SELF-LEARNING MATERIAL in English 9
Learning Activity Sheet in Grade 9
Quarter 1, Week 1, Lesson: Expressing Permission, Obligation and Prohibition Using Modals
MELC (with code): Express permission, obligation and prohibition (EN9G-IVa-23)
Name of Learner: _______________________________ Grade and Section: ___________________
DIRECTION: Read and understand the content of the lesson and follow all the instructions for each
activity.
I. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
Modals are auxiliary or helping verbs. They may be used in expressing permission, obligation
and prohibition.
Examples: I believe I can fly.
Khodhy must call the police after the incident.
Janine has to prepare for her exams.
Bernadette doesn’t have to secure a permit for her to go out of her house.
1. Permission is an act of giving consent or authorization. In stating permission, modals to be
used include can, could and may.
a. Can is used to ask for and give permission.
Examples: Can you give me your number?
Can you help me with this?
I can do it if you want me to.
b. Could is also used as a more polite and more formal modal in asking permission
(which may not be given).
Examples: I could possibly ask my mom to cook it for us.
Could I interview the mayor?
Could you lend me your book?
c. May is the most polite and formal modal used in asking and giving permission.
Examples: Medical practitioners affected by COVID-19 may now claim their financial
support from the government.
Teachers may now distribute the modules to the learners.
May I borrow your book, please?
d. Might (past form of may) is used to suggest a smaller possibility than may does.
Examples: He might have rescued the dog.
I might go see a dentist.
Modals of Permission are helping verbs that expresses willingness to do something because of
someone else or norms allows him or her to do it. May, Can and Could are used with another verb in
the base form.
II. HOW MUCH DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Activity 1: Use appropriate modals of permission.
Directions: Use the appropriate modal of permission to complete the conversation. Write your
answers in the space provided.
Activity 2: Express permission based on situation given.
Direction: Write 3 sentences using modals of permission based on the given situation.
As a responsible citizen of the country, how can you contribute to the protection of our environment?
1. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________
REFERENCES
Modals—Permission and obligation. Retrieved from https://
[Link]/grammar/intermediate-to-upper
intermediate/modals-permission-and-obligation
ANSWER KEY:
Activity 1
Can
might
Activity 2
Answers may vary
Prepared by:
ANNALIZA S. PEREZ KRISHA MAE G. MIROY ANNAMAE L. OLORVIDA
English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher
Validated & Noted by: Approved by:
DELFINA B. LERON IDA MAY T. SURIGAO
Mentor LRMDS Coordinator
SELF-LEARNING MATERIAL in English 9
Learning Activity Sheet in Grade 9
Quarter 1, Week 3, Lesson: Expressing Permission, Obligation and Prohibition Using Modals
MELC (with code): Express permission, obligation and prohibition EN9G-IVc-23
Name of Learner: _______________________________ Grade and Section: ___________________
DIRECTION: Read and understand the content of the lesson and follow all the instructions for each
activity.
I. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
Modals are auxiliary or helping verbs. They may be used in expressing permission,
obligation and prohibition.
Examples: I believe I can fly.
Khodhy must call the police after the incident.
Janine has to prepare for her exams.
Bernadette doesn’t have to secure a permit for her to go out of her house.
4. Prohibition is the act of disallowing or prohibiting someone in performing or doing
something. Modals showing prohibition include can’t and must not/ mustn’t.
a. Can’t is used in dealing with something against rules, laws and signs. This is used when
the speaker is not the one who sets the rules.
Examples: You can’t go out during the community quarantine.
(Quarantine Policy)
The company can’t apply for motion for reconsideration.
(Legal Proceeding)
You can’t buy any alcoholic beverages due to liquor ban.
(Liquor Ban Policy)
b. Must Not/Mustn’t is used in dealing with something that is not permitted.
In this context, it is the speaker who sets the rules.
Examples: You must not turn off your camera during online class.
(Teacher-students)
Mustn’t you eat the fruits inside the fridge? (Mother to child)
Salome must not tell my secrets to her friends. (Boss to a colleague)
Modals of Prohibition are helping verbs with NOT expressing unwillingness to allow someone or
something to happen because of policies, rules and norms in the society. Examples of these are must
not, cannot, could not, need not, may not with another verb in its base form.
II. HOW MUCH DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Activity 1: Express prohibition based on situation given.
