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Η Αγγλικη γλωσσα εχει δυο ειδων αρθρα: το αοριστο (a / an-

ενας, μια, ένα) και το οριστικο (the - ο, η, το, η, της, την, το,
του, το, οι, των, τους, οι, των, τις, τα, των, τα)
1. Χρηση του οριστικου αρθρου:
Α) δεν χρησιμοποιειται με γενικες εννοιες (before nouns which
are used with a general sense, ουσιαστικα που δηλωνουν υλη,
αφηρημενα η κοινα ουσιαστικα)
Wine is a drink, not a refreshment
Love is a mystery
I love pizza
He grows wheat
Beauty is only skin deep
- Όταν όμως αναφερομαστε σε συγκεκριμενο ουσιαστικο η
συγκεκριμενα ουσιαστικα, τοτε το οριστικο αρθρο
χρησιμοποιειται
She is the love of my life
The pizza we ordered last night came from a new pizza place
The wheat we grew last year was of an excellent quality

- Όταν ένα ουσιαστικο επαναλαμβανεται στον λογο

θεωρειται ορισμενο και παιρνει το οριστικο αρθρο
He bought some history and sociology books; the history books
are over there on the table. I don’t know where he put the
sociology ones.
Β) Το οριστικο αρθρο ΔΕΝ χρησιμοποιειται πριν από κυρια
ονοματα προσωπων, πολεων και κωμοπολεων, χωριων, χωρων
και οδων
Jim is very tall
Mrs. Jones is a clever lady
Paris is the capital of France
His office is in Oxford street.
Exceptions 1: the USA, the Congo, the Sudan, the Midlands, the
Netherlands, the Philippines, the Yemen, the Lebanon, the
Levant

Exceptions 2:
- The Oxford Street in Birmingham, with its industrial
buildings, is quite different from the Oxford Street in
London.
- There is also a small village in England where the high
street is actually called "The Street", so there is a postal
address is "4, The Street" (a "high street" is the main road
usually in a village or small town. High Street is a
common name for streets and roads)
- [In the English town of Yeovil there is a road officially
called "Preston Road". But it is very often referred to as
"the Preston Road" because it was the originally the road
leading from Yeovil to the neighbouring village of Preston
Plucknett. And in an English city, "Cheltenham Road" is
referred to as "the Cheltenham Road" because it's the road
that leads to Cheltenham].

- Strand (or the Strand) is a major thoroughfare in the City

of Westminster, Central London. It runs just over 3 ⁄ 4 mile
(1,200 m) from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar,
 where the road becomes Fleet Street inside the City of
London, and is part of the A4, a main road running west
from inner London.

In some parts of the United States and Canada the definite

article is used with the names of highways that are made up of
numbers only.
- Do not use the definite article with the names of streets,
avenues, lanes, roads, boulevards [λεωφοροι], squares,
ways, circuses
Oxford street, Trafalgar Square, The Great Lakes, The Mall (= a
street in London)
The Royal Ontario Museum is on Bloor Street.
Jill lives on Summerside Avenue.
Meet me on Santa Monica Boulevard at 7:00.

- Use the definite article with the names of highways,

parkways [οδος ταχειας κυκλοφοριας], freeways
[αυτοκινητοδρομοι], expressways [αυτοκινητοδρομοι],
and turnpikes [= toll road – δρομος ταχειας κυκλοφοριας
με διοδια]. (Sometimes the is not used, but the use of the
definite article seems to be more common)

It is much faster driving on the Glendale Freeway.

The Metropolitan Expressway is owned and operated by a
private company.
The Lincoln Highway is famous for being the first road to cross
the entire United States.
 - Do not use the definite article with the names of highways
that begin with a word or letter followed by a number.

There is a speed trap on Highway 52.

U.S. Route 101 runs through California, Oregon, and
Washington.
You can get to the hotel by driving along Interstate 45.
Route 66 is very famous – it runs from Chicago to LA.

The 401 always has traffic.

The 99 is a pleasant drive.
David’s car broke down on the 5.

