Insert the article where necessary.

Exercises

Complete the sentences using the words given

Model: … has to be patient, friendly and flexible – A teacher has to be patient, friendly and flexible.

A. 1) … has to be reliable, efficient and well-organized. 2) … has to be creative, intelligent and experienced in life. 3) … has to be beautiful, tall and hard-working. 4) … has to be kind, competent and professional. 5) … has to be polite, creative and friendly. 6) … has to have a good reputation and talent for speaking in public. 7) … must have a good memory and a quick mind. 8) … must be sweet, elegant and have good manners. 9) … must be hard-working, studying for knowledge, enjoy his life. 10) … must be careful, brave and clever.

a lady, a writer, a politician, a secretary, a student, a model, an interpreter, a hairdresser, a doctor, a detective.

B. 1) …is someone who designs buildings. 2) … is someone who breaks into houses and steals things. 3) … is someone who doesn’t eat meat. 4) … is someone who sings in the streets and gets money for it. 5) … is a person who buys things in a shop. 6) … is a person who controls business of a company. 7) … is a book which gives you a reliable language information. 8) … is a surface which reflects images. 9) … is a person who keeps and counts business money. 10) … is someone who understands you and someone you can rely on.

a vegetarian, an architect, a manager, an accountant, a mirror, a dictionary, a busker, a burglar, a customer, a friend.

Insert the indefinite article where necessary.

A. 1. What … strong coffee! 2. What … risky situation! 3. What … timely advice! 4. What shocking idea! 5. What … smart dresses! 6. What … cold champagne! 7. What … miserable day! 8. What… tough people! 9. What … killing news! 10. What… great man! 11. What … heavy weather! 12. What … deep knowledge! 13. What … wonderful life! 14. What … choosy girls! 15. What … important matter! 16. What … hot soup! 17. What … big surprise! 18. What … fresh air! 19. What … unexpected money! 20. What … old coin!

B. 1. It is such … original idea! We appreciate… new ideas. 2. Robert gave me such … beautiful engagement ring! 3. We got such … smashing news! It’s so … good! 4. He is such … outstanding man! 5. We are having such … funny experience during the trip. 7. I don’t like such … sweet tea. And so … strong too. 8. It’s such … shame that he failed the exam again. 9. My brothers are such … noisy boys! 10. He is such … intelligent boy for his age. 11. Isabel has such … good dress-sense! 12. It is such … foggy day! The air is so … damp. 13. They got such … important information! 14. It’s such … thrilling film! 15. Nobody can cook such … delicious food as Lizzie.

Insert the article where necessary.

1. Pass me … bread, please. I like rye bread.

2. Put … kettle on fire. We’d like … hot tea.

3. How much is … dictionary? Is it … expensive book?

4. Where are … children? They’ve gone for … walk.

5. Look at … girl. She is like … calendar picture.

6. –Where did you get … cat from?

- From … friend.

7. Is … water filtered? Can I use it?

8. –Where is … money?

-I’ve no … idea.

9. Thank you for … invitation. We’ll come.

10. We like … song. It will be … hit.

11. Here is … book, you can keep it for … week.

12. - Well, were shall we keep … dog?

- In … yard.

13. I can’t say that I enjoyed … film.

I. Insert A or An if necessary.

1. My neighbour is ____ photographer; let’s ask him for ___ advice about colour films.

2. We had ___ fish and ___ chips for ___ lunch. That doesn’t sound ___ very interesting lunch.

3. I had ___ very bad night; I didn’t sleep ___ wink.

4. He is ___ vegetarian; you won’t get ___ meat at his house. He’ll give you ___ nut cutlet.

5. ___ travel agent would give you ___ information about ___ hotels.

6. We’d better go by ___ taxi- if we can get ___ taxi at such ___ hour as 2 a.m.

7. ___ person who suffers from ___ claustrophobia has ___ dread of being confined in ___ small space, and would always prefer ___ stairs to ___ lift.

8. Do you take ___ sugar in ___ coffee? – I used to, but now I’m on ___ diet. I’m trying to loose ___ weight.

9. ___ man suffering from ___ shock should not be given anything to drink.

