IES Libertas. Torrevieja.

Departamento de Ingls

a, an, the, some, any

1. Write a, an, or leave the blank:
a. There are _____ chairs in the room.
b. There is a flower in the vase.
c. Ive got a yellow car.
d. Theyve got _____ good friends.
e. There are _____ shops in the village.
f. I can see an animal in the tree.
g. Can you see a mountain in the photo?
h. There are _____ magazines on the table.
i. There is an apricot in the fridge.
j. He has got a nice house.
k. Maria is a good girl.
In which of the sentences above can you use some?
a. There are some chairs in the room.
d. Theyve got some good friends.
e. There are some shops in the village.
h. There are some magazines on the table
2. Write the when it is necessary:
a. I buy the newspaper in the morning.
b. The Moon is a satellite.
c. I go to private lessons on _____ Tuesdays.
d. He plays the trumpet.
e. We study in _____ France.
f. He is the King of Spain.
g. The Mediterranean Sea is in the East of Spain.
h. That is _____ Susan, my friend.
i. This is the tallest boy in the team.
j. I am going to the chemists.
k. The famous stars stay at the Ritz.
3. Write a, an, or the:
a. I can see a bird and a butterfly in the picture. The bird is blue and green and the butterfly is
purple and pink.

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b. My friend lives in a house on a tree. The tree is very tall and from the house he can see an
island.
c. The little boy has got a teddy bear. The teddy bear is soft and nice.
4. Put the nouns into the correct column. Use a, an, or some:
water, orange, wine, bread, apple, banana, tomato, coffee, juice, chair,
book, chocolate, apricot, rubber
Countable
an orange

Uncountable
some water

an apple

some wine

a banana

some bread

a tomato

some coffee

a chair

some juice

a book

some chocolate

an apricot

some rubber

5. Put these sentences into the interrogative, negative or affirmative forms:

a. There is some water in the bottle. (int/neg)
Is there any water in the bottle?
There isnt any water in the bottle.
b. I am not making any fish and chips.( aff/int )
I am making some fish and chips.
Am I making any fish and chips?
c. Are there any biscuits? (aff/neg)
There are some biscuits.
There arent any biscuits.
d. I dont have any juice for breakfast.(aff/int)
I have some juice for breakfast.
Do I have any juice for breakfast?
e. There are some children in the park.(int/neg)
Are there any children in the park?
There arent any children in the park.
f. Shes buying some magazines.(int/neg)
Is she buying any magazines?
She isnt buying any magazines,
g. Do you get any money every week? (aff/neg)
You get some money every week.
You dont get any money every week.
h. Are you doing any homework today? (aff/neg)
You are doing some homework today.
You arent doing any homework today.

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