Γ) πριν από τα ονοματα εορτων καθως και των ημερων της

εβδομαδας ΔΕΝ μπαινει το οριστικο αρθρο
- Επισης το οριστικο αρθρο ΔΕΝ χρησιμοποιειται με ονοματα
παρκων, πλατειων, παιχνιδιων, και χρωματων
Saturday is my favourite day of the week
May Day, Labour Day, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Halloween
Hyde Park, Trafalgar Square, Football, Red
[on Sunday – but: The Sunday before last (= a specific Sunday)
– on the Sunday we first met]

Εξαιρεσεις:
- Το οριστικο αρθρο χρησιμοποιειται μπροστα από τα εξης
κυρια ονοματα:
 a) Οροσειρων (mountain range), ποταμων, κολπων,
θαλασσων, ωκεανων, ακρωτηριων, πορθμων, διωρυγων
και συσταδων νησιων, φυλων (tribes)
The Thames, the Alps, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean
Sea, the Maldives, The Nile, The Navajo, the Inuit
Οι λιμνες και τα νησια ενικου αριθμου δεν παιρνουν οριστικο
αρθρο
Lake Superior, Crete
b) Πριν από ονοματα λαων και οικογενειων (κυριων
ονοματων) στον πληθυντικο, και πριν από ονοματα χωρων
που αποτελουν ενωσεις η ομοσπονδιες (αποτελουμενα από
δυο η περισσοτερες λεξεις)
The Australians, the Simpsons, the United States, the United
Arab Emirates
c) Πριν από ονοματα πλοιων, ιδρυματων, εφημεριδων,
ξενοδοχειων, λεσχων, εστιατοριων, θεατρων,
κινηματογραφων
The Bismarck, the United Nations, the New York Times, the
Rex, the Hilton

Δ) δεν χρησιμοποιειται το οριστικο αρθρο μπροστα από τα

ονοματα γλωσσων όταν δεν ακολουθει η λεξη language
Greek is more difficult than English; the English language is not
as difficult as the Greek one
Chinese is more difficult than French

Ε) Το οριστικο αρθρο ΔΕΝ μπαινει μπροστα από τα παρακατω

ουσιαστικα, όταν αυτά χρησιμοποιουνται για τον σκοπο που
δημιουργηθηκαν (for their primary purpose)
Barracks, bed, church, court, desk, harbour / port, home,
hospital, market, prison / jail, school, college, university, table,
sea, work.
Pupils go to primary school to learn
Parents often come to the school to talk to the teaching staff
He was taken to hospital; we went to the hospital to see how he
was
He was taken to prison
Lawyers often go to the prison to see their clients

ΣΤ) Τα ουσιαστικα cinema, movies, pictures και theatre

παιρνουν το οριστικο αρθρο
They often go to the cinema / movies / pictures / theatre

Z) Τα ουσιασικα που δηλωνουν κτηρια, πραγματα κλπ που

θεωρουνται μοναδικα στον κοσμο παιρνουν το οριστικο αρθρο
και συνηθως αρχιζουν με κεφαλαιο γραμμα.
The Sun / Moon / Earth / sky / Pope / Bible / gospel (the Good
News) / Parthenon / Pyramids / Taj Mahal etc.
Τα σημεια του οριζοντα δεν παιρνουν το οριστικο αρθρο όταν
φανερωνουν διευθυνση
They drove from east to west

H) Με τα κτητικα επιθετα δεν μπαινει το οριστικο αρθρο

Her accessories (τα αξεσουαρ της)
Θ) Δεν χρησιμοποιειται το οριστικο αρθρο με τα ουσιαστικα
mother, father, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc., όταν αναφερομαστε
στην δικη μας μητερα κλπ

Where is mother?
The mother of these children is over there

Επισης με τα ουσιαστικα man (οι ανθρωποι γενικα / ο

Ανθρωπος), woman (οι γυναικες)

Man is mortal
The first man who landed on the Moon was Neil Armstrong

Ι) Τα επιθετα next και last δεν παιρνουν το οριστικο αρθρο όταν

αναφερονται σε χρονο αμεσως πριν η μετα τον παροντα χρονο
(το ‘τωρα’)

I’m going to Hawaii next week / month / year

They went to China last year

Όταν όμως αναφερονται σε χρονο πριν η ετα άλλο χρονικο

σημειο του παρελθοντος η του μελλοντος, κι όχι του παροντος,
παιρνουν το οριστικο αρθρο