10. You’ll get ___ shock if you touch ___ live wire with that screwdriver. Why don’t you get___ screwdriver with ___ insulated handle?

11. It costs fifty-five and ___ half pence and I’ve only got ___ fifty pence piece. - You can pay by ___ check here. But can I write ___ check for ___ fifty-five and ___ half pence?

12. ___ Mr. Smith is ___ old customer and ___ honest man. – Why do you say that? Has he been accused of ___ dishonesty?

13. I’m not ___ wage-earner; I’m ___ self-employed man. I have ___ business of my own.

14. ___ friend of mine is expecting ___ baby. If it’s ___ girl she’s going to be called Etheldreda. – What ___ name to give ___ girl!

15. When he was charged with ___ murder he said he had ___ alibi.

16. I have ___ hour and ___ half for lunch.- I only have ___ half ___ hour – barely enough ___ time for ___ smoke and ___ cup of coffee.

17. I hope you have ___ lovely time and ___ good weather.- But I’m not going for ___ holiday; I’m going on ___ business.

18. He looked at me with ___ horror when I explained that I was ___ double agent.

19. I wouldn’t climb ___ mountain for £ 1,000! I have horror of ___ heights.

20. I have ___ headache and ___ sore throat. I think I’ve got ___ cold. – I think you’re getting ___ flu.

21. ___ Mr. Jones called while you were out (neither of them knows this man). He wants to make ___ complaint about ___ article in the paper. He was in ___ very bad temper.

22. If you go by___ train you can have quite ___ comfortable journey, but make sure you get ___ express, not ___ train that stops at all the stations.

23. ___ few people (hardly anyone knows) that there is ___ secret passage from this house to ___ old smugglers’ cave in the cliffs.

24. I’m having ___ few friends in to ___ coffee tomorrow evening. Would you like to come? – I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’m going to ___ concert.

25. It’s time you had ___ holiday. You haven’t had ___ day off for ___ month.

26. He broke ___ leg in ___ skiing accident. It’s still in ___ plaster.

27. I want ___ assistant with ___ knowledge of French and ___ experience of ___ office routine.

3. Fill in ‘ the’ where necessary.

1) ___ Great Wall of China is said to be ___ only man-made structure seen from ___ space.

2) ___ Princess of Wales visited a shelter for ___ homeless yesterday.

3) ___ Rock Garden Cafe is half way up ___ Queen Street, off ___ George Square.

4) ___ Quins are holding a ball in ___ Sherbrooke Castle Hotel on ___ fifth of June.

5) When we arrived at ___ Manchester Airport Rachel was waiting for us at ___ arrivals gate.

6) James went to ___ hospital to pick up his wife who is a surgeon there.

7) It is interesting to look at ___ old maps of ___ world and see how ___ borders have changed.

8) If you go to ___ New York, you must visit ___ Central Park, ___ Guggenheim museum and ___ World Trade Centre, but don’t bother to visit ___ Times Square.

9) I was thinking of making ___ lasagne, but if you prefer we can go to ___ Queen’s Arms pub for ___ lunch.

10) As soon as Jim got home from ___ school he went straight to ___ bed because he felt as if he had ___ flu.

11) Margaret Thatcher, who was ___ Prime Minister of ___ Great Britain for 12 years, is now known as ___ Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

12) We’ve decided to go to ___ Canary Islands on holiday. Last year we went to ___ Crete and liked ___ people there very much.

13) I was born in ___ North of England, but when I was in ___ infant school we moved to ___ Lewels, which is in ___ East Sussex.

14) In ___ office where I work ___ most people have a degree in ___ English, but my boss, who is ___ nicest person I’ve ever worked for, has a PhD in ___ astronomy.

15) Many people enjoy ___ snowboarding and ___ hiking in ___ Alps and ___ Pyrenees.

16) If you have ___ good weather, ___ summer in ___ Scotland is beautiful ___ most people, however, prefer ___ guaranteed sunshine of ___ Mediterranean.

