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May Vs Might Practice (B1-B2) - English Grammar Quiz

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: B1, B2 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +16 (on pass)

Challenge yourself: 15 May Vs Might questions, 7 minutes, Level B1-B2. Can you get a perfect score? The questions start straightforward and build to tricky edge cases. Read every explanation to pick up tips that textbooks often skip.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The weather looks cloudy. We ___ need to bring an umbrella today.

Question 1 options
'May' is correct here because it expresses a present or near-future possibility that is fairly likely. 'Might' would suggest a lower probability or a more hypothetical situation. 'Could have' and 'must' do not fit the context of uncertain possibility.
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Question 2: I haven't studied much for the exam, so I ___ fail if it's really difficult.

Question 2 options
'Might' is correct because it expresses a lower probability or a less certain possibility, which fits the uncertain outcome described. 'May' suggests a stronger likelihood, 'must' expresses certainty, and 'should' expresses expectation rather than uncertain possibility.
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Question 3: 'May' is used to express a stronger or more likely possibility, while 'might' expresses a weaker or more uncertain possibility.

Question 3 options
True because 'may' indicates a greater probability of something happening, whereas 'might' suggests a lower probability or a more hypothetical situation. This is a key distinction between the two modal verbs.
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Question 4: A student says: 'I may pass my driving test tomorrow.' What does the use of 'may' tell us about the student's feeling?

Question 4 options
'May' expresses a fairly strong present or future possibility, meaning the student thinks passing is a real and likely chance. It does not express certainty, impossibility, or a past event.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • arrive
  • may
  • before noon
  • at the office
  • She

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The correct order is 'She may arrive at the office before noon' because modal verbs like 'may' come directly before the base form of the main verb, and the time phrase follows the verb phrase.
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Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'You might want to call before you visit' is correct because 'might' is followed directly by the base form of the verb. The other options incorrectly add '-ing', add 'to' after 'may', or use 'mights' which is not a valid word form.
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Question 7: A: 'Is Lisa coming to the meeting?' B: 'I'm not sure. She ___ — she mentioned having another appointment.' Which option best completes B's reply?

Question 7 options
'Might not come' best fits the context because the speaker is expressing uncertainty and a lower probability that Lisa will attend, which aligns with the use of 'might' for weaker possibilities. 'May come' would suggest a stronger likelihood, 'will not come' is too certain, and 'must come' expresses obligation.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'might' instead of 'may' to show a lower probability?

Question 8 options
'I might visit Paris someday, but it's quite unlikely' correctly uses 'might' to signal a lower probability or hypothetical future event. The other options either use 'may' (which signals stronger probability) or incorrectly form the modal phrase.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • home
  • He
  • might have
  • missed
  • the last train

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The correct order is 'He might have missed the last train home' because 'might have' followed by a past participle is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain past possibility.
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Question 10: My colleague is often late and keeps missing deadlines. Her manager told her: 'You ___ your position if things don't improve soon.'

Question 10 options
'May lose' is correct here because the possibility of losing the position is real and likely given the described behaviour, so 'may' (stronger possibility) is more appropriate than 'might'. 'Must lose' expresses obligation, and 'could losing' is grammatically incorrect.
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Question 11: Which statement about the use of 'may' and 'might' is true according to standard English grammar?

Question 11 options
'Might' is typically used for hypothetical or past situations, and for lower probability, while 'may' is used for present or future possibilities with higher likelihood. They are not always freely interchangeable in formal writing, and both are modal verbs followed by the base form.
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Question 12: Original sentence: 'It is possible that Tom went to the party, but he isn't sure now.' Rewrite using 'might have': 'Tom ___ to the party.'

Question 12 options
'Might have gone' correctly transforms the sentence into a past hypothetical possibility using 'might' + 'have' + past participle. 'Might go' refers to the future, 'might went' is grammatically incorrect, and 'might goes' is also incorrect.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
May I use your phone for a moment?
I may go to the gym after work today.
If I won the lottery, I might travel the world.
She might have left her keys at the office.
Hypothetical situation — lower probability
Uncertain past possibility with 'might have'
Present/future possibility — stronger likelihood
Asking for permission with 'may'

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'May' expresses present or future possibility (stronger likelihood) and is used for permission requests. 'Might' expresses lower probability or hypothetical situations, and 'might have + past participle' refers to uncertain past possibilities.
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Question 14: In formal written English, 'might have' is preferred over 'may have' when referring to a hypothetical or unrealised past situation.

Question 14 options
True because in formal contexts, 'might have' is considered the more appropriate choice for expressing hypothetical or counterfactual past possibilities (e.g., 'I might have called you, but I was busy'), while 'may have' is generally reserved for real past possibilities.
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Question 15: Which sentence best fits a situation where the speaker wants to express that something is possible but genuinely uncertain and unlikely to happen?

Question 15 options
'I might try that new sushi restaurant, though I probably won't' best uses 'might' to signal low probability and genuine uncertainty. 'May' in the other option suggests a stronger, more likely possibility, which contradicts 'probably won't'.