ARTICLES EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 1: ARTICLES
Fill in: The, a, an or --- (leave blank)

1. I have just had __________ great idea.
2. Columbus was one of __________ first people to cross __________ Atlantic.
3. __________ British drink too much tea.
4. __________ Thames flows into __________ North Sea.
5. Judith earns € 2000 __________ month.
6. Dancing is __________ more interesting activity than reading.
7. As __________ captain of __________ ship I have __________ complete authority.
8. __________ people we met on __________ holiday in __________ north of England came from
__________ USA.
9. What’s on __________ TV today?
10. He was doing eighty miles __________ hour on __________ motorway.
11. How many hours do you work on __________ average?
12. You are __________ first to reach the top.
13. The people who live in __________ Netherlands are called __________ Dutch.
14. The burglar hit me on __________ back of my neck.
15. __________ Football is his whole life.
16. I try to go for __________ run four times __________ week.
17. Did you read __________ book I gave you?
18. Sally went to __________ prison to visit her husband.
19. This is __________ only cinema in the area.
20. __________ People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw __________ stones.
21. Do you go to __________ church on Sundays?
22. This is __________ man I told you about.
23. This is exactly __________ job I was looking for.
24. __________ Trafalgar Square is near __________ Charing Cross Station.
25. __________ little knowledge is __________ dangerous thing.
26. __________ Philosophers seem to think that life is __________ mystery.
27. I need time to think about __________ offer you made.
28. I can’t play __________ piano but I can play __________ guitar.
29. There was __________ time when I enjoyed __________ skating.
30. The worst part of living in a tent is __________ lack of space.
31. __________ most cars start badly on __________ cold mornings.
32. __________ Prime Minister will give a speech this afternoon.
33. __________ Tower of London is one of __________ main attractions of London.
34. I haven’t been to __________ concert like that before.
35. I was in __________ pain after I twisted my ankle.
36. Of all these cars I prefer __________ Japanese one.
37. Neil Armstrong made __________ first footprint on __________ moon.
38. Where are __________ scissors you borrowed last week?
39. It’s __________ long way by train to __________ south of France.
40. __________ French drink a lot of wine.


EXERCISE 2
Fill in an article (THE, A, AN) where necessary – or leave blank !

1. ______ Teachers are like ______ weather, one minute they’re good, ______ other they’re bad.
2. Jake took out ______ beer opened it and drank ______ cold beer from ______ bottle. ______ beer
always tasted better from ______ bottle.
3. She is on ______ diet, so she ordered ______ calorie-free dinner.
4. We’d like to have ______ wedding in ______ early fall, in early October if possible.
5. Emma’s eyes rested on ______ letter. Here was ______ opportunity she had been waiting for.
6. The plane was climbing up through ______ sky.
7. My grandmother was ______ true original. Strong of character, she ruled our family with ______ iron
hand.
8. Maxim was at ______ centre of her thoughts.
9. Winston Churchill, ______ former Prime Minister of England, went to ______ Harrow.
10. ______ Marmalade is usually made from ______ oranges.
11. I live in ______ apartment, which is brand new.
12. ______ Royals is a serial which portraits ______ life of ______ members of ______ Royal family in
______ United Kingdom.
13. It was ______ cold Saturday morning at ______ beginning of ______ month.
14. It had rained earlier in the day and as Maggie left the house she lifted her eyes towards ______ sky.
15. I arrived I ______ USA last Monday. We left ______ Rome, flew over ______ Alps and made a quick
stop in London.
16. Before we landed at ______ JFK airport, we saw ______ Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and ______
Empire State building.
17. ______ Most children like ______ sweets.
18. Jane’s husband got home early from ______ work.
19. Last year we visited ______ St. Paul’s Cathedral and ______ Tower of London.
20. Our friends, ______ Millers, moved to Florida last summer.
21. Our children go to school by ______ bus.
22. She likes ______ Indian tea but she doesn’t like ______ tea that comes from ______ Ceylon.
23. ______ President of the United States is giving a speech tonight.
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