Modals and Adjective Order is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on the auxiliary that fits, and the order adjectives go in, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.1. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Modals and Adjective Order
L.4.1
NameDate
Finish each sentence.
1.The beavers ___ been building for two seasons.
Choose: had · has · have
2.By midnight the water ___ rising fast.
Choose: was · is · were
3.She wore a ___ green wool coat.
Choose: long · wool · green
4.The wings ___ have held if he had flown lower.
Choose: might · must · shall
5.The mould ___ growing while Fleming was away.
Choose: was · were · are
LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Modals and Adjective Order
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.had
2.was
3.long
4.might
5.was
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.