50 Soal Latihan Bahasa Inggris Materi Core Modals dan Semi Modals Beserta Kunci Jawaban
Soal Latihan Bahasa Inggris Materi Core Modals dan Semi Modals Beserta Kunci Jawaban Bertujuan untuk lebih memahami penggunaan modality dalam aspek kebahasaan baik linguistik; wacana, sosiolinguistik maupun strategis.
Modal verbs (can, could, must, should, ought to, may, might, will, would, shall) are modal auxiliary verbs that express ability, necessity, obligation, duty, request, permission, advice, desire, probability, possibility, etc. Modal verbs express the speaker's attitude to the action indicated by the main verb.
- She can drive. (ability)
- I must go. (strong necessity)
- You should call him. (advice)
- Could you help me with this report, please? (request)
- You may stay here. (permission)
- I would like to see her. (desire)
- He might leave soon. (possibility)
TYPES OF MODALS
Modals include core modal verbs, semi-modal verbs (also called marginal modals) and other modal expressions. They combine main verbs and modify their meanings. A modal may have several different meanings, while similar meanings may be expressed by using different modals:
- He can't be at home; I've just met him. (deduction)
- Unless you finish your homework, you can't go to the cinema. (prohibition)
- Can I help you? (offer)
- May I help you? (offer)
Choose the most appropriate answer for expressing ability.
1. Maria … type 80 words per minute.
a. may
b. can
c. could
d. has to
Jawaban: B
2. Ella .. speak French and German.
a. may
b. can
c. could
d. has to
Jawaban: B
3. Tom’s teacher says that he … play the violin pretty well in half a year.
a. can
b. could
c. will be able to
d. will have to
Jawaban: C
4. I … meet him at the airport tomorrow.
a. can
b. could
c. should
d. would
Jawaban: A
5. I’m sure that Nina … explain everything when she returns.
a. can
b. could
c. will be able to
d. will have to
Jawaban: C
6. My dog … very high when he was younger.
a. could jump
b. could have jumped
c. might be able to jump
d. might have been able to jump
Jawaban: A
7. One of the boys … get out of the cave. He ran to the village for help.
a. could
b. might
c. was able to
d. had to
Jawaban: C
8. Several criminals … escape into the woods.
a. could
b. might
c. managed to
d. had to
Jawaban: C
9. I wanted to talk to Jim yesterday, but I … find him.
a. didn’t
b. might not
c. wouldn’t
d. couldn’t
Jawaban: D
10. Anyone … make a mistake.
a. may
b. can
c. could
d. is able to
Jawaban: C
11. It’s a great town. You … visit it some day.
a. could
b. might
c. should
d. had better
Jawaban: C
12. If she wants to buy an apartment, she … consult a good real estate agent.
a. has to
b. should
c. may need to
d. could
Jawaban: B
13. … I ask John to help us?
