UNIT TEST

NAME:______________

GLI ANIMALI, LARTICOLO DETERMINATIVO e LARTICOLO

INDETERMINATIVO, IL VERBO AVERE.
1.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PROVIDES YOU WITH SOME OF THE

SINGULAR AND PLURAL DEFINITE ARTICLES IN ITALIAN. FILL IN
THE REST OF THE TABLE WITH THE CORRECT MATCHING DEFINITE
ARTICLE.
For example:
Singular feminine nouns that take the definite article L will take the
definite article LE in their plural form.
Laula becomes Le aule.

Masc.

IL

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__

GLI

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LA

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LE

Fem.

***Remember that the same answer could apply for more than one!

2. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS (IN ENGLISH) &

PROVIDE EXAMPLES (IN BOTH ENGLISH &
ITALIAN).
The Definite Article is_____________________________________________
i.e. _____________________________________________
The Indefinite Article_____________________________________________
i.e. _____________________________________________

3. CONJUGATE THE VERB AVERE IN ITALIAN AND

IN ENGLISH.
AVERE= To__________
Io- ___________________ I- ________________________
Tu- __________________ You- ________________________
Lui- __________________ He- ________________________
Lei- __________________ She- _______________________
Noi- __________________ We- _______________________
Voi- _______________ You (pl)- _______________________
Loro- _________________ They- _______________________

4. GIVE THE APPROPRIATE NAMES FOR THE

FOLLOWING ANIMALS IN ITALIAN.
DogCatFishTurtleRabbitSnakeMouseBearSheepSharkDuckBirdHorse

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CowGoatDonkeyMonkeyLionTigerElephantFoxPigWhaleChicken (hen)GooseWolf-

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***Bonus mark up for grabs if you can give the correct definite
article as well!

5. WRITE THESE SENTENCES IN ITALIAN. USE THE

VOCAB LIST TO HELP YOU.
1. I have 2 dogs.
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2. We have a monkey.
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3. Do you (singular) have an elephant?
_____________________________________________
4. Mario and Maria have a wolf.
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5. He has a fish.
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6. She has a bear.
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5. You and Davide have a pig.
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8. Sabrina and I have a horse.
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9. They have a duck.
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10. Do you (pl.) have a chicken?

Vocab
And e

And I ed io

Remember!
Bart has a cow is like saying He has a cow
Lisa has a horse is like saying She has a horse
Bart and I have a chicken is like saying We have a chicken
You and Lisa have a fox is like saying You (pl) have a fox
Marge and Maggie have a monkey is like saying They have a monkey
The pigs have a monkey is like saying They have a monkey