Learn how modal verbs like might, should, will and must, and adverbs like perhaps and surely, show possibility, by running Professor Hoot's Maybe-Meter.
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Modal Verbs and Possibility is an interactive grammar game that teaches children aged 9–11 how modal verbs and adverbs show how likely something is. It follows the Year 5 English grammar curriculum for England.
Players help Professor Hoot, an owl forecaster, run the Maybe-Meter, a gauge whose needle swings between possible, likely and certain as they choose words. A modal verb, such as might, should, will or must, is a helper verb placed before the main verb. Adverbs of possibility, such as perhaps and surely, do a similar job.
Children tap words in sentences, sort words into zones, read clues in the sky, solve a biscuit mystery and type their own answers, with spoken narration and captions throughout. A ten-question Forecast Challenge at the end checks what they have learned.
A modal verb is a helper verb that sits in front of the main verb and changes its meaning, often to show how likely something is. In 'It might rain', rain is the main verb and might is the modal verb.
Might, may and could show that something is possible. Should shows that it is likely but not certain. Will and must show certainty, for example 'It must be raining' when everyone outside has an umbrella up.
Adverbs of possibility are words such as perhaps, maybe, possibly, probably, surely, certainly and definitely that show how likely something is. They can start a sentence, as in 'Perhaps it will snow', or sit near the verb, as in 'It will probably snow'.
The game is designed for children aged 9 to 11. It follows the Year 5 English grammar objectives for England, where modal verbs and adverbs of possibility are introduced, and it also works well as revision in Year 6.
It has four guided chapters and a ten-question Forecast Challenge, and takes about 40 minutes to play through. Children tap words in sentences, sort words onto a gauge, type missing words and write their own forecast.
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