Fill in the blanks with need or must.
1. You ............................. tell anybody what I said. I want to keep it a secret.
Correct!
Wrong!
Must not shows prohibition.
2. You ........................ tell her. She already knows.
Correct!
Wrong!
Need not shows lack of necessity.
3. We are already running late. We ........................... hurry.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. We have cooked enough food for the guests. We ............................. worry.
Correct!
Wrong!
We can write 'We needn't worry' or 'We don't need to worry.'
5. You can leave. You ............................. wait.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. We have got plenty of time. We ............................ to worry.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The restaurant was almost full. We ............................... have reserved a table.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Everybody was safe. I ............................... worried so much.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She cannot keep a secret. You ........................... tell her anything.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Tomorrow is a holiday. You ............................. up early.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I have learned enough for the exam. I ............................. worry.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either could be used here; however, needn't is more appropriate.
12. She doesn't have a job. She .............................. find one.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either must or needs to is possible here.
Answers
- You must not tell anybody what I said. I want to keep it a secret.
- You need not tell her. She already knows.
- We are already running late. We must hurry.
- We have cooked enough food for the guests. We need not worry.
- You can leave. You need not wait.
- We have got plenty of time. We don’t need to worry.
- The restaurant was almost full. We needn’t have reserved a table.
- Everybody was safe. I needn’t have worried so much.
- She cannot keep a secret. You must not tell her anything.
- Tomorrow is a holiday. You needn’t wake up early.
- I have learned enough for the exam. I needn’t / must not worry.
- She doesn’t have a job. She must / need to find one.
