify a degree of certainty. These modal verbs include:
Will - won't - could - can't - may - might - must
Write down the modal verbs in order of certainty
Will - won't - could - can't - may - might - must
Very certain
Uncertain
Can't / must
Will / won't
Could / may
Might
Very certain
Uncertain
Write down the modal verbs in order of certainty
Degrees of Certainty
We use adverbs to specify a degree of certainty. These adverbs include:
Maybe - definitely - probably - perhaps - possibly - likely
Write down the adverbs in order of certainty
Maybe - definitely - probably - perhaps - possibly - likely
Very certain
Uncertain
Definitely
Probably / likely
Possibly / maybe / perhaps
Very certain
Uncertain
Write down the adverbs in order of certainty
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Use different modal verbs and adverbs of certainty
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
Fortune teller
Predict what will happen next, based on the picture.
Use modal verbs and adverbs of certainty.
What adverb of certainty indicates a high level of probability?
perhaps
possibly
definitely
maybe
Which modal verb is used to express possibility or permission?
May
Will
Can't
Must
Which modal verb is used to express future possibility?
won't
probably
likely
might
Which modal verb is used to express strong obligation or necessity?
Must
Could
Might
May
Write down 2 things you've learned in this lesson.