She was in New York last Monday; the next (following) day she
visited Boston.
He was very happy on the last day of his life
He wants to spend the last day of his holiday by the hotel’s
swimming-pool

K) Πολλα επιθετα χρησιμοποιουνται ως ουσιαστικα στον

πληθυντικο αριθμο με το οριστικο αρθρο και χωρις -s,
δηλωνοντας ολοκληρη την κατηγορια των ανθρωπων που
χαρακτηριζονται από την εννοια του επιθετου

The elderly – οι ηλικιωμενοι

The young – οι νεοι
The poor - φτωχοι
The rich – οι πλουσιοι

NOTE:
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper
We have dinner at 9 pm
The dinner we had at the Ritz was fantastic

- Το οριστικο αρθρο χρησιμοποιειται με ένα κοινο

ουσιαστικο όταν (περιλαμβανει όλα τα ομοια του η μια
ομαδα ομοειδων, και) το χρησιμοποιουμε ως
αντιπροσωπευτικο της κατηγοριας του

The cow is a useful animal OR

A cow is a useful animal OR
Cows are useful animals
Λ) Το οριστικο αρθρο χρησιμοποιειται με τα μουσικα οργανα
He plays the guitar quite well
M) με τον συγκριτικο και υπερθετικο βαθμο των επιθετων
He is the tallest in class
The better team won (comparison of two things)
Note: most of us (NOT: the most of us)
N) πριν από ονοματα οικογενειων στον πληθυντικο και τα
ονοματα εθνικοτητων
The Morgans, The Italians
O) πριν από ονοματα πλοιων, εφημεριδων, θεατρων,
ξενοδοχειων, εστιατοριων
The Financial Times
The Ritz
The Globe, the Royal Theatre
But: if restaurants, hotels, banks, shops are named after the
people who founded them and end in ‘s’ or ‘s, they do not take
the article ‘the’
Harrods, Lloyds Bank, Franco’s Hotel / Restaurant
P) before names of seas, rivers, groups of islands, deserts,
mountain ranges, gulfs, bays, capes, canals, straits, oceans
The Straits of Gibraltar, the Sahara desert, the Himalayas, the
Danube, the Gulf of Mexico, the Cape of Good Hope, the Bay
of Pigs, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Canary Islands, the
Indian Ocean

- The definite article is not used

- Before months, seasons
Summer is my favourite season
July is the hottest month of the year in Greece
Before names of meals, games, colours
Tennis is my favourite sport
But: The lunch we got yesterday was awful (= a specific meal)
- Before means of transport
Travel by car
But: Catch the / a train
The plane finally took off
Did you take the car today?
- Before titles, if after them the name of the person follows
King Richard, Presiden Kennedy but: The President of the USA
- before two-word names, if the first word is usually the
name of a person or place
London University, Canterbury Cathedral

2. Χρηση του αοριστου αρθρου

Το αοριστο αρθρο στα Αγγλικα εχει δυο τυπους, a, an για όλα
τα γενη. Χρησιμοποιειται μονο στον ενικο. Στον πληθυντικο
χρησιμοποιουνται τα some / any.
Ο τυπος a χρησημοποιειται όταν η επομενη λεξη αρχιζει αρχιζει
με ηχο συμφωνου
A house, a car, a book, a frog, a union
Ο τυπος an χρησημοποιειται όταν η επομενη λεξη αρχιζει
αρχιζει με ηχο φωνηεντος
An apple, an hour, an eighty-year old building
The Indefinite article ‘a’ remains as it is (i.e., it is not changed
into ‘an’) before the word ‘one’
She attended a one month course at Cambridge
To αοριστο αρθρο δεν χρησιμοποιειται μπροστα από μη
μετρησιμα ουσιαστικα, αφηρημενα ουσιαστικα και γευματα,
εκτος εάν εχουν επιθετο μπροστα τους
We’ll have dinner at 10 pm
We had an expensive dinner at the Hilton
The indefinite article is placed after adjectives, if before them
there is one of the words: too, as, how,however.
She is too good a woman to commit a crime
He is too old a man to run a marathon

