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D. Homophones
Choose the right word.
1. The passenger paid the bus fair / fare.

2. I have sent him a male / mail.
3. The man road / rode on a horse.

4. The passengers got of / off the bus.
5. He uses die / dye to colour his hair.

Grammar Skills

A. Modals

Modals are special verbs that are used to express ability, request, permission, necessity,
obligation, suggestion, order, possibility, prediction or advice.
The most common modals are: will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might and must.

Let’s look at the uses of the modals.
Can – • to make requests Could – • to make requests
• to take permission • to take permission

• to show ability in the present • to show ability in the past
• to show possibility
• to give a suggestion

• to express a wish
Will – • to make requests Would – • to make requests
• to take permission • to take permission

• to show willingness • to show choices or preferences
• to assure • to ask for something

• to express your wishes or desire
• to talk about a past habit
• to say something is certain

Shall – • to make a suggestion Should – • to express a duty or responsibility
• to take permission • to denote necessity
• to give orders or commands • to give a suggestion

• to offer help
Must – • to express strong obligation or May – • to denote a possibility
necessity • to take permission

• to offer help
Might – • to denote probability

• to make suggestions

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