Pirates’ Do’s and Don’ts

must is mustn’t-
used for a forbidden
rule or a
law

don’t/doesn’t
have to- it
has/have to
is I must obey the
it is necessary
not necessary captain’s orders.

I don’t have to search

anymore, I have found
I have to search for
the treasure. Yipee! We mustn’t steal gold
buried treasures.
from the other pirates.

Circle the correct answer

1. Pirates don’t have to/mustn’t follow
the laws of the sea. They do whatever they
please.
2. The captain must/mustn’t protect his
ship and his crew.
3. The crew of the ship must/mustn’t steal
food from the kitchen.
4. Sailors have to/don’t have to eat
oranges and lemons or they will get sick with
scurvy.
5. One of the pirates doesn’t have to/ has
to be on the lookout for buried treasure.
6. A pirate has to/doesn’t have to be able
to read the treasure map.
7. When the treasure is found, the pirates
must/mustn’t steal the pieces of gold.
8. Even pirates mustn’t/must be honest with
each other and share the loot.
Fill in: must/mustn’t/have to/don’t have to
1. Pirates ______________ follow the captain’s orders.
2. Pirates _______________obey the law, because they do
not believe in the law of the sea.
3. If you are a pirate, you ____________ steal from other
members of the crew.
4. When you are on a ship, you ____________ perform
your duties- like man the tiller and raise the sails.
5. There are no days off on a ship, you _________ work
every single day during your shift.
6. Pirates _________ be on the lookout for other ships
whose cargo they can steal.
7. The law says that you _________ steal goods from other
ships, but the pirates don’t believe in that.
8. There are laws even on a pirate ship and you ________
obey them or walk the plank.
9. Some pirates think that they ____________ follow the
captain’s orders, but that’s not true!
10. The captain of a pirate ship _________ be brave and
fearless and able to control his crew.
 Fill in: must/mustn’t/have to/don’t have to

1. Pirates must follow the captain’s orders.

2. Pirates don’t have to obey the law, because they

do not believe in the law of the sea.

3. If you are a pirate, you mustn’t steal from other

members of the crew.

4. When you are on a ship, you must perform your

duties- like man the tiller and raise the sails.

Circle the correct answer
5. There are no days off on a ship, you have to work

1. Pirates don’t have to follow the laws of every single day during your shift.
the sea. They do whatever they please. 6. Pirates have to be on the lookout for other ships
2. The captain must protect his ship and his whose cargo they can steal.

7. The law says that you mustn’t steal goods from

crew.
3. The crew of the ship mustn’t steal food
other ships, but the pirates don’t believe in that.
from the kitchen.
8. There are laws even on a pirate ship and you must
4. Sailors have to eat oranges and lemons
obey them or walk the plank.
or they will get sick with scurvy.
9. Some pirates think that they don’t have to
5. One of the pirates has to be on the
follow the captain’s orders, but that’s not true!
lookout for buried treasure.
6. A pirate has to be able to read the 10. The captain of a pirate ship has to be brave and

treasure map. fearless and able to control his crew.

7. When the treasure is found, the pirates

mustn’t steal the pieces of gold.

8. Even pirates must be honest with each

other and share the loot.