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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) The teacher said you   take one of the cookies from the jar. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) A peregrine falcon   dive through the air at over two hundred miles per hour. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) \"You   move to a different seat if you like,\" the teacher offered. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5)   I use your colored pencils for my drawing? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) You   play outside once your homework is done. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) A beaver   chew through a tree trunk in just a few hours. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) The coach said the team   leave early on Friday for the tournament. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) Camels   travel across the desert for days without drinking water. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) The school's 3D printer   create small plastic models in about an hour. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) Some sea turtles   swim across entire oceans during migration. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) Some octopuses   change their skin color in less than a second. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) Students who finish the quiz   read quietly at their desks. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) My grandmother   name every state capital from memory. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) Mom said I   have a glass of lemonade after lunch. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 3 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 |  | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  |  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nUsing Can / May  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine which word should be used to complete the sentence. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1)  May  I please go to the nurse's office?\u003Cbr>2) The teacher said you  may  take one of the cookies from the jar.\u003Cbr>3) A peregrine falcon  can  dive through the air at over two hundred miles per hour. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  May \u003Cbr>2.  may \u003Cbr>3.  can  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) \"You  may  move to a different seat if you like,\" the teacher offered.\u003Cbr>5)  May  I use your colored pencils for my drawing?\u003Cbr>6) You  may  play outside once your homework is done.\u003Cbr>7) A beaver  can  chew through a tree trunk in just a few hours. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  may \u003Cbr>5.  May \u003Cbr>6.  may \u003Cbr>7.  can \u003Cbr>8.  may  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) The coach said the team  may  leave early on Friday for the tournament.\u003Cbr>9) Camels  can  travel across the desert for days without drinking water.\u003Cbr>10) The school's 3D printer  can  create small plastic models in about an hour.\u003Cbr>11) Some sea turtles  can  swim across entire oceans during migration.\u003Cbr>12) Some octopuses  can  change their skin color in less than a second.\u003Cbr>13) Students who finish the quiz  may  read quietly at their desks. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  can \u003Cbr>10.  can \u003Cbr>11.  can \u003Cbr>12.  can \u003Cbr>13.  may \u003Cbr>14.  can \u003Cbr>15.  may  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) My grandmother  can  name every state capital from memory. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) Mom said I  may  have a glass of lemonade after lunch. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 3 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  |  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  ","cbCaie1XYQd0VlqO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie1XYQd0VlqO","pdf",45811,"English","# Using Can / May\n## Determine which word should be used\n## Answer Key\n## Scoring / Level Chart","[{\"question\":\"When should you use “may” in these sentences?\",\"answer\":\"Use “may” for requests and permission, such as asking to go to the nurse’s office or asking to use someone’s pencils. 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