3.5.6

Must & Have To

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Using Must as a Modal Verb

Modal verbs are verbs that affect other verbs in sentences. 'Must' is a modal verb used to show that something has to happen. Let's look at some examples of when 'must' is used as a modal verb...

I __must__ post that letter

I must post that letter

Hattie __must__ buy popcorn

Hattie must buy popcorn

We __must__ cook more dinners

We must cook more dinners

We __must__ not forget to feed Flossy

We must not forget to feed Flossy

You __must__ not forget your umbrella

You must not forget your umbrella

Using Have To as a Modal Verb

Model verbs are verbs that affect other verbs in sentences. 'Have to' and 'has to' are modal verbs used to show that something needs to happen. Let's look at some examples of when 'have to' or 'has to' is used as a modal verb...

I __have to__ meet my boss

I have to meet my boss

We __have to__ go riding again soon

We have to go riding again soon

You __have to__ visit Spain

You have to visit Spain

You __have to__ make an appointment

You have to make an appointment

He __has to__ cook for 300 people

He has to cook for 300 people

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1

Spelling

1.1

Spelling

1.1.1Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds1.1.2Words Ending in '-sure', & '-mure'1.1.3Words Ending in '-sion'1.1.4'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings1.1.5Spelling Words with 'Ch'1.1.6Spelling Words with 'Sc'1.1.7Silent Letters1.1.8i Before e Rule1.1.9Hard & Soft 'c' Sounds1.1.10End of Topic Test - Spelling
1.2

Prefixes

1.2.1'Anti-' & 'Auto-'1.2.2Not & 'Inter-'1.2.3'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'1.2.4'Sub-' & 'Super-'1.2.5End of Topic Test - Prefixes
1.3

Suffixes

1.3.1Vowel Suffixes1.3.2Short Vowel Suffixes1.3.3Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.4Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.5Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 21.3.6Suffixes: '-ly'1.3.7Suffixes: '-ation'1.3.8Suffixes: '-ation' 21.3.9Spelling: '-tion' Endings1.3.10Spelling: '-sion' Endings1.3.11Spelling: '-ssion' Endings1.3.12Spelling: '-cian' Endings1.3.13End of Topic Test - Suffixes1.3.14End of Topic Test - Spelling
1.4

Making Words Plural

1.4.1Plurals1.4.2End of Topic Test - Plurals
1.5

Homophones

1.5.1Accept & Except1.5.2Affect & Effect1.5.3Ball & Bawl1.5.4Berry & Bury1.5.5Brake & Break1.5.6Fair & Fare1.5.7Grate & Great1.5.8Groan & Grown1.5.9Hear & Here1.5.10Heal, Heel & He'll1.5.11Knot & Not1.5.12Mail & Male1.5.13Main & Mane1.5.14Meat & Meet1.5.15Medal & Meddle1.5.16Missed & Mist1.5.17Peace & Piece1.5.18Plain & Plane1.5.19Rain & Reign & Rein1.5.20Scene & Seen1.5.21Weather & Whether1.5.22Whose & Who's1.5.23End of Topic Test - Homophones1.5.24End of Topic Test - Homophones 21.5.25End of Topic Test - Homophones 3
1.6

Word Meanings

1.6.1Homonyms1.6.2End of Topic Test - Homonyms
2

Punctuation

2.1

Punctuation

2.1.1Full Stops2.1.2Capital Letters2.1.3Commas2.1.4Commas 22.1.5Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals2.1.6Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals2.1.7Question Marks & Exclamation Marks2.1.8Brackets2.1.9Dashes2.1.10Colon2.1.11Semi-Colon2.1.12Direct Speech2.1.13Indirect Speech2.1.14Hyphens2.1.15Ellipses2.1.16End of Topic Test - Punctuation2.1.17End of Topic Test - Punctuation 2
2.2

Writing Structure

2.2.1Paragraphs2.2.2Headings & Subheadings2.2.3Columns2.2.4Bullets2.2.5Tables2.2.6End of Topic Test - Writing Structure
3

Grammar

3.1

Word Classes

3.1.1Nouns3.1.2Pronouns3.1.3Verbs3.1.4Adjectives & Adverbs3.1.5Qualifiers & Quantifiers3.1.6Determiners3.1.7Prepositions3.1.8Synonyms & Antonyms3.1.9End of Topic Test - Word Classes
3.2

