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The definite article the – Exercise

Hi John,
I arrived in (the) USA last Monday. We left (x)Rome, flew over ()Alps and made a quick stop
in x London. There we went shopping at () Harrods, visited () Tower and enjoyed a sunny afternoon
in x Hyde Park. On the following day we left for ()New York. ()time on board wasn't boring as there were
two films to watch on () monitor. () people on() plane were all ()Italian. Before we landed at x JFK
airport, we saw ()Statue of Liberty, () Ellis Island and ()Empire State Building. () hotel I stayed in
was on () corner of x 42nd Street and ()5th Avenue. I don't like()hotels very much, but I didn't
have x time to rent an apartment.
Please say hello to Peter and Mandy.
Yours,
Peter

The indefinite article a/an – Exercise

Lucy has a dog.

Let's sing () song.

Emily needs () new desk in her room.

I need () blue pen.
Ben has () old bike.
Peter has () aunt in Berlin.
We listen to () English CD.
She has () exercise book in her school bag.
The speed of this car was 160 miles an hour.
They finished () unit.
There is () green English book on the desk.
She's reading () old comic.
They've got () idea.
He is drinking () cup of coffee.
The girl is () pilot.
Leipzig has () airport.
This is () expensive bike.
Look! There's a bird flying.

My father is an honest person.

My friend likes to be an astronaut.

()uncle
()cup of coffee
()university
() answer
()MP
()one-dollar bill
() dog
() old comic
() aunt
()actor

a/an or some – English sentences – Exercise

I have (a) good idea.

That's (an )interesting job!

They have found (some )gold in that old mine.

Do the Smiths have()yellow van?


Look! He's having () water.
He always likes () piece of chocolate.
I have ()homework to do for tomorrow.
There's () nice girl in the red car.
Would you like () milk with your cookies?
How about () grapes?

The articles a/an and the in English – Exercise


I like (the) blue T-shirt over there better than (the) red one.

Their car does 150 miles (an) hour.


Where's () USB drive I lent you last week?
Do you still live in () Bristol?
Is your mother working in () old office building?
Carol's father works as () electrician.
The tomatoes are 99 pence () kilo.
What do you usually have for () breakfast?
Ben has () terrible headache.
After this tour you have () whole afternoon free to explore () city.
Look at ()sea! 
Who is () lady in () picture? 
I visited () South Africa last summer. 
The book is about ()man who lives on a small island. 
I work as ()only English teacher at this school. 
Harry fixed () car, so we can go to () lake. 
She goes to work by () bike. 
Jamy likes ()music, he plays () instrument. 
Marie enjoys eating ()Swiss cheese. 
We have () small house in () village in ()Netherlands. 

a few, a little – Exercise 

.  _________  sugar 

.  _________  time 

.  _________  houses 

.  _________  cheese 

.  _________  cars 

.  _________  money 
.  _________  children 

.  _________  girls 

.  _________  coffee 

.  _________  hobbies 

.  _________  electricity 

.  _________  suitcases 

.  _________  rice 

.  _________  water 

.  _________  bottles of water 


.  _________  coal 

.  _________  scarves 

.  _________  gold 

.  _________  dollars 

.  _________  sand

He speaks  _________  Spanish, so we were able to find a nice room in Madrid. 


There are only  _________  bananas left in the box. 
We need  _________  butter for this cake. 
The teacher gives us  _________  time to prepare before a test. 
There are only  _________  days left to hand in the reports. 
I bought  _________  apples in this shop. 
Could I have  _________  milk in my coffee, please? 
Look! There are  _________  mice on the roof. 
We saw  _________  people at the bus stop. 
We have  _________  ketchup and  _________  sausages left.
few, little in sentences – Exercise

This president had  _________  power. 


She spoke _________ English. It was nearly impossible to understand her. 
They got_________  complaints. 
I'm sorry, but I have_________time to waste. 
He is lucky. He has _________problems. 
They have _________ interest in politics. 
There's very_________communication between them. 
 _________children understood the difference. 
We had _________hope that his sister would survive. 
Very _________students studied Latin last year. 

each or every – Exercise

       of the students has three books. 


There is a bus        2 hours. 
There are four worksheets - please take one of       . 
We enjoyed        minute of our holidays. 
       student has written an e-mail. 
These lemons cost 25 cent       . 
They        have their own e-mail address. 
We lost $20       . 
       answer is worth 2 points. 
They're open        day except Sunday. 

how much or how many – Exercise

       stars are there in the sky?


       people live on islands?
       birds are there?
       water is in the ocean?
       money is in a bank?
       countries are there in the world?
       bread is eaten per day?
       bones are there in the human body?
       sand is in the deserts?
       information is on the internet?

much, many – Exercise

       pupils
       time
       money
       dollars
       milk
       children
       water
       fun
       dogs
       people

       CDs
       music
       cups
       juice
       time
       pencils
       cheese
       cornflakes
       pizzas
       lemonade
       nonsense
       bikes
       cornflakes
       help
       cups
       fun
       teeth
       rubbish
       sisters
       work

How        players are in a handball team?


How        pocket money do you get per week?
How        time is left?
How        sisters does Ella have?
How        coins did you find yesterday?
How        water is in this bottle?
How        crosswords did she solve correctly?
How        milk do they have for breakfast?
How        bikes were stolen last year?
How        coffee do your parents drink per day?

There isn't        milk left in the fridge.


You shouldn't eat so        sweets.
My friend doesn't eat        fruit.
They don't know        about the history of their country.
I don't have        time to practise basketball.
There aren't        people in the shops today.
There is not        homework to do.
How        of you are coming to the party?
We don't have        oranges, and we don't have        olive oil.
There wasn't        dust in that house, was there?

Can I have        of these kiwis?


We saw        dolphins in the sea.
They went to town without        money.
Buy some apples if you see       .
Would you like        more tea?
Come and see me        time you want.
He never does        work.
You can take        bus to the city centre.
Peter never gives his mother        help.
There's hardly        coffee left.

something, anything, someone, anyone, somewhere,


anywhere – Exercise

I've got  in my eye.


There is  at the door.
We haven't heard  about Peter. Is he ill?
Do you live  near Mandy?
 wants to see you.
Has  seen my bag?
My teacher asked me .
Can I have  to drink?
Don't worry.  can tell you where the post-office in this town is.
I don't know  about it.

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