English Grammar Exercises for B1 – Articles exercise

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!

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!

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.

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.   …………………….

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?

      ……………………………………….

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.