We use ‘a / an’ to talk about something for the first time. We

use ‘the’ to talk about something we have mentioned before
There is a dog in the garden. The dog is near the swimming pool
Χρηση:
a) όταν αναφερομαστε γενικα κι αοριστα σε καποιον η κατι
A man asked to see you; he’s waiting outside your office
b) σε εκφρασεις μετρησης, αντιστοιχωντας με το ελληνικο
οριστικο αρθρο αιτιατικης πτωσης (τον, την , το)

We visit them twice a month

He was driving at eighty miles an hour
The apples are two euros a kilo
 d) Μετα το βοηθητικο ρημα ‘to be’ χρησιμοποιειται παντοτε
το αοριστο αρθρο όταν ακολουθει ουσιαστικο ενικου
αριθου που μπορει να αριθμηθει (μετρησιμο ουσιαστικο –
countable noun)
Το ιδιο συμβαινει και με το ρημα ‘to have’
I am a teacher
I have a car
e) before a singular countable noun (a man)
f) before names of professions (she is an actress)
g) in certain expressions
a lot of, a great deal of, a hundred, a dozen, a million, a score
[μια εικοσαδα], six kilometers an hour, a quarter, a thousand, a
couple, to be of a size, to be of an age
h) after the verb ‘call’
they called her a thief
i) after phrases introduced with the prepositions ‘for’ and
‘as’
For a driver, he is not that bad
As a lawyer, he failed

Το αοριστο αρθρο δεν εχει πληθυντικο

Όταν όμως επεχει θεση αριθμητικου επιθετου, στον πληθυντικο
χρησιμοποιουνται τα επιθετα some, any, many
I have a book
I have some books

EXERCISES
1. Put in a / an, or the. Sometimes you do nοt need an article
– you leave it blank.
1. There was …………. waiter standing at ………… entrance
of ………… restaurant. I
ordered him ………. glass of ………. vodka with some juice in
it.
2. There was ………. question I wanted to ask ………. biology
teacher about ……….Kangroos. She had said …………
Kangroo carried her baby in ………. kind of bag in……….
front part of ……….her body. I wanted to know how many
baby Kangroos it could carry at ……….time.
3. “Is that your wife?”
“No, my wife’s ………. woman in ………. red dress.”
4. I work with ………. man and two women. ………. man is
quite nice, but ………. women are not very friendly.
5. What’s in ……… newspaper?
6. Can you show me ………. that book, please?
7. What’s ………. name of ………. woman in ………. blue
dress?
8. ………… water turns into ………… ice at 0 degrees C.
9. I like ………… steak, but I don’t like ………… eggs.
10. She lives in ………… nice flat on ………. fifth floor of
………… .old house.
11. It’s terrible - …………......eggs are $ 2 ………… dozen.
12. There was ………. boy and ………. girl in the room.
……….. boy was Japanese but
……….. girl looked foreign. She was wearing ………… fur
coat.
13. This morning I bought …………. newspaper and ………..
magazine. ………. newspaper
is in my bag but I don’t know where ………… magazine is.
14. “Have you got ………. car?”
“No, I’ve never had …………. car in my life.”
15. We don’t go to ……….. cinema very much these days. In
fact, in ………. town where we
live there isn’t ………… cinema.
16. Don’t stay in that hotel. ………… beds are very
uncomfortable.
17. After I leave ………… school, I want to go to …………
university.