4. Fill in ‘a/an or ‘ the’ where necessary.

Dear Debbie,

Thank you for ___ letter you sent me. I’ve just returned home after spending ____ few weeks in ___ Paris. I was staying with ____ friend I told you about – Pascal. Do you remember ___ French boy I told you I met on holiday in ___ Greece? He has ___ wonderful flat with ___ good view of ___ Eiffel Tower. Pascal borrowed his friend’s car because I wasn’t happy riding on ___ back of his motorbike. It was ___ amazing orange Citroen. He drove me around, showing me some ___ places of interest, like ___ Louvre, ___ Pompdou Centre and ___ Museum of Modern Art. I had ___ really wonderful time there. Meeting lots of ___ French and ___ Italian friend Pascal has, and not being able to talk to them has made me anxious to start learning ___ French language. Hopefully, I”ll be able to afford ___ private tutor for ___ French when I return home. Maybe I’ll be bale to take ___ college night course in ___ Italian at the start of term as well. I’ve invited Pascal and some of his friends to come over for ___ holiday whenever they have ___ time. You really have to meet them. Please phone me when you get this letter – we can arrange to spend ___ afternoon in ___ town if you like!

Lots of love,

Claire

5. Fill in ‘a/an’ or ‘ the’ where necessary.

1) On ___ thirty-first of December, thousands of people gather in ___ Times Square, New York, to celebrate ___ coming of ___ New year.

2) Of all ___ countries on ___ continent of ___ North America, Phil has only visited ___ Canada.

3) ___ universities of Oxford and Cambridge are two of ___ most famous universities in ___ Europe.

4) If you want to work abroad, why don’t you contact ___ agency I went to in ___ Lamb Street?

5) ___ capital city of ___ Spain, ___ Madrid, is to ___ north of Seville.

6) ___ holiday I took in ___ Rome was ___ best I’ve ever had.

7) ___ Detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Doctor Watson, solved ___ lot of mysteries.

8) I would love to spend ___ summer cruising in ___ Caribbean.

9) Mrs. Hamitlon holds ___ flower arranging class in ___ Cathedral on ___ Wednesday evenings.

10) The highest mountain in ___ world, ___ Mount Everest, is in ___ Himalayas.

11) There is ___ wonderful 1920’s style restaurant-cafe in ___ Glasgow which has some of ___ most charming and helping waiters I’ve ever seen.

12) Belfast is ___ capital of ___ Northern Ireland and Dublin is ___ capital of ___ Republic of ___ Ireland.

13) ___ Balearic Islands lie to ___ south of Spain.

14) Julia is ___ extremely patient girl – she will have no problem in her career as ___ nanny.

15) Stephen has ___ seminar on ___ Saturday morning, so we are not able to go to ___ ski-slopes until ___ Sunday.

16) On Sunday we decided to go to ___ beach by ___ train, but by the time we got to ___ station, ___ weather looked so threatening that we went to ___ cinema instead.

6. Find the word, which should not be in the sentence.

1) Susan, who is a terrible ballet dancer, is not very good at the tap-dancing either.

2) They drove around the Paris in a car.

3) He travelled to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, by a car.

4) I was invited to a dinner given to welcome the President Chirac of France.

5) Our plan was to meet him at Cafe Sandal and not at the home.

6) It was nice of you to invite me to go to the Malta with you.

7) She was born in the July, 1971.

8) She has got a plenty of time to reach the station.

9) Can you walk the faster?

10) Tigers are in danger of becoming an extinct.

11) I like the active holidays more than relaxing ones.

12) It is known that smoking does a damage to your health.

7. Look at the following list, then say each item using ‘ the’ where necessary.

British Museum, St. Pancras Station, Kew Gardens, Mendip Hills, Red Lion Square, Dutch language, King George VI, East River, High Street, Andes, Lake Windermere, Flamenco music, UNESCO, Uffizi Gallery, Macy’s, Harrods, Red Sea, Duchess of Devonshire, Regents Street, Virgin Islands, Mount Etna, Charles de Daulle Airport, Malta, Atlantic, Queen of Spain

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