29175 practice with can and cant

Why Can’t a Bear Fly?
Fill in can or can’t. Choose all the correct answers.
Explain why the others are wrong or silly.

1. A bear _______ use a
computer, because …
a. It hasn’t got a brain.
b. It hasn’t got hands.
c. It hasn’t got eyes.

2. A crab ______ play in
the sand, because…
a. It has got legs.
b. It has got 10 fingers.
c. It has got a big mouth.

3. A bear ______ carry
birthday presents, because…

a. Bears haven’t got money.
b. Bears don’t go to
birthday parties.
c. They haven’t got arms.

fly planes,
4. Dogs
A girl_____
______
raise
because
…

her hand to say an
a. They
haven’t got
answer,
because…
wings.
b. They can’t read.
c. They have got paws.

5. A bear _____ look at the
stars, because…
a. it has got glasses
b. it is an animal
c. it hasn’t got arms

6. A butterfly ______ fly,
because…
a. it has got wings
b. it has got ears
c. it has got feathers

7. A cloud ____ hold an
umbrella, because
a. it has got hands
b. it hasn’t got hands
c. a cloud is not a person

8. A frog ______ jump,
because…

9. Bears ____ read in bed,
because…
a. he doesn’t know the

10. Frogs ________ write,
because

11. Dogs ________ cut the
grass, because

12. A mosquito _____ bite
people, because
a. it has got a stinger
b. it has got 6 legs
c. it has got wings

13. Cats _____ play with a
ball, because

a. they have got ears
b. they have got paws
c. they have got tails

14. A snowman _____smile,
because…
a. it isn’t a real man
b. it hasn’t got teeth
c. it is made of snow

15. A panda ________ eat

bamboo, because
a. it has got teeth
b. it has got legs
c. it likes bamboo

16. A dog _______ take a
bubble bath, because
a. it hasn’t got a bathtub
b. it hasn’t got soap
c. dogs like to be clean

17. A bee __________ fly,
because…
1. A bear _______ use a
a. it hasn’t got a tail
computer, because
b. it has got wings
a. It hasn’t got a brain.
c. it has got big eyes

18. A dog _____ fly a kite,
because
a. it hasn’t got a kite
b. it has got long ears
c. it hasn’t got hands

19. A grasshopper ______
jump far, because…
a. it has got wings
b. it has got strong legs

c. it has got antennas

20. A dog ____ sleep on a
rug, because
a. it likes to sleep
b. it can lie down
c. it has got short legs

alphabet
b. bears don’t read
c. bears don’t sleep in beds

b. It hasn’t got hands.
c. It hasn’t got eyes.

a. they haven’t got pencils
b. they can’t read
c. only people can write

a. they haven’t got eyes
b. their arms are too short
c. they are afraid

eyes

a. it hasn’t got arms
b. it has got strong legs
c. it has got big

Why Can’t a Bear Fly?
Fill in can or can’t. Choose all the correct answers.
Explain why the others are wrong or silly.
1. A bear _______ use a
computer, because …
a. It hasn’t got a brain.
b. It hasn’t got hands.
c. It hasn’t got eyes.

2. A crab ______ play in
the sand, because…
a. It has got legs.
b. It has got 10 fingers.
c. It has got a big mouth.

3. A bear ______ carry
birthday presents, because…
a. Bears haven’t got
money.
b. Bears don’t go to
birthday parties.

4. Dogs _____ fly planes,
because …
a. They haven’t got wings.
b. They can’t read.
c. They have got paws.

c. They haven’t got
arms.