2. Put in a / an, or the. Sometimes you do not need an article

– you leave it blank.
1. John Coleman is …………. bank manager. He works in
………… bank in ……… center of ……… London. Every
morning he gets up at seven o’clock, has ……… breakfast
and……… cup of ……….. coffee, and reads ……….”Times”.
Then he goes to ………. work by …….. bus. In ……….
morning, he usually makes ……….. telephone calls,
sees……….. customers and ………… dictates ………… letters.
He has ………. lunch at……….. restaurant near ……… bank.
In ……….. afternoon he works until five or five-thirty, and then
goes ………. home. He doesn’t work on ……….. Saturdays or
Sundays; he goes to ………… cinema or reads. He likes
…………. novels and ……….. history. He is not married. He
has ……….. sister in ………. Oxford and ……….. brother in
………..London.
2. Have you got ……….. camera?
3. You need ………. visa to visit ……….. foreign countries, but
not all of them.
4. When we reached the city center, ………… shops were still
open but most of them were already closed.
5. Jack has got ……….. very long legs, so he’s ……….. fast
runner.
6. I’m looking for ………… job. And did Ann get ………. job
she applied for?
7. Did ………. police find ………. person who stole your
bicycle?
8. We went out for ………… meal last night. …………
restaurant we went to was excellent.
9. This morning I had ……….. boiled egg and toast for
breakfast.
10. Tom always gives Ann …………. flowers on her birthday.
11. I went into the shop and asked to speak to ……….. manager.
12. There’s no need to buy any milk. …………. milkman brings
it every morning.
13. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in …………
garden.
14. Jane is ……….. teacher. Her parents were ……….. teachers
too.
15. Bill’s got ……….. big feet.
16. Would you like to be ……….. actor?
3. Put a suitable article into the blanks:
1. My neighbour is ……….. photographer; let’s ask him for
……….. advice about colour films.
2. I had ……… very bad night; I didn’t sleep ………. wink.
3. He is ………… vegeterian; you won’t get ………. meat at his
house.
4. ………… youngest boy has just started going to ………..
school; ………. eldest boy is at………… college.
5. I went to ………… school to talk to ………… headmistress.
I persuaded her to let Ann give up …………. gymnastics and
take ………. ballet lessons instead.
6. There was ………. knock on ………. door. I opened it and
found ………… small dark man in ………. check overcoat and
……… soft hat.
7. - Are John and Mary ……….. cousins?
- No, they aren’t ………. cousins; they are ……….. brother and
……… sister.
8. ……….. postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be
………… dentist than ……….. doctor, because ………….
dentists don’t get called out at ……….. night.
9. - Would you like to hear ………… story about ………..
Englishman, …………. Irishman and ………. Scotsman?
- No. I’ve heard ……….. stories about ……….. Englishmen,
………… Irishmen and ………… Scotsmen before and they are
all ……….. same.
10. “………. modern burglars don’t hide under ………. beds.”
said her daughter.
11. ……….. most of ………… stories that ………… people tell
about ……….. Irish aren’t true.
12. Like many women, she loves ……….. tea parties and
………… gossip.
13. On ……….. Sundays my father stays in …………. bed till
ten o’clock, reading ………. Sunday papers.
14. I have ……….. little money left; let’s have dinner in
……….. restaurant.
15. - I hope you have ………… lovely time and ………… good
weather.
- But I’m not going for ………… holiday; I’m going on
…………. business.
16. During ………. meal he gives her ………. instructions
about ………. garden and she tells him ………. village gossip.
17. My mother goes to …………church in …………. morning,
and in ………… afternoon goes to visit ………… friends.

4. Some of the blank spaces below need articles, others do

not. Fill in the articles where needed.
1. Tobacco is one of ………… most important products of
……….. South.
2. …………. fresh air is needed by all people.
3. …………. cotton which comes from ………… Alabama is
better than ………. Cotton which comes from …………
Oklahoma.
4. ………… air in this room is fresh.
5. ………. important products which we ger from …………
India are ……….. tea, ……… cotton, and ………… rice.
6. …………. telephone seldom rings in our home.
7. …………. silver is …………. conductor of ………….
electricity.
8. I get on ………… train at ………… same place every day.
9. ………… rain and ………… sun are needed for ………….
raising of………. vegetables.
10. Mary is waving to us from across …………. street.
11. ………… sun is shining but part of ………… sky is still
covered with clouds.
12. …………. women use much make-up.
13. Sometimes everyone must take ………… medicine.
14. …………. coffee will keep you awake all night.
15. …………. medicine which ………….. doctor prescribed
helped me.
16. …………. tea seems to keep some people awake.
17. He likes to study ………….. French.
18. …………. coffee is very strong.
19. In that course, we study …………. history of all …………
important countries of Asia.
20. …………. coffee which comes from Brazil is …………
best.

