

This Grade 7 worksheet focuses on **Modals of Permission and Requests**, helping students use polite, clear, and grammatically correct expressions in everyday situations. Learners practice using modals like *can, could, may,* and *would* to ask for permission and make respectful requests through structured exercises.
Modals help shape how we speak politely and effectively. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It teaches students how to frame polite questions and requests in real-life contexts.
2. It builds understanding of formal vs informal communication.
3. It ensures correct verb usage after modal verbs.
4. It improves confidence in both spoken and written English.
This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build fluency with modals of permission and requests:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct sentence that uses modals properly in real-life situations like asking for help or permission.
✔️ Exercise 2 – True or False
Students identify whether each sentence correctly uses modal verbs, helping them recognize and fix common errors.
✏️ Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences using suitable modals to express permission or polite requests.
🔁 Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting
Students rewrite direct sentences into polite requests using appropriate modal verbs.
📝 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion
Students read a passage and fill in blanks with suitable modals to strengthen contextual grammar usage.
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. b 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. a
Exercise 2 – True or False
1. True 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. True
6. False 7. True 8. True 9. False 10. True
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. May
2. Would
3. may
4. Could
5. May
6. Would
7. Would
8. May
9. Would
10. Could
Exercise 4 – Rewritten Sentences (Sample Answers)
1. Could you give me your notebook?
2. Could you open the window, please?
3. May I borrow your pen?
4. May I go out for a minute?
5. Could you help me with this question?
6. May I use your phone?
7. May I ask something?
8. Could you pass me the salt?
9. Could you close the door?
10. May I leave early today?
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion
May
could
Could
would
May
could
must
Would
May
would
may
can
Build your child’s confidence in polite communication and formal sentence construction with targeted modal verb practice today.
Modal verbs like can, could, and may are used to ask for or give permission and make polite requests, which is an important part of CBSE English communication skills.
Early learners often struggle because “can,” “could,” and “may” have similar meanings, but differ in formality and politeness.
Parents can encourage role-play conversations where children ask for permission or make requests using the correct modal verbs.