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B2 · Upper Intermediate

Deduction & Speculation (Modals) — practice exercises

Interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises with instant feedback.

5 exercises

  1. Guessing What Happened

    Guessing What Happened

    Fill in the blank

    Choose the modal phrase that matches the strength of the evidence in each workplace situation. Use forms such as must, might, could, and can’t for present or past deductions.

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  2. Daily Life - Deducing Outcomes

    Daily Life - Deducing Outcomes

    Fill in the blank

    Choose the modal phrase that matches the strength of the evidence in each situation. Decide whether the conclusion is possible, expected, nearly certain, or impossible.

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  3. Build Present Evidence and Deductions

    Build Present Evidence and Deductions

    Build the sentence

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each evidence-based deduction. One word does not belong.

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  4. Build Past Deductions and Expectations

    Build Past Deductions and Expectations

    Build the sentence

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each deduction, expectation, or confident assumption. One word does not belong.

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  5. Modal Deductions - Find and Fix

    Modal Deductions - Find and Fix

    Find the mistake

    Each sentence contains one incorrect word. Tap it, then choose the correction that makes the deduction or speculation accurate.

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Put Deduction & Speculation (Modals) into practice with 5 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises at B2 (Upper Intermediate) level. Every question is checked instantly, so you can catch mistakes, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence using Deduction & Speculation (Modals) in real English sentences.

Work through the exercises above in order or jump straight to the one you want. You can retry any exercise as many times as you like, and your score updates as you go. When you want to review the rules first, head back to the Deduction & Speculation (Modals) lesson.

  • Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
  • Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
  • Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
  • Instant feedback and scoring on every attempt
  • Unlimited retries to reinforce Deduction & Speculation (Modals)
  • Suitable for B2-level English learners