5. Some of the blank spaces below need articles, others do

not. Fill in the articles where needed.
1. He went to ………… Spain last month.
2. When you go to …………. Spain be sure to see ………….
Madrid.
3. He works in ………… building on ………… corner of
………. Tenth Ave. and 62nd St.
4. ………… Tokyo is ………… largest city in ……….. World.
5. ………… traffic on ………… Jones Avenue is heavy.
6. ………… Miami is ………… center of ………… tobacco
industry.
7. ……… Rio Grande River forms …………. boundary
between ………. U.S. and Mexico.
8. ………… rivers of …………..eastern part of ………….
United States flow toward …………. East Coast.
9. …………. largest river in …………. America is ………….
Mississippi.
10. …………. New York subway trains are very comfortable.
11. …………. climate of ……….. southern Florida is very nice
all year.
12. …………. capital of …………. France is ………… Paris,
but ………. capital of ………. England is London.
13. ………… Tenth Street has some very nice shops.
14. Some of …………. Tenth Street shops are very inexpensive,
too.
15. ………….. President will be on ……….. TV tonight.

6. Put in the definite article ‘the’ where necessary

a) He likes to study …………….History
b)…………… history of Greece is very interesting.
c) ……….. air is necessary to life
d) ………air in this room is stuffy
e) …….. last month we went to ………….Rome and visited
……….. Colosseum.
f) ……… largest of ………..Germany is ……..Rhine
g) A: Why did you eat all ……..strawberries I bought this
morning?
B: Because I love ………..strawberries!
h) Much of ……… marble which is used in ……….Athens
comes from ……..Mount Pentelikon
i) …………..coffee which comes from …….Brazil is the best in
………..world
j) …………water is a good conductor of ……….electricity.
k) ………..honesty is ……….best policy.
l) He received some letters and cards for Christmas.
………..letters were from close relatives.
m) ………..Mount Olympus is ………. highest mountain in
…………..Greece.
n) ……….Smiths have an apartment and a house. ………house
is by the sea.
o) A shoemaker uses …….rubber and ………leather in his
work. ……….leather he uses must be of a good quality.
p) ……..Suez Canal opened in 1869.
q) They live on / in ……………..Baker street.
r) All …………islands in ………Maldives are beautiful.
s) ………….Greeks are kind and hospitable
t) A young man committed a crime last night. ………crime was
premeditated.
u) ………marriage in ………United States is nearly as common
as ………………divorce.
v) ……….Man has not conquered ……….Space yet
w) Their children go to ………….church every Sunday.
x) …………Sporades islands are in ………. Aegean Sea.
y) ………….stamps in that collection are very rare and thus
valuable.
z) ……………..Radio City in ………New York is …….largest
theatre in ………..world.
a’) ………Sun is shining today
b’)………..August is …….month I like best
c’) ……….policeman took ……..man to …….prison.
d’) ………tea in this pot is very hot.
e’) We spent the night in ………London and ……….next day
travelled to ………..Oxford to see ……….our friendas.
f’) he thinks that ………French language is easier than
………..English language.
g’) I think that ……….English is easier than ……..French.
h’) …………Eiffel Tower is in ……Paris
i’) We will never forget ……….dinner we had at ……….Hilton
Hotel ………LAST Christmas.
j’) …………….money is used all over …… world as a means of
exchange
k’) Have you spent all …….money I gave you?
l’) ………….Thames is ……river which flows through
……..London.
m’) ……..water in that basin is not fit to drink.

7. Fill in the definite or indefinite article, where necessary

a) ………….. friend of mine came with us
b) May I have …………. glass of cold water?
c) Have you ever visited ……….England?
d) ………..Sam lives in ………..India.
e) My grandfather lives in ………………Republic of Ireland.
f) …………Christmas is on …………December 25th.
g) We flew over …………..Pacific Ocean
h) What time do you go to …………..school?
i) Do you like ………..golf?
j) That was …………..easy examination.
k) …………..English language is not difficult to learn.
l) ……….next week I’ll be in ………Germany.
m) I saw ………Mary ………..last week.
n) They go to ………..opera twice ……year.
o) This is …………….Mr. Brown’s office.
p)………….Johnsons are …….happy family.
q) ………Seine runs through ………Paris
r) …………Harrisons live in ………Liverpool
s) Do you like ……..olives that come from……….Peloponnese?
t) ………Acropolis is in ……..Athens.
u)…………February is …….coldest month in ………Greece.
v) How often do you play ……..volleyball?
w) ……….Mount Everest is in …….Himalayas.
x) We stayed at ……..Carlton Hotel while in………Saudi
Arabia.
y) Do you take …….sugar in your coffee?
z) There is …….egg in …….nest.
a’) ……….Alps are in ……..Europe.
b’) I’m leaving ……..work ………next week.
c’) We must wait for …….hour before we can swim
after…..meal.
d’) They always go to ……..church on ……..Sunday.