Conjunctions

3.2.1Coordinating Conjunctions3.2.2Subordinating Conjunctions3.2.3End of Topic Test - Conjunctions
3.3

Writing Coherently

3.3.1Building Cohesion in Writing3.3.2Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing3.3.3End of Topic Test - Cohesion
3.4

Verbs

3.4.1Subject-verb Agreement3.4.2End of Topic Test - Subject-verb
3.5

Modal Verbs

3.5.1Modal Verbs3.5.2Can & Could3.5.3May & Might3.5.4Should & Shall3.5.5Will & Would3.5.6Must & Have To3.5.7End of Topic Test - Modals
3.6

Phrasal Verbs

3.6.1Phrasal Verbs3.6.2End of Topic Test - Phrasal Verbs
3.7

Subjunctive Verbs

3.7.1Subjunctive Verbs3.7.2End of Topic Test - Verbs
3.8

Sentences

3.8.1Subject of a Sentence3.8.2Object of a Sentence3.8.3Main & Subordinate Clauses3.8.4Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences3.8.5Complex Sentences3.8.6Relative Clauses3.8.7Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns3.8.8Participle Clauses3.8.9Run-on Sentences3.8.10Sentence Functions3.8.11End of Topic Test - Sentences
3.9

Tenses

3.9.1Present Tense3.9.2Past Tense3.9.3Past Tense Using Have3.9.4Future Tense3.9.5Present vs Past vs Future3.9.6Continuity of Tenses3.9.7End of Topic Test - Tenses
3.10

Adverbials

3.10.1Adverbial3.10.2Saying Where & When3.10.3Saying How Often3.10.4Saying How & Why3.10.5Using Commas for Fronted Adverbials3.10.6End of Topic Test - Adverbials
3.11

Language Techniques

3.11.1Figurative & Emotive Language3.11.2Active & Passive Voice3.11.3Idiomatic Expressions3.11.4End of Topic Test - Language Techniques
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Decoding Words

4.1

Common Word Roots

4.1.1Saving4.1.2Certainty & Clarity4.1.3New & Alone4.1.4Believing & Thinking4.1.5Carrying & Leading4.1.6Shape & Place4.1.7Doing & Making4.1.8Climbing & Going4.1.9End of Topic Test - Common Root Words4.1.10End of Topic Test - Common Root Words 2
4.2

Common Prefixes

4.2.1For & Against4.2.2All & Same4.2.3Away & Far4.2.4Colour & Shape4.2.5Back & Down4.2.6Numbers4.2.7Across & Through4.2.8Life & Earth4.2.9Empty & Broken4.2.10Great & Greater4.2.11Hearing & Speaking4.2.12Apart & Together4.2.13Over & Under4.2.14In4.2.15Less & Smaller4.2.16Before & After4.2.17End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 24.2.18End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes
4.3

Common Suffixes

4.3.1Characterised By4.3.2Disease4.3.3Lover & Lacking4.3.4Belief & Study4.3.5People4.3.6State & Quality4.3.7Sound & Colour4.3.8Capable & Relating4.3.9End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes4.3.10End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes 2
5

Reading & Writing

5.1

Reading Formats

5.1.1Speeches5.1.2Famous Letters5.1.3Diary Entries5.1.4Autobiographical Text5.1.5Opinion News Articles5.1.6Literary Non-Fiction5.1.7Creative Fiction Methods5.1.8Newspaper Articles5.1.9Personal & Formal Letters5.1.10Famous Diaries5.1.11End of Topic Test - Reading Formats
5.2

Writing Formats

5.2.1Features of a Script5.2.2Poems Structure5.2.3Writing a Poem5.2.4Writing an Informational Article5.2.5Writing an Opinion Article5.2.6Writing a Formal Letter5.2.7Writing Personal Letters5.2.8Poetry5.2.9Features of a Speech5.2.10Writing a Script5.2.11End of Topic Test - Writing Formats

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  1. 1
    Which of these is a __modal verb__?Multiple choice
  2. 2
    Which of these sentences contain modal verbs?True / false
  3. 3
    Which word is the modal verb in this sentence?<br><br><b>You must wear a hard hat on the construction site.</b>Multiple choice
  4. 4
    What type of word is must?<br><br>You __must__ bake your aunt a cake.Multiple choice
  5. 5
    Which word should go in the gap?<br><br><b>You ____ not feed the ducks.</b>Multiple choice
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Will & Would

End of Topic Test - Modals