a. Should
b. Ought
c. Could
d. May
Jawaban: C
14. Children … eat too much chocolate.
a. must not
b. may not
c. could not
d. should not
Jawaban: D
15. You … come here again, or I’ll report you to the police!
a. can’t
b. won’t
c. mustn’t
d. ‘d better not
Jawaban: D
16. He … be punished for his terrible attitude to people.
a. might
b. ought to
c. could
d. would
Jawaban: B
17. I … write an article on English grammar tonight, but I have a bad headache. I think I’ll go for a walk instead.
a. have to
b. must
c. should
d. had better
Jawaban: C
18. I … harder for the exam. It was very difficult, and I didn’t pass it.
a. should study
b. should have studied
c. had to study
d. must have studied
Jawaban: B
19. They … invited that guy to the party. He got drunk and started a fight.
a. mustn’t
b. shouldn’t have
c. couldn’t
d. wouldn’t have
Jawaban: B
20. I recommend … to one of the local health resorts. Change of scene and fresh air will do you good.
a. to go
b. going
c. be gone
d. to be gone
Jawaban: B
21. It’s getting late. I … go now. (Necessity)
a. can
b. have to
c. may
d. would rather
Jawaban: B
22. Mike broke his leg yesterday. His leg is in a cast, and he … use crutches for a month. (Necessity)
a. will be able to
b. had better
c. will have to
d. should
Jawaban: C
23. I … talk to Ann about it. (Necessity)
a. have got to
b. would like to
c. may have to
d. may need to
Jawaban: A
24. She … to the bank yesterday. (Necessity)
a. must go
b. had to go
c. should have gone
d. must have gone
Jawaban: B
25, We can’t just go away! We … help him! (Strong necessity)
a. have to
b. need to
c. should
d. must
Jawaban: D
26. Tomorrow is Sunday. I … go to school. (Absence of necessity)
a. can’t
b. may not
c. must not
d. don’t have to
Jawaban: D
27. You … got to the supermarket. There is enough food in the refrigerator.(Absence of necessity)
a. mustn’t
b. don’t need to
c. shouldn’t
d. ought not
Jawaban: B
28. She … work yesterday, so she spent the whole day in the park by the rever. (Absence of necessity)
a. couldn’t
b. shouldn’t
c. mustn’t
d. didn’t have to
Jawaban: D
29. It’s a secret. You … tell anyone about it. (Strong necessity NOT to do something/Prohibition)
a. can’t
b. may not
c. must not
d. don’t have to
Jawaban: C
30. I … forget to call him today. (Strong necessity NOT to do something/Prohibition)
a. cannot
b. must not
c. may not
d. will not
Jawaban: B
31. … I speak to Mr. Smith, Please? (Formal polite request)
a. Can
b. May
c. Would
d. Would you mind
Jawaban: B
32. … you open the window, please? It’s hot in here. (Polite request)
a. Could
b. Couldn’t
c. Won’t
d. Wouldn’t
Jawaban: A
33. … buying two loaves bread on your way home? (Polite request)
a. Could you
b. Will you
c. Would you
d. Would you mind
Jawaban: D
34. Would you mind if I … your dictionary for an hour or so? (Polite request)
a. barrowed
b. will borrow
c. would borrow
d. borrowing
Jawaban: A
35. Would you mind if I … come to your party? (Asking for permission)
a. didn’t
b. won’t
c. wouldn’t
d. Not
Jawaban: D
36. Mrs. Redding, … lend me two hundred dollars till next week, please?
(Polite request)
a. can’t you
b. could you
c. do you mind
d. would you mind
Jawaban: B
37. Would you mind … here? I have a headache. (Polite request)
a. not to smoke
b. not smoke
c. not smoking
d. not smoking
Jawaban: D
38. Betty, … help me with this grammar exercise, please? (Informal request)
a. can you
b. cant’ you
c. won’t you
d. do you mind
Jawaban: A
39. A: Could I use your cell phone, please?
B: Sorry, you … . (Permission not given)
a. can’t
b. couldn’t
c. mustn’t
d. won’t
Jawaban: A
40. A: Could I stay here for a while?
B: Yes, you … (Permission given)
a. could
b. can
c. will
d. must
Jawaban: B
41. He … be able to help you.
a. may
b. must
c. should
d. Will
Jawaban: A
42. She … have to sell her car and other belongings to pay her debts.
a. will
b. will probably
c. might
d. would
Jawaban: C
43. A: Where is Anna?
B: I don’t know. She … be at the swimming pool or in the park.
a. could
b. should
c. must
d. has to
Jawaban: A
44. It … be as easy as you think.
a. can’t
b. couldn’t
c. might not
d. must not
Jawaban: C
45. Don’t ring the doorbell when you get there. Maria’s little baby … sleeping.
a. must be
b. should be
c. may be
d. may not be
Jawaban: C
46. A: How did the robbers get in?
B: We don’t know yet. The old woman … to lock the door.
a. might forget
b. could forget
c. might have forgotten
d. must have forgotten
Jawaban: C
47. I called her but there was no answer. She … left for New York.
a. may have
b. must have
c. should have
d. has probably
Jawaban: B
48. When can I see him?... come back before six today?
a. May he
b. Would he
c. Would he
d. Is he likely to
Jawaban: C
49. I wonder who wrote that letter. … Jim have written it?
a. May
b. Might
c. Could
d. Is it possible that
Jawaban: C
50. He said that he … got to Italy in June or July.
a. can
b. should
c. might
d. would
Jawaban: C