Grammar
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Article
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Use
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a
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with
singular, countable noun that has an initial consonant sound |
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an
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with
singular, countable noun that has an initial vowel sound |
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the
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with
the repeated and pointed noun, unique things, scientific inventions,
musical instruments, religious books, monuments/building, newspapers,
post / title, religious communities, political parties, Direction, parts
of building, parts of day, rivers, seas, oceans, lakes, deserts, canals,
united countries, physical positions, ordinal numbers, superlative degree |
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zero
article / no article |
Languages,
academic subjects, sports, days and months, colors, illness, Meals,
festivals, Magazines, continents and countries, single mountains, streets and
lakes, parks and falls |
A. Fill in the gaps with
suitable articles where necessary.
a. Is he working as …… university professor?
Is
he working as a university professor?
b.
My younger sister watches …… television a lot.
My
younger sister watches x television a lot.
c.
A:
What did you get for your birthday?
B:
I got …… lot of good presents.
B: I got a lot of good
presents.
d.
I'm going to …… Dominican Republic for my winter vacation.
I'm
going to the Dominican Republic for my winter vacation.
e.
I have to go to …… bank today to deposit some money.
I
have to go to x bank today to deposit some money.
f.
Durga was injured in the accident and was taken to …… nearest hospital.
Durga
was injured in the accident and was taken to the nearest
hospital.
g.
Every parent should visit …… school to meet the teachers.
Every
parent should visit the school to meet the teachers.
h.
Who is …… woman in this photograph?
Who
is the woman in this photograph?
i.
There is …… piano in the corner of the room.
There
is a piano in the corner of the room.
j.
A:
Do you think he is lying?
B:
No, he's the kind of …… guy that always tells the truth.
B: No, he's the kind of x
guy that always tells the truth.
B. Put a/an or the in the spaces.
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BOB
COLLINS: A PROFILE Bob
Collins has recently become …… minister in the new government, being
appointed Minister for Industry. Mr. Collins has had a varied career. He was
…… professional footballer in the 1960s, some people considering him to be ……
most skillful player of his generation. After a serious injury, he became ……
manager of …… oldest pub in Edinburgh. Five years later, he was offered the
position of …… executive director of Arcon, one of …… biggest supermarket
chains in the country. He became …… Member of Parliament in 1990. |
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BOB
COLLINS: A PROFILE Bob
Collins has recently become a minister in the new government,
being appointed Minister for Industry. Mr. Collins has had a varied career.
He was a professional footballer in the 1960s, some people
considering him to be the most skillful player of his
generation. After a serious injury, he became the manager of the
oldest pub in Edinburgh. Five years later, he was offered the position of an
executive director of Arcon, one of the biggest supermarket
chains in the country. He became the Member of Parliament in
1990. |
Extra Questions
Fill in the gaps with suitable
articles where necessary.
1) 1)
........... apple a day keeps
........... doctor away.
3)
........... beer is not good for you.
4)
........... British Prime Minister lives
in ........... Downing Street 10.
5)
........... city life is very noisy,
hectic and dirty.
6)
........... doctor earns more than
........... teacher.
7)
........... education I got at
........... school was excellent.
9)
........... life would be very difficult
without ........... electricity.
10)
........... Middle East is one of the
world’s hot spots.
11)
........... modern life is stressful.
12)
........... moon goes round ...........
earth every 27 days.
13)
........... Mount Everest is the highest
mountain in ........... world.
14)
........... owl is ........... bird.
15)
........... Second World War ended in
1945.
16)
........... Tate Gallery is the main
modern art museum in London.
17)
........... women are often better
teachers than ........... men.
18)
........... young people tend to think
that ........... life was more difficult in ........... past.
19)
…………..cats you keep are very well
behaved.
20)
After ........... work Ann usually goes
home.
21)
After his wife’s death he left
........... home and joined ........... army.
22)
Are you interested in ........... art or
........... architecture?
23)
At the beginning I spoke about
........... tourism in ........... towns.
24)
Bornholm is ........... island in the
Baltic Sea.
25)
But is it still true that the
countryside is praised to be ........... best place for living.
26)
But when you live in ...........
solitude you are not always happy.
28)
Can you tell me how to get to
........... cinema from here?
29)
Carol is from ……………UK.
30)
Christmas comes once ........... year.
31)
Did you see the film on ...........
television or at ........... cinema?
32)
Do you have ........... dictionary that
I can borrow?
33)
Do you know ........... people who live
next door?
34)
Do you know ........... time? Yes,
........... clock in ........... hall has just struck nine.
35)
Do you know who invented ...........
computer ?
36)
Don’t laugh at …………poor.
37)
Don't stay in that hotel. ...........
beds are very uncomfortable.
38)
Gregory is one of ........... strangest
people I know.
39)
Hania broke ........... glass when she
was washing-up.
40)
Have you ever visited ........... Tower
of London?
41)
Have you seen ........... newspaper? I
can’t find it anywhere.
42)
He chose ........... school that has
........... best teachers.
43)
He lives in ........... apartment in
........... middle of ........... Bronx.
44)
He should have called me ...........
hour ago.
