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Grammar Practice Worksheets
Modals of Advice
Modals of Advice
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QUICK AND HANDY GR AMMAR REVIEW
Modals of Advice
EXERCISE 1
Rewrite the sentences using
should.
EXERCISE 2
Write suggestions using
should, ought to,
and
had better.
EXERCISE 3
Write questions using
should.
EXERCISE 4
Write short answers using
should
and
had better.
EXERCISE 5
Rewrite the negative sentences using
should
and
had better.
EXERCISE 6
Rewrite the sentences with appropriate suggestions of your own.
EXERCISE 7
Write 10 suggestions using
should, ought to,
or
had better.
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Modals of Advice
Quick and Handy Grammar Review
MODALS OF ADVICE
Modals (also known as
modal verbs)
are words that come before
a main verb and give it extra meaning such as
ability, advice,
necessity, possibility,
etc. Modals of Advice are used for giving
advice, suggestions, and recommendations.
1. Modal Pattern
MODAL + BASE VERB
Modals are always followed by a base verb.
A base verb is a verb with
no ending
(-s,
-ed, -ing,
etc.) added to it.
3. Usage
Should
Should
is the most common modal of advice.
Ought to
Ought to
is more formal than should, and it
is becoming more and more old-fashioned in
American English. On the rare occasions that it is
used in speaking, it is often pronounced “oughta”
(/ɑdæ/).
Ought to
is a slightly stronger suggestion
than
should,
but the difference is not important.
Ought to
is not used in questions and is rarely
used in negative sentences.
Had better
Had better
is common when making a stronger
suggestion. It is often shortened to
‘d better.
Had better
is not used in questions. In casual
speaking,
had
is sometimes dropped.
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2. Suggestion Scale
stronger suggestion
weaker suggestion
had better
ought to
should
There are three common modals of advice in English:
should, ought to,
and
had better. Had better
is a stronger
suggestion than
should
and
ought to.
4. Sentence Patterns
Positive: 
You should study tonight.
You ought to study tonight.
You had better study tonight.
You’d better study tonight.
You better study tonight.*
Negative:
You should not go out tonight.
You shouldn’t go out tonight.
You ought not (to) go out tonight.**
You oughtn’t go out tonight.**
You had better not go out tonight.
You’d better not go out tonight.
You better not go out tonight.*
Question:
Should I go out tonight?
*Had can be dropped in casual speaking.
**Negative forms of
ought to
are very
rarely used. If used,
to
is usually dropped.
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Modals of Advice
Exercise 1
Rewrite the sentences using
should.
1.
  
My brother should get up on time.
2. My coworker never eats lunch.
3.
My neighbor doesn’t speak to the people in the neighborhood.
4.
My friend doesn’t get much sleep at night.
5. The cashier never gives the correct change.
6.
My classmates don’t study hard.
7.
8.
She doesn’t get enough vitamins.
9.
They aren’t careful with their reports.
10. He never exercises.
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My brother never gets up on time.
Mr. Roberts doesn’t read the morning paper.
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Modals of Advice
Exercise 2
Pretend you’re a school counselor giving advice to students. Write suggestions
using
should, ought to,
and
had better.
Then have a conversation with a partner.
Take turns being the counselor and a student whose grades are slipping.
SHOULD:
1.
  You
should study two hours a night.
2.
get / eight hours of sleep / every night
3.
ask your teachers for help / after class
4. ignore / friends who try to talk to you / during class
OUGHT TO:
5.
read / a chapter / a night
6. do / your homework / right after school
HAD BETTER:
7.
8.
study / before your final exams
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study / two hours / a night
concentrate / during class
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Modals of Advice
Exercise 3
Change the sentences into questions using
should.
1.
  Should
she go out tonight?
2.
He didn’t tell me what to do. (ask)
3.
My roommate needs to buy some new clothes. (go shopping)
4.
They aren’t sure where the restaurant is. (ask)
5.
We need to plan our date. (call)
6.
She didn’t hand in the report on time. (apologize)
7.
8.
They forgot to tell me when they’ll be in town. (email)
9.
Her doctor’s appointment conflicts with her piano lesson. (cancel)
10. He has a test next week. (study)
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She hasn’t finished her homework yet. (go out)
I have a cold today. (take)
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