Can - Exercises / answers 1 Positive and negative sentences Example: Cat's can't see in the dark. Cats can see in the dark. 1. Cats can't swim. CATS CAN SWIM. ________________________________________ 2. Dogs can climb trees. DOGS CAN'T CLIMB TREES. _________________________________________ 3. Kangaroos can't jump. KANGAROOS CAN JUMP. ________________________________________ 4. Parrots can speak. PARROTS CAN'T SPEAK. _________________________________________ 5. Penguins can fly. PENGUINS CAN'T FLY. _________________________________________ 6. Camels can walk for three months with no water. CAMELS CAN'T WALK FOR THREE MONTHS WITH ANY WATER. _________________________________________ 7 Tortoises can run fast. TORTOISES CAN'T RUN FAST. _________________________________________ 8 Elephants can live until they're seventy. ELEPHANTS CAN'T LIVE UNTIL THEY'RE SEVENTY. _________________________________________ 2 Yes/No questions and answers Complete the questions with can and a suitable word from the list bellow: ride use make speak see play (x2) 1 __CAN_____ you ___PLAY______ the piano? 2 __CAN_____ you ___SPEAK______ any foreigh languages? 3 __CAN_____ you ___PLAY______ the guitar? 4 __CAN_____ you ___RIDE______ a motorbike? 5 __CAN_____ you ___MAKE______ a cake? 6 __CAN_____ you ___USE______ a word processor? 7 __CAN_____ you ___SEE_______ mountais from your room? 3 Make questions to these answers: 1 __CAN YOU RIDE A HORSE?____________________________? Yes, I can. I can ride a horse very well. 2 __CAN YOU DRIVE A BUS?_____________________________ ? No, I can't. I can't drive a bus. 3 __CAN YOUR WIFE COOK?_____________________________ ? Yes, she can. My wife can cook very well. 4 __CAN YOU SPEAK FRENCH?___________________________ ? Yes, I can speak a little French . 5 __CAN YOU PLAY THE PIANO?__________________________ ? No, I can't play the piano. 6 __CAN YOU SWIM_____________________________________ ? Yes, I can swim a little. 7 __CAN YOUR PARENTS SPEAKGERMAN?_________________? No, they can't. My parents can not speak German at all. 8 __CAN YOU AND YOUR WIFE DRIVE?____________________ ? Yes, both my wife and I can drive very well. 9 __CAN YOU SKI?______________________________________ ? No, I can't ski. 10 __CAN YOU ACT?_____________________________________ ? Yes, I can act. 11 __CAN YOUR BROTHER PLAY THE GUITAR?_____________ ? Yes, my brother can play the guitar very well. 12 __CAN YOUR WIFE CHANGE A WHEEL?_________________ ? No, my wife can not change a wheel . 13 __CAN YOU TYPE ?___________________________________ ? Yes, I can type very well. 14 __CAN YOU PLAY TENIS?______________________________ ? Yes, I can play tennis a little. 15 __CAN YOU COOK AT ALL?_____________________________ ? No, I can't cook at all. 16 __CAN YOU DRAW?___________________________________ ? No, I can't draw at all. 17 __CAN YOU PLAY CHESS?_____________________________ ? Yes, I can. I can play chess. 18 __CAN YOUR WIFE PLAY CHESS ?______________________ ? No, she can't. My wife can't play chess at all. 19 __CAN I OPEN THE WINDOW?___________________________ ? Yes, you can open the window. 20 __CAN I STOP NOW?___________________________________ ? Yes, you can stop now. 4 Translate these sentences 1. Cães sabem nadar. DOGS CAN SWIM. ___________________________________________________________ 2. Eu não sei dirigir. I CAN'T DRIVE. ___________________________________________________________ 3. Posso entrar? CAN I COME IN? ___________________________________________________________ 4. Eu não posso ir. I CAN'T GO. ____________________________________________________________ 5. Você sabe jogar xadrez? CAN YOU PLAY CHESS? ____________________________________________________________ 6. Eu não sei nadar. I CAN'T SWIM. ____________________________________________________________ 7. O que posso fazer? WHAT CAN I DO? ____________________________________________________________ 8. Eu não sei jogar tênis. I CAN'T PLAY TENNIS. ____________________________________________________________ 9. Você pode vir aqui? CAN YOU COME HERE? ____________________________________________________________ 10. Posso ajudá-lo? CAN I HELP YOU? ___________________________________________________________ home |