Direction: Imagine that you are in your new school. Match the signage below with their
corresponding meaning. Write your answers in your notebook.
A. Unauthorized person is not allowed here.
B. Smoking is not allowed here.
C. You must not litter here.
D. You must not drink here.
E. You cannot eat here.
F. Do not enter.
G. You can pitch in here.
Activity 2: Express prohibition based on situation given.
Direction: Write one prohibition you must do in the following situations.
1. When camping --
a.______________________________________________________________________________
2. While studying ---
a.______________________________________________________________________________
3. In the movie theater –
a._______________________________________________________________________________
REFERENCES
Modals—Permission and obligation. Retrieved from https://
[Link]/grammar/intermediate-to-upper
intermediate/modals-permission-and-obligation
ANSWER KEY:
Activity 1
1. B
2. A
3. E
4. D
5. F
6. H
7. I
8. J
9. G
10. C
Activity 2
Answers may vary
Prepared by:
ANNALIZA S. PEREZ KRISHA MAE G. MIROY ANNAMAE L. OLORVIDA
English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher
Validated & Noted by: Approved by:
DELFINA B. LERON IDA MAY T. SURIGAO
Mentor LRMDS Coordinator
SELF-LEARNING MATERIAL in English 9
Learning Activity Sheet in Grade 9
Quarter 1, Week 2, Lesson: Expressing Permission, Obligation and Prohibition Using Modals
MELC (with code): Express permission, obligation and prohibition (EN9G-IVb-23)
Name of Learner: _______________________________ Grade and Section: ___________________
DIRECTION: Read and understand the content of the lesson and follow all the instructions for each
activity.
I. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
Modals are auxiliary or helping verbs. They may be used in expressing permission, obligation
and prohibition.
Examples: I believe I can fly.
Khodhy must call the police after the incident.
Janine has to prepare for her exams.
Bernadette doesn’t have to secure a permit for her to go out of her house.
2. Obligation expresses commitment or duty. Modals used in expressing obligation include
have to (has to) and must.
a. Has/Have to/ Need to is used when obligation comes not from the speaker. The obligation
is set an authority, rule or law.
Examples: I have to be in the airport before the flight departure.
She has to submit her report on time.
The company has to pay retrenchment benefits to its employees.
I need to go to work to earn a living.
b. Must is used when expressing obligation comes from the speaker or from an authority.
Examples: I must call my husband now.
We must finish the report on time.
I must stay away from them.
3. No obligation expresses the absence of commitment or duty as one may do it or not.
Don’t (doesn’t) have to is used to express no obligation.
Examples: She doesn’t have to attend the funeral if she is not feeling well.
You don’t have to come to my office in person. You may submit online.
The employees don’t have to come this morning as the activity will start in
the afternoon.
Subject Do/don’t/does/doesn’t has to/have to
I, you, we, they Do/don’t have to
does/doesn’t has to
he, she, it
Modals of Obligation are helping verbs or phrasal verbs that express necessity or obligation to do
something because it is right and it is within the rules set in a certain social norm or situation. Must,
Has/Have to, Need to, are the most common modals of obligation followed by a verb.
II. HOW MUCH DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Activity 1: Express obligation based on situation given.
Direction: Write one obligation you must do in the following situations.
1. When going out in this pandemic --
a.______________________________________________________________________________
2. While answering modules ---
a.______________________________________________________________________________
3. In the church –
a._______________________________________________________________________________
Activity 2: Express obligation based on situation given. Write 3 sentences using modals of obligation
based on the given situation.
As a member of the family, what are the things you must do to keep each member close and keep the
relationship strong? Give at least 3 sentences using modals of obligation. You can ask a member of
your family.
1. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________
REFERENCES
Modals—Permission and obligation. Retrieved from https://
[Link]/grammar/intermediate-to-upper
intermediate/modals-permission-and-obligation
ANSWER KEY:
Activity 1
Answers may vary
Activity 2
Answers may vary
Prepared by:
ANNALIZA S. PEREZ KRISHA MAE G. MIROY ANNAMAE L. OLORVIDA
English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher
Validated & Noted by: Approved by:
DELFINA B. LERON IDA MAY T. SURIGAO
Mentor LRMDS Coordinator
ASSESSMENT in English 9
Quarter 1, Week 1
MELC (with code): Express permission, obligation and prohibition EN9G-IVc-23
Name of Learner: __________________________________ Grade and Section: ______________
I. Direction: Use the appropriate modal (may, could, can) to complete the sentences below. Write
your answer in the space provided.
