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Introduction
This quiz helps English language learners practice using ‘can’ and ‘can’t’ by considering the skills and abilities associated with different occupations.
Before starting the quiz, you may want to review lessons on how to express ability in English or how to use modal verbs effectively.
Additionally, a free worksheet is offered at the end of the post to reinforce your learning.
For a quick recap, please refer to the review section below.
Can or Can’t Quiz with Job Description with Answers
Instructions:
Answer using ‘can’ or ‘can’t’. Before responding, consider the specific skills and abilities each job requires.
Can or Can’t Quiz
Using Can and Can’t for Job Descriptions – Recap
When describing occupations, can is used to highlight the abilities or responsibilities associated with a job, while can’t indicates the limitations or tasks that are not part of their role.
For example:
- A pilot can fly an airplane, but they can’t serve meals to passengers.
- A doctor can treat illnesses, but they can’t guarantee a cure for every disease.
Summary Table with ExamplesOccupation Can Can’t Pilot Fly an airplane Serve meals to passengers Chef Prepare delicious meals Wait on customers simultaneously Nurse Take care of patients Prescribe medicines Astronomer Discover distant planets Visit them physically Waiter Serve food to customers Cook meals in the kitchen
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Can or Can’t Worksheet
Related Pages
- Types Of Occupation
- Vocabulary Exercise: Occupations (jobs)
- List Of Occupations/jobs
- Understanding The Difference Between Auxiliaries And Modals In English Grammar
- Grammar Exercise: Meaning Of Modals
- Modals For Obligation Exercises With Answers
- Modals In The Present And Past
- Modals Exercise With Answers (modal Verb Exercises)
- Grammar Exercise: Modals (mustn’t Or Needn’t)