45)
I am on ........... night duty. When you
go to ........... bed, I go to ........... work.
46)
I can't believe I failed ...........
yesterday's test!
47)
I don't like ........... museums. I
never go to any when I'm in ........... London.
48)
I had ........... experience at work
today.
49)
I hate ........... violence.
50)
I hate ……………….telephone.
51)
I have never seen ........... UFO.
52)
I know someone who wrote a book about
........... life of Gandhi.
53)
I like ........... coffee but I don't
like ........... coffee they make at ........... office.
54)
I never listen to ........... . radio.
In fact, I haven't got ........... radio.
55)
I recommend you try ........... tomato
soup at this restaurant.
56)
I saw ........... interesting
documentary on ........... TV ........... other day.
58)
I went to ........... Buckingham Palace
today. It was great.
59)
I went to ........... sea during my
summer holiday.
60)
I’ll meet you outside ........... post
office. I’ll be there in ........... quarter of ........... hour.
61)
If you ever go to London you must see
........... Tower of London and ........... Tate Gallery.
62)
I'm not very hungry, I had ...........
big breakfast.
63)
In Britain ........... coffee is more
expensive than ........... tea.
64)
In England you must go to ...........
school until you're 16.
65)
In my opinion ........... education
should be free.
66)
In some cities, ........... cars have
been banned from the centre.
67)
In the past ........... most young boys
became a farmer or got another job in their village.
68)
Is ........... Nile or ...........
Amazon ........... longest river on ........... earth?
69)
Is there ........... cash machine near
here?
70)
Is this ........... first time you’ve
stayed at ........... Hilton?
71)
Ismail is ........... best teacher in
our school.
72)
It is …………..one rupee note.
73)
It was a long voyage. We were at
........... sea for four weeks.
74)
It's right that there aren't so many
ways of spending ........... daily life in ........... suburbs.
75)
Jamaica is ........... island in
........... Caribbean Sea.
76)
Jane went to the shop to buy ...........
bread.
77)
Jerry works in ........... office in
........... centre of ........... London
78)
John himself doesn't go to ...........
church.
79)
John uses ........... Internet a lot.
80)
Kate has been talking to ...........
customer who has just come into ........... shop.
81)
Let’s sit in ………..garden.
82)
Look at ........... apples on that tree.
They're very large.
83)
Madan is wearing ........... blue dress
with red shoes
84)
May I ask you ........... question?
85)
May I have your ........... phone number?
86)
Me friend Zoe went to ...........
hospital to see her father.
87)
Mr. Karl is ……….Christian.
88)
Mrs. Indira is …………..honourable teacher.
89)
Munich lies in ........... south of
Germany.
90)
My dad thinks ........... Italian food
is better than ........... Spanish food.
91)
My friend has ........... my car today.
92)
My sister is ………….M. A. student.
93)
Nitu is ………….first girl of our class.
94)
Pandas and ........... tigers are both
endangered animals.
96)
People only have parks, where they can
enjoy ........... nature.
97)
Rice is sold Rs. 50 …………kilo.
98)
Robert and Jessica went to ...........
party last night.
99)
Several million visitors ........... year
are attracted to ........... ski slopes of ........... Alps.
100)
She asked her doctor when he’d go to
…..hospital.
101)
She has ........... job in ...........
shop in ........... Oxford Street.
102)
She is ……………university student.
103)
She lives in ........... England, which
is part of ........... UK.
104)
She went to ........... zoo, but she
didn't see ........... monkeys there. She hates ........... monkeys.
105)
Sita plays …………..flute well.
106)
Sonam is ………..house wife.
107)
Statistics say that ........... women
live longer than ........... men.
108)
Stephen could you speak ...........
little louder.
109)
The Browns often watch ...........
television in the evening.
110)
The car sped past at 100 miles
........... hour.
111)
The minister welcomed…………..king.
112)
The Severn is ........... river.
113)
The Soviet Union was ........... first
country to send a man into ........... space.
114)
The waste gases of cars and factories
are the primary reasons for ........... air pollution.
115)
There were many dogs in the park. One
dog was ........... Dalmatian.
117)
They got married but ...........
marriage wasn't very successful.
118)
They visited grandmother in ...........
hospital.
119)
This is ........... easy question.
120)
This is ……..plot where we intend
building a house.
121)
Tom took ........... umbrella as it was
raining heavily.
122)
We had a very nice meal. ...........
cheese was especially good.
123)
We had dinner in ………very nice
restaurant.
124)
We lived in ........... Netherlands
before moving here.
125)
We noticed ........... strong smell
coming from ........... refrigerator.
126)
Well Mary, here's ........... first
question and it's ........... easy one.
127)
What is ........... highest mountain in
........... world?
128)
What is ........... name of the next
station?
129)
What is Mr. Gurung like? He is ……honest
man.
130)
What’s ........... capital of your
country?
131)
When Ann was ill, we went to ...........
hospital to visit her.
132)
Who is ………..best student of your class?
133)
Would you like to come with us to see
........... Titanic at the cinema tomorrow?
134)
Would you like to see ........... film?
135)
You won't like that restaurant.
........... food isn't very good there.
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