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Practice · B2 Upper Intermediate

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Deduction & Speculation (Modals).

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5 exercises

  1. Fill in the blankUp next

    Exercise 1 of 5 · 12 blanks

    Guessing What Happened

    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. Fill in the blank

    Exercise 2 · 12 blanks

    Daily Life - Deducing Outcomes

    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 the sentence

    Exercise 3 · 10 sentences

    Build Present Evidence and Deductions

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

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  4. Build the sentence

    Exercise 4 · 10 sentences

    Build Past Deductions and Expectations

    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. Find the mistake

    Exercise 5 · 12 corrections

    Modal Deductions - Find and Fix

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

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About this practice

Put Deduction & Speculation (Modals) into practice with 5 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises at B2 (Upper Intermediate) level. Submit each exercise to get detailed feedback, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence in real sentences. Retry any exercise as many times as you like. Want the rules first? Back to the 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
  • Feedback after submission