8. Multiple Choice Test

a) …………………friends is in London.
a. his b. one of his c. the d. a his friend
b) I have bought …………apple.
a. a b. some c. an d. any
c) Did you see …………..full moon last night?
A. the b. an c. some d. any
d) a. in the United States b. in United States c. at United States
d. at America
e) How often do you go ……………….?
a. at church b. in church c. the church d. to church
f) ………grammar books they use are not modern
a. an b. – c. the d. a
g) What time do you usually …………..bed?
a. go at b. go to c. go to the d. go
h) I work five days ……..week
a. the b. a c. of a d. once a
i) Which month is …….warmest in your country
a. more b. the most c. the d. too
j) London is on ……..Thames
a. an b. – c. to d. the

9. Write “a” or “an” before each noun.

1. ______ outstanding manager
6. ______ index
2. ______ account
7. ______ e-mail
3. ______ evening
8. ______ assistant
4. ______ associate
9. ______ university
5. ______ night
10. ______ box

10. I. Put a/an or the in the blanks, only where necessary.

1. …….horses have four legs and ….. long tails.
2. Write your name at…. top of …. paper.
3. His son is … pupil at …. school near here.
4…… sugar is sweet and ….. coffee is bitter.
05. …… little girl in blue is Mary.
06. Bakers use _ flour for making _ bread.
07. ……… second letter of ……..alphabet is B.
08. ……… sun was in _ sky nearly all …….day
09. People make omelettes with ……eggs.
10. ……. sick child needs …… doctor.
11. ……. man on …… left of …… picture is Mr.
Green.
12. I shall always remember …… kindness of those people.
13. ……….. girl sometimes goes to work as……. shop
assistant.
14. Where do horses sleep at …….. night?
15. …….. food and……… drink are necessary to
life.

11. Put in the only where it is necessary.

1. …… Danube is the longest river in …. Europe.
2. Mt. Blanc is in…… Swiss Alps.
3. London is on ……. Thames.
4. ……. Hague is…… capital of ……. Holland.
5. ……….. Andes are high mountains in _ South
America.
6. …….. Cyprus is a large island in …….
Mediterranean.
7. On …….19th March, I left……… King George Hotel
to cross ……. Atlantic on ………. Queen Mary.
8……. Peter is having……. lunch at …… Red Rose,
with John, to-day.
9. To-day, ……. sun is very hot but ……. north-east
wind cools the air.
10. ……….. Sea Lion flew across the water with _ south-
west wind behind her.
11. I shall meet you at …….. Rialto Cinema in _ Prince
Road.
12. We are having ……… dinner at …….. Claridge’s
before going to _ Adelphi theatre.
13. ……… moon and……. stars are shining brightly
tonight.
14. Shall we go to …… Embassy Cinema or to …….
Green’s Theatre?
15. My husband usually has ……… lunch at …….. Blue
Pig.

12. Error Analysis

All of the following sentences contain mistakes. Find the
mistakes and correct them.
01. The oil is a natural resource.
02. The lions are wild animals.
03. Our kinship system belongs to an united family.
04. I’m studying the English.
05. I’m living in United State.
06. What kind of a book do you want?
07. The boy whose the father is ill has left.
08. Every Friday Muslims go to the mosque.
09. The nature is beautiful in spring.
10. A thief is a danger to the society.
11. The summer is a hot season.
12. My favourite game is the football.
13. The cholera is a dreadful disease.
14. The green is a beautiful colour.
15. The smell is one of the five senses.