Tema Articolul

I. Use an article of a, an or the to fill in each blank so as to complete the sentence.

Ex. ___ dog is _____ useful animal. The / A dog is a useful animal. (NOT: The/A dog is an useful animal.)
Honest people speak _____ truth.  Honest people speak the truth.

1. Look at _____ white cloud.

2. _____ world is _____ happy place to most people.
3. _____ sun shines brightly.
4. Our sun is in fact _____ star in the universe.
5. I first met him _____ year ago.
6. It is _____ island of great beauty.
7. To me, it is _____ only island of great beauty.
8. _____ horse is _____ wild horse.
9. Riding _____ horse is _____ great experience.
10. _____ lion is _____ king of beasts.
11. Some people keep _____ snake as _____ pet.
12. His mother told him, “You are _____ untidy boy.”
13. Look at me, I am always _____ happy person.
14. I'll give him _____ good news now.
15. French is _____ language of _____ people of France.
16. He looks as wise as _____ owl.
17. _____ Mekong is _____ important river.
18. _____ European called at my office yesterday.
19. She's never been _____ sort of person to follow _____ herd.
20. _____ pilot requested clearance for _____ emergency landing.
21. _____ government has chartered _____ plane to carry supplies to _____ disaster area.
22. It is _____ worst disaster in _____ history of space travel.
23. _____ dog got out of _____ yard through _____ hole in _____ fence.
24. _____ child has had _____ unhappy home life.
25. He showed me a picture of _____ missing girl in _____ hope that I might recognize her.
26. _____ class teaches young students how to use _____ computer.
27. In _____ ideal world there would be no need for _____ police force.
28. With _____ little imagination, he could visualize _____ old house as _____ luxury hotel.
29. Lincoln had _____ eerie feeling that _____ place was haunted.
30. Plant _____ seeds at _____ depth of not more than ten centimeters.
31. She told us _____ incredible story of her 134 days lost in _____ desert.
32. Dr Dawson received _____ invitation to speak at _____ scientific conference.
33. It would be doing him _____ kindness to tell him _____ truth.
34. In _____ vast majority of cases _____ disease proves fatal.
35. These findings point to _____ country with _____ worst record on pollution.
36. Their help has made _____ big difference to _____ team's success.
37. _____ other car was being driven right in _____ middle of _____ road.
38. _____ board of directors wasn't convinced about _____ accuracy of _____ report.
 II. Fill in articles (a, an, the, zero) where required..

Ex. 1. Buy me can of beer from store, please.  Buy me a can of beer from a/the store, please.

2. Is that frog or toad?

3. Are you coming for drink with me?
4. Music is great source of enjoyment.
5. There wasn't soul to be seen in park.
6. He decided to enter priesthood.
7. This is latest news from Olympic Stadium.
8. In rage, she tore letter to pieces.
9. Look! Billboard pictured handsome man smoking cigarette.
10. Factory had been built on piece of waste ground.
11. Mine has few remaining pockets of iron ore.
12. Firework display was high point of evening.
13. There's place on wall where paint is coming off.
14. World record was previously held by Spanish athlete.
15. Sample of blood was drawn from prick in skin.
16. As car drew nearer I realized driver was stranger.
17. We grew up in countryside surrounded by beauties of nature.
18. Crowd of onlookers had gathered at scene of accident.
19. There's only just room for two of us on back seat.
20. Over period of ten years he stole million pounds from company.

21. I like blue T-shirt over there better than red one.

22. Their car does 150 miles hour.

23. Where's USB drive I lent you last week?

24. Do you still live in Bristol?

25. Is your mother working in old office building?

26. Carol's father works as electrician.

27. The tomatoes are 99 pence kilo.

28. What do you usually have for breakfast?

29. Ben has terrible headache.

30. After this tour you have whole afternoon free to explore the city.
 III. The definite article THE. Decide whether to use the definite article the or not.

1. My grandmother likes flowers/the flowers very much.

2. I love flowers/the flowers in your garden.
3. See you on Wednesday/ the Wednesday.
4. I always listen to the radio/radio in the morning.
5. Alex goes to work by bus/the bus.
6. Don't be late for school/the school.
7. Listen! Dennis is playing trumpet/the trumpet .
8. We often see our cousins over Easter/the Easter.
9. She has never been to Alps/the Alps before.
10. What about going to Australia in February/the February?

IV. The indefinite article a/an. Use a or an. Write the correct forms of the indefinite
articles into the gaps

1. Lucy has dog.

2. Let's sing song.
3. Emily needs new desk in her room.
4. I need blue pen.
5. Ben has old bike.
6. Peter has aunt in Berlin.
7. We listen to English CD.
8. She has exercise book in her school bag.
9. The speed of this car was 160 miles hour.
10. They finished unit.