5. A bear _____ look at the
stars, because…
a. it has got glasses
b. it is an animal
c. it hasn’t got arms

9. Bears ____ read in bed,
because…
a. he doesn’t know the
alphabet
b. bears don’t read
c. bears don’t sleep in
beds

13. Cats _____ play with a
ball, because

a. they have got ears
b. they have got paws
c. they have got tails

17. A bee _____ fly,
because…
a. it hasn’t got a tail
b. it has got wings
c. it has got big eyes

6. A butterfly ______ fly,
because…

a. it has got wings
b. it has got ears
c. it has got feathers

10. Frogs ______ write,
because
a. they haven’t got
pencils
b. they can’t read
c. only people can write

7. A cloud ____ hold an
umbrella, because
a. it has got hands

b. it hasn’t got hands
c. a cloud is not a person

11. Dogs ________ cut the
grass, because
a. they haven’t got eyes
b. their arms are too short
c. they are afraid

8. A frog ______ jump,
because…

eyes

a. it hasn’t got arms

b. it has got strong legs
c. it has got big

12. A mosquito _____ bite
people, because
a. it has got a stinger
b. it has got 6 legs
c. it has got wings

14. A snowman ______
smile, because…
a. it isn’t a real man
b. it hasn’t got teeth
c. it is made of snow

15. A panda _____ eat
bamboo, because
a. it has got teeth
b. it has got legs
c. it likes bamboo

16. A dog _______ take a
bubble bath, because
a. it hasn’t got a bathtub
b. it hasn’t got soap
c. dogs like to be clean

18. A dog _____ fly a kite,
because
a. it hasn’t got a kite

19. A grasshopper ______
jump far, because…
a. it has got wings
b. it has got strong legs
c. it has got antennas

20. A dog ____ sleep on a
rug, because
a. it likes to sleep
b. it can lie down
c. it has got short legs

b. it has got long ears
c. it hasn’t got hands


Fill in can or can’t. Choose all the correct answers.
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Explain why the others are wrong or silly.
1. A bear can’t use a
computer, because …

2. A crab can play in the
sand, because…

a. It hasn’t got a brain.
b. It hasn’t got hands.
c. It hasn’t got eyes.
I has a brain and eyes but

no hands.

a. It has got legs.
b. It has got 10 fingers.
c. It has got a big mouth.
It has got legs.

Other answer/explanations

3. A bear can’t carry
birthday presents, because…

a. Bears haven’t got money.
b. Bears don’t go to
birthday parties.
c. They haven’t got arms.

4. Dogs can’t fly planes,
because …

a. They haven’t got wings.
b. They can’t read.
c. They have got paws.

All of the above.

All of the above.

5. A bear can’t look at the
stars, because…

a. it has got glasses
b. it is an animal
c. it hasn’t got arms

6. A butterfly can fly,
because…
a. it has got wings
b. it has got ears
c. it has got feathers

7. A cloud can’t hold an
umbrella, because
a. it has got hands
b. it hasn’t got hands
c. a cloud is not a person

No arms.

It has got wings.

b and c

9. Bears can’t read in bed,
because…
a. they doesn’t know the
alphabet
b. bears don’t read
c. bears don’t sleep in
beds
All of the above.

10. Frogs can’t write,
because
a. they haven’t got
pencils
b. they can’t read
c. only people can write

11. Dogs can’t cut the grass,
because
a. they haven’t got eyes
b. their arms are too
short
c. they are afraid

All of the above

Their arms are too short.

14. A snowman can’t smile,
because…
a. it isn’t a real man
b. it hasn’t got teeth
c. it is made of snow

15. A panda can eat bamboo,
because
a. it has got teeth
b. it has got legs
c. it has got small ears

16. A dog can take a bubble
bath, because
a. it hasn’t got a bathtub
b. it hasn’t got soap
c. dogs like to be clean

All of the above.

a. teeth

c?

18. A dog can’t fly a kite,
because
a. it hasn’t got a kite
b. it has got long ears
c. it hasn’t got hands

19. A grasshopper can
jump far, because…
a. it has got wings
b. it has got strong legs
c. it has got antennas

20. A dog can sleep on a rug,
because
a. it likes to sleep
b. it can lie down
c. it has got short legs

Probably c

b

All of the above

13. Cats can play with a ball,
because

a. they have got ears
b. they have got paws
c. they have got tails

They have paws.

17. A bee can fly, because…
a. it hasn’t got a tail
b. it has got wings
c. it has got big eyes
It has got wings.

8. A frog can jump,
because…
a. it hasn’t got arms
b. it has got strong legs
c. it has got big
eyes
b. It has got strong legs.

12. A mosquito can bite
people, because
a. it has got a stinger
b. it has got 6 legs
c. it has got wings
It has got a stinger.