ARTICLES Exercises Indefinite article
1. This is .......... orange.
2. That is ......... book.
3. This is .......... hospital.
4. That is .......... egg.
5. He is eating .......... apple.
6. This is .......... umbrella.
7. That is ......... university.
8. I'll be away for ........... hour.
9. What ......... nice day!
10........... horse is ........... animal.
B. Insert definite or indefinite articles, the an, a, where necessary:
1. Greeks like ........... coffee.
2. English like .......... tea.
3........... exercise he is writing is very easy.
4........... exercise is good for our health.
5. He lives in ........... Japan.
6. Is ,........ Chinese easy?
7. ....... Chinese language is difficult.
8. Mr. Brown is ......... teacher.
9. They took him to ....... hospital in .............. ambulance
10. ....... good student work hard.
11.........., students must work hard.
12. He is having............. lunch.
C. Supply the definite article the, where necessary:
1. Ι ΊΙ study .......... history of Crete next year.
2.......... History is an interesting subject.
3. ......... water in your glass is hot.
4. He always drinks ........... cold water.
5. She lives on .......... bridge street.
6.......... Mississippi river is ............. longest river in ....... world.
7. A lot of ships cross ........... Pacific Ocean.
8. We drink .......... tea out of ........... cups.
9.......... tea in this cup is too cold.
10. For me breakfast is .,............ best meal of ....... day.
11. Napoleon ......... great was born in Corsica.
12..........best coffee comes from ...........Mocha .......... town in ......... Arabia.
13........... Alps are .......... longest mountain in Europe.
14........... Aegean sea is usually rough.
15. He fell and was taken to ....... hospital.
16. We must help ....... poor.
17. This is made in .......... United Kingdom.
EXERCISE 1
Complete with “a”, “an” , “the” or “-“ if no article is needed.
1. Paris is ……….capital of France. I’d like to visit it one day.
2. Bruce is the only boy at school who can speak …….. Chinese.
3. My grandmother has been playing ……….tennis since she was 12.
4. Alice loves walking in ………rain. She likes rainy days rather than sunny ones.
5. Ted is listening to ……..news on ……..radio. He looks worried.
6. Peter is blind and has got …….guide dog that goes with him everywhere. ……..dog
is a collie. He couldn’t live without it.
7. When we were in Madrid we stayed at …….Ritz, which is ….very expensive hotel.
8. Stella drove ……….children to ………town centre last Monday.
9. It’s very hot today and Ben has turned on ……..fan to get some fresh air.
10. Granny always makes ……dinner on Thanksgiving Day. She is …..excellent cook.
11. Anna’s cat is sitting on ……..window ledge looking at ……..moon.
12. Yesterday John and Larry went to ……zoo.
13. Kent goes to …....bed late when he has …..…exam.
14. David always has ………breakfast in ……kitchen.
15. .......... little boy fell off............... bicycle.
16. .......... children like.............. sweets.
17. . I have lost................ book I took out of.............. library.
18. . ............ cats love.............. fish.
19. Smoking................ cigarettes is unhealthy.
20. Mr and Mrs Jones go to.................. church on............ Sunday.
21. They go to.................... church round..............corner.
22. .................. students read.................... books.
23. .................. student was reading.................book you gave him.
24. . ................. world is coming to an end on..........Friday.
25. He goes to............... work while Mrs Jones stays at................... home.
26. ................. children go to..................... school.
27. Mr Jones goes to................. office while Mrs Jones stays at................. home.
28. They live in................... house on..................corner of................... street.
29. ................ children go to................. school over there.
30. . .............. dogs are not allowed in................ park.
31. ................... Amazon flows from....................Andes to .................... Atlantic.
32. .................... Queen will speak on....................Christmas Day.
33. Mary wants to learn................. French before she goes to.................. Continent.
34. In Paris, we stayed at................ George Vhotel, ate at............... Maxim’s, and
visited...............Louvre.
35. .............. Smiths were supposed to come to............... lunch we gave at............ Ritz,
but ................. Mrs Smith phoned to say they had to take................ young one
to....................hospital.