1. A student ________ run for Supreme Student Government office, provided he or she is qualified.
2. I __________ run for Grade 10 Representative if I join your political party.
3. You ________ now nominate a member of your class for the position of Secretary.
4. Anybody _________ run for office as long as he or she is a bone fide student of the school.
5. ___________ you give me an endorsement letter for my candidacy?
6. We ___________ make a flyer to let the community know about our new fund-raising project.
7. The success of our “Cleaner Community Convergence” project ___________ lead to a TV
interview!
8. What kind of information ___________ we include in the school brochure to help increase our
enrolment?
9. Who ___________ layout the pamphlet attractive enough for distribution?
10. You ___________ help Edna in distributing the flyers in the community.
Prepared by:
ANNALIZA S. PEREZ KRISHA MAE G. MIROY ANNAMAE L. OLORVIDA
English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher
Validated & Noted by: Approved by:
DELFINA B. LERON IDA MAY T. SURIGAO
Mentor LRMDS Coordinator
ASSESSMENT in English 9
Quarter 1, Week 2
MELC (with code): Express permission, obligation and prohibition EN9G-IVc-23
Name of Learner: __________________________________ Grade and Section: ______________
Direction: Choose the modal that best complete each statement. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Children ________ obey their parents.
A. has to B. have to C. must D. need to
2. Parents ________ respect their children, too.
A. has to B. have to C. must D. need to
3. Before, one talks about an issue, he/she __________ read about it first.
A. has to B. have to C. must D. need to
4. A leader ________ always look out for the welfare of his followers.
A. has to B. have to C. must D. need to
5. I ________ make this project better or else I will fail this grading period.
A. has to B. have to C. must D. need to
6. Cooperation ___________ be achieved to make a project successful.
A. has to B. have to C. must D. need to
7. Caren _____ start investing now if she wants to retire soon.
A. has to B. have to C. must D. need to
8. You _____ come to the meeting but it would help us all if you’ll there.
A. don’t have to B. doesn’t have to C. do have to D. does have to
9. No, she _____ go to work on Saturdays.
A. don’t have to B. doesn’t have to C. do have to D. does have to
10. You _____ make your own pizza, you can buy a pizza from a pizza shop if you want to.
A. don’t have to B. doesn’t have to C. do have to D. does have to
Prepared by:
ANNALIZA S. PEREZ KRISHA MAE G. MIROY ANNAMAE L. OLORVIDA
English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher
Validated & Noted by: Approved by:
DELFINA B. LERON IDA MAY T. SURIGAO
Mentor LRMDS Coordinator
ASSESSMENT in English 9
Quarter 1, Week 3
MELC: Express permission, obligation and prohibition EN9G-IVc-23
Name of Learner: __________________________________ Grade and Section: ______________
Direction: Choose the correct modal in each sentence by drawing a line under the correct answer.
1. One (mustn’t, can’t, need not) be an honor student to be a candidate in the Supreme Student
Government election.
2. You (mustn’t, cannot, couldn’t) stay out past curfew when distributing the flyers.
3. Stanley (mustn’t, cannot, couldn’t) come to the session but his presence would lighten the mood if
he’s there.
4. You (mustn’t, cannot, couldn’t) graduate if you fail one course.
5. You (mustn’t, cannot, couldn’t) waste your life in something to temporary or trivial.
6. It’s a controlled room. Unauthorized persons (mustn’t, can’t, need not) come inside.
7. I (mustn’t, can’t, need not) join you today for practice because of prior commitment.
8. She (mustn’t, cannot, couldn’t) accept the project proposal if it lacks references.
9. Doctors (mustn’t, cannot, couldn’t) make mistakes.
10. Man (mustn’t, cannot, couldn’t) take away another else life intentionally.
Prepared by:
ANNALIZA S. PEREZ KRISHA MAE G. MIROY ANNAMAE L. OLORVIDA
English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher English 9 Teacher
Validated & Noted by: Approved by:
DELFINA B. LERON IDA MAY T. SURIGAO
Mentor LRMDS Coordinator
