Full name: ……………………………………………
Class: ………………
A / AN
A / AN + singular nouns
1. When a noun is mentioned for the first time
eg. A car stopped outside our house. A man got
out and went into a shop.
2. To describe what something or someone is
eg. ABS is an unreliable travel agency.
Anne’s a doctor.
3. To talk about objects that are not specific
eg. I need a phone.
I met a nice girl on holiday.
4. To refer to all examples of the same kind
eg. A doctor earns more than a teacher.
(= all doctors, all teachers)
5. With expressions of quantity and frequency
eg. €2 a kilo, 50km an hour, twice a week
* Notes:
- Use A before a word starting with a consonant
sound (phụ âm).
eg. a book, a house, a university, a cold day
- Use AN before a word starting with a vowel
sound (nguyên âm).
eg. an apple, an eraser, an uncle, an hour,
an interesting class
ARTICLES: A, AN, THE
(MẠO TỪ A, AN, THE)
THE ZERO ARTICLE
THE + singular / plural / uncountable nouns ZERO ARTICLE + plural / uncountable nouns
1. When the listener knows what the speaker is talking 1. When we are talking about things in general
about eg. Passwords protect our personal information.
eg. I went to the supermarket near my house.
2. With meals, months, days and special times of the
2. Something that has been mentioned before year
eg. I bought a T-shirt and a jacket. The T-shirt’s eg. Shall I heat up some soup for lunch?
blue and the jacket’s black. We came back in April.
They go to church on Sundays.
3. With unique things
eg. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969. I visit my grandparents on New Year’s Day.
4. With superlative 3. With names of continents and most countries,
states, cities / towns, mountains, lakes, streets /
eg. Which is the longest river in the world?
roads, parks, shops, restaurants
5. Before singular nouns for species, inventions and
eg. Dat Lat is in Lam Dong Province.
musical instruments We visited Lake Victoria. It’s in East Africa.
eg. The whale has a very distinctive call.
4. With games, sports, subjects, languages, some
Who invented the computer?
I play the piano. illnesses
eg. Did you play soccer at school?
6. Before nationality and some adjectives with plural She got top marks in maths and chemistry.
meanings Patric’s family speaks French at home.
eg. the Americans, the Japanese, the rich, the old Smoking causes lung cancer.
7. Names of countries, oceans/seas, rivers, deserts,
mountain ranges, groups of islands and regions
eg. the US the Sahara
the UK the Alps
the Netherlands the Middle East
the Philippines the Amazon
the Pacific the Thames
the North Sea ……
 PRACTICE
I/ Complete the sentence with A / AN / THE / Ø (Zero article)
1. _________
0 music is my passion.
2. Lots of children love _________0 fish and chips
3. _________
the French are said to be _________ the grumpy people.
4. They play _________ 0 football on Wednesdays.
5. _________ tigers are disappearing in _________ the wild.
a
6. I have _________ shower every morning.
7. _________
the boys are interested in _________ video games.
8. Mike plays _________ 0 drums better I do.
a
9. Would you like _________ cup of coffee?
a
10. We had _________ nice trip on _________ Thames.
the
11. _________
the Sun isn’t shining today, what _________ a pity!
12. It’s getting difficult to find _________ good vegetables these days!
13. She started her career as _________
a teacher, but now she’s _________ a journalist.
14. Where did you put _________ the plane ticket that I gave you on _________ Monday?
an
15. We should take _________ umbrella. It’s going to rain, I’m sure!
16. There is _________
a man waiting for you in _________ the office.
17. _________ the
the blue whale is _________ biggest sea mammal in _________ the world.
18. There is _________ the
an exhibition in _________ town hall this week.
19. My brother likes to have _________ breakfast in _________ bed on _________ Saturday morning.
the cinema and saw _________
20. We went to ________ a very good comedy, we really had _________
a good time!
21. She goes to _________ the swimming pool three times _________ a week.
22. They were born in _________ USA but now they live in _________ the England.
the
23. Seven million visitors _________
a the ski slopes on _________
year are attracted to _________ the Alps.
24. My elder brother is _________ a the university of Melbourne.
student in _________
25. We spent _________a week in Paris and had _________a great time going up _________
the Eiffel Tower and
a
taking _________ trip along _________ an open boat.
the Seine in _________
26. I got my sister _________
a a the
CD and _________ new book for her birthday. I don’t think she likes _________
CD, though.
27. At _________
the last minute, David decided to go away for _________a a
few days and stay in _________ hotel
the sea.
by _________
28. I’ll meet you outside _________ a a
the post office. I’ll be there in _________ quarter of _________ hour.
29. We lived in _______ the Netherlands before moving here. Be before that we worked in _______ the Middle East.
30. _________the rich should do more to help _________ the poor.

II/ Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence below

31. Denver is located at the foot of __________ Rocky Mountains.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
32. Toronto is located on __________ Lake Ontario.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
33. __________ Nile is the longest river in the world.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
34. __________ Sahara is the world's biggest desert.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
35. I spoke with __________Swedish film director that I told you about.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
 36. Do you speak __________ Swedish?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
37. At the beginning I spoke about __________ tourism in __________ towns.
A. the - the B. the - Ø C. Ø - the D. Ø - Ø
38. Spain is one of _________ largest European countries.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
39. The Browns live in a house. _________ house is very old.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
40. Do you know __________ people who live next door?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
41. The Beatles were very popular in the __________.
A. England B. 1965 C. 1960s D. Europe
42. __________ President of the United States will be visiting Australia next week.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
43. She did __________ MA in French literature
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
44. An atheist does not believe in __________ God
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
45. __________ Underground is a very convenient way of getting around __________ London
A. An - Ø B. The - Ø C. Ø - Ø D. The - The
46. I never listen to __________ radio. In fact, I haven't got __________ radio.
A. the - a B. Ø - a C. the - the D. a - Ø
47. Eight o’clock is __________ a good time to phone Nick. He’s always home in __________ evening.
A. Ø - the B. a - the C. a - Ø D. a – an
48. David is __________ sailor. He spends most of his life at __________ sea.
A. Ø - a B. a - Ø C. a - a D. a - the
49. __________ Titanic, __________ British steamer, sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg.
A. A - the B. Ø - a C. The - the D. The - a
50. “Paul, where is __________ Spanish dictionary? I’m writing __________ essay in Spanish and I need it?”
A. a - an B. Ø - the C. the - an D. Ø - Ø

III/ Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions
51. Amazon is still the most extensive rainforest on Earth, but a large part of it is now in danger of disappearing
A B C D
for good.
52. Samir works for an Egyptian company which specializes in the information technology.
A B C D
53. You’re a third person to ask me about the trip.
C B C D
54. When he was ten, he taught himself to play a violin.
A B C D
55. New York is the cool, cosmopolitan, crowded and constantly evolving city.
A B C D
56. Yesterday we visited the Buckingham Palace, hoping to see the Queen.
A B C D
57. The happiness means different things to different people.
A B C D