A. Complete using a, an or the.
1 We had ………………. really good science lesson at school today.
2 I found ………………. unusual insect on the wall outside our house.
3 It’s your birthday next week. Are you going to have ………………. party?
4 We waited for hours, but we finally saw ………………. Queen.
5 Why don’t we listen to ………………. radio?
6 Have you got ………………. euro I could borrow?
7 Mum has gone to ………………. bank, but she’ll be back soon.
8 Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for over ………………. hour!
Answer
1 a 2 an 3 a 4 the 5 the 6 a 7 the 8 an
B. Write an article in each gap where necessary. If an article is not necessary, put a dash (-).
I had (1) ………………. really bad day on (2) ………………. Tuesday. I bought (3) ………………. new game on CD-ROM for my computer, but (4) ………………. game didn’t work properly. I took it back to (5) ………………. shop on (6) ………………. North Street, but (7) ………………. manager blamed me! He pointed to (8) ………………. scratch on (9) ………………. CD-ROM and said I’d done it. I couldn’t believe it! I had to buy (10) ………………. new one!
Answer
1 a 2 – 3 a 4 the 5 the
6 – 7 the 8 a 9 the 10 a
C. Circle the extra word in each sentence.
1 Do you think we will ever send a person to the Mars?
2 When you go to the London, don’t forget to see the London Eye.
3 When we use the cars, we damage the environment.
4 I’m not telling a lies! It’s the truth.
5 I’m looking for a teacher who can teach me the German.
6 Ray needs a warm hat and a new coat for his visit to the Russia.
7 Dad has gone to a work and forgotten the car keys.
8 Some people have an unusual pets, such as lions or tigers.
Answer
1 the 2 the 3 the 4 a
5 the 6 the 7 a 8 an
D. In each sentence there is a word missing. Put an arrow (↑) to show where the missing word should go and write the word.
1 English music was popular in America in 1960s. …………………….
2 Would you prefer to read book or watch television? …………………….
3 We had maths at school yesterday and our teacher gave us surprise test! …………………….
4 Peter joined police and caught ten thieves in his first month! …………………….
5 Gordon wanted to be writer, so he studied English at university. …………………….
6 Suddenly, two UFOs appeared in sky over Washington. …………………….
Answer
1 … in the sixties
2 … read a book
3 … gave us a surprise test
4 … joined the police
5 … to be a writer
6 … in the sky
E. Rewrite the sentences correctly, adding articles where necessary.
1 We had great time in USA.
……………………………………….
2 Let’s go to Belgium for week this summer.
……………………………………….
3 Where’s money I gave you on fifteenth of last month?
……………………………………….
4 I’d like to join army and become soldier.
……………………………………….
5 For Christmas, I got book, DVD and latest CD by my favourite band.
……………………………………….
6 They say that English drink lot of tea.
……………………………………….
7 I heard song on radio that I really liked.
……………………………………….
8 Do Japanese and other people in Asia eat cheese?
……………………………………….
Answer
1 We had a great time in the USA.
2 Let’s go to Belgium for a week this summer.
3 Where’s the money I gave you on the fifteenth of last month?
4 I’d like to join the army and become a soldier.
5 For Christmas, I got a book, a DVD and the latest CD by my favourite band.
6 They say that the English drink a lot of tea.
7 I heard a song on the radio that I really liked.
8 Do the Japanese and other people in Asia eat cheese?
F. Underline ten mistakes in the dialogue and correct them.
Gary: It’s the lovely day, isn’t it? Let’s walk down to a shops and look around.
Helen: That’s an good idea. I’ll just have a look in a kitchen and see what we need.
Gary: I got a milk yesterday, so we don’t need any more. We might need a bread, though.
Helen: Okay. Bread … oh, and the packet of sugar. After shopping, we could go to a new market in a town centre and see what they have.
Gary: Right. You get your coat and I’ll get a car keys.
Answer
Gary: It’s the/a lovely day, isn’t it? Let’s walk down to a/the shops and look around.
Helen: That’s an/a good idea. I’ll just have a look in a/the kitchen and see what we need.
Gary: I got a/some milk yesterday, so we don’t need any more. We might need a/some bread, though.
Helen: Okay. Bread … oh, and the/a packet of sugar. After shopping, we could go to a/the new market in a/the town centre and see what they have.
Gary: Right. You get your coat and I’ll get a/the car keys.
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