ARTICLES: A/AN và THE

1.A / AN: mạo từ bất định (Indefinite articles): được dùng cho danh từ đếm được số ít (singular
count nouns).

-A: trước từ bắt đầu với âm phụ âm: a table, a pen...

-AN: trước từ bắt đầu với một âm nguyên âm: an orange

2.Use ( cách dùng ): A /AN được dùng:

a.danh từ chỉ nghề nghiệp số ít.

e.g.: My brother is a student.
Her pen pal is an engineer.
Your example:

b.danh từ được giới thiệu lần đầu.

e.g.: This is a new computer.
Tuy nhiên nếu sự vật /người này được nhắc đến. chúng ta phải dùng THE.
e.g: I see a pupil in the room. The pupil is wearing a white shirt and blue trousers.
(Tôi thấy một học sinh trong phòng. Học sinh này mặc áo sơ mi trắng và quần xanh.)
Your example:

c.danh từ chỉ sự vật có tính tổng quát / chung chung,

e.g.: A cat is an animal.

d.A / AN có nghĩa là MỘT (one),

e.g.: He bought a book.
He has a boy and a girl.

e.trong câu cảm thán (Exclamatory sentences) với WHAT + danh từ đếm được số ít.
e.g.: What a nice room! (Phòng xinh quá!)
What an interesting play! (Vở kịch hay làm sao!)
Your example:

f.ở cụm từ chỉ số lượng, giá cả,...

e.g.: a lot of, a little, a few, 50 miles an hour,...

g. Sau “there is / was...”

e.g.: There is a park in my town.
(Có một công viên ở thành phố tôi.)
3.THE (Definite article - mạo từ xác định): được dùng trước

a.danh từ xác định vì nó đã được nói đến rồi hay tình huống rõ ràng.
e.g.: He went to the only hospital in the town.
(Anh ấy đi đến bệnh viện duy nhất trong thành phố.)
Can I turn off the television?
(Tôi tắt tivi nhé?)

b.danh từ được bổ nghĩa bởi một cụm từ / mệnh đề.

e.g.: Ann sits on the table near the door.
(Ann ngồi bàn kế cửa ra vào.)
Did Mary get the job she applied for?
(Mary đã nhận được việc làm cô ấy xin không?)

c.danh từ chỉ vật duy nhất (a unique thing): the sun, the moon, the earth....
d.trước so sánh tuyệt đối (the superlative) và số thứ tự (ordinal numbers).
e.g.: Who is the tallest in your class?
(Trong lớp bạn ai là người cao lớn nhất?)
My class is on the second floor.
(Lớp tôi ở tầng 2.)

e.trước tên nhà hàng, khách sạn, rạp chiếu phim, tôn báo / tạp chí. đại dương, phương hướng,
sông, sa mạc
e.g.: There is a good film at the Odeon Cinema.
(Có một phim hay chiếu ở rạp Odeon.)
e.g.: He plays the piano very well.
(Anh ấy chơi dương cầm rất hay.)

4. NO ARTICLE (Không dùng mạo từ)

Chúng ta không dùng mạo từ trước :

a.danh từ số nhiều hay không đếm được khi dùng với nghĩa phổ quát / chung chung.
e.g.: Roses are the queen of flowers.
(Hoa hồng là nữ hoàng của loài hoa.)
Milk is a healthful drink.
(Sữa là thức uống bổ dưỡng.)

b.danh từ tên của quốc gia, thành phố, đường, châu lục.
e.g.: He's studying French in France.
( Anh ấy đang học tiếng Pháp ở Pháp.)

c.tên ngôn ngữ, môn học

e.g.: English is spoken in almost every country.
 (Tiếng Anh được nói ở hầu hết mọi quốc gia.)
Next term he’s going to study Maths.
( Học kỳ tới anh ấy sẽ học Toán.)

d.danh từ chỉ bữa ăn, (nói chung), phương tiện vận chuyển (sau từ BY).
e.g.: I usually have breakfast at home.
(Tôi thường thường ăn sáng ớ nhà.)
They go to work by bus.
(Họ đi làm bằng xe buýt.)

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Bài 1: Chọn đáp án đúng

1. Danny wanted _____ new bicycle for Christmas

a. a b. an c. the

2. Jennifer tasted _____ birthday cake her mother had made.

a. a b. an c. the

3. The children have _____ new teacher called Mr. Green

a. a b. an c. the

4. All pupils must obey _____ rules

a. a b. an c. the

5. Dad turned on _____ radio to listen to _____ news

a. a b. an c. the

6. Alex is in Boston studying for _____ MBA

a. a b. an c. the

7. The teacher read _____ interesting article from the newspaper.

a. a b. an c. the

8. There was _____ huge crowd of people outside the church

a. a b. an c. the

9. Julie talked for _____ hour about her school project

a. a b. an c. the
 10. _____ European expert was invited to speak to the committee

a. a b. an c. the

Bài 2: Điền mạo từ thích hợp hoặc để trống

1. _________ boys like playing with cars.

2. _________ Amazon is South America’s largest river.

3. I never listen to _________ radio. In fact, I haven’t even got _________ radio.

4. What _________ amazing idea he had yesterday evening.

5. _________ rich should do more to help _________ poor.

6. My dad always liked to go to _________ school.

7. Did you see the film on _________ television or at _________ cinema?

8. There’s half _________ litre of milk left in _________ fridge.

9. _________ Uncle Norman and _________ Aunt Lydia stayed with us over the weekend.

10.Austria was ruled by _________ Habsburgs for many centuries.

11.Dad told us to go to _________ bed at ten.

12.What’s _________ highest mountain on _________ earth?

13.I met _________ few American tourists when I was in Italy.

14._________ earth moves around _________ sun every 365 days.

15._________ Soviet Union was _________ first country to send _________ human being into

_________ space.

16.I had to stay in _________ hospital for two weeks in order to recover.

17._________ oranges and apples have a lot of vitamins.

18.This is _________ most wonderful present I’ve ever had.

19._________ President Bush is from Texas.

20. I’m not very hungry. I had _________ big breakfast

Bài 3: Chọn đáp án đúng

1. I would live to live by _____ sea

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

2. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at______ see.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

3. There are billions of stars in ______ space.

a. a

b. an

c. no article

d. the

4. He tried to park his car but______ space wasn't big enough.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

5. We often watch______ television

a. the

b. a

c. an
d. no article

6. Can you turn off______ television, please?

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

7. We had______ dinner in a restaurant.

a. a

b. an

c. no article

d. the

8. We had______ meal in a restaurant.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

9. Thank you. That was______ very nice lunch.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

10. Where can______ people buy everything they need?

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article is needed
11. Her parents are now working in ______ Europe.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article is needed

12. He majors______ in English.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article is needed

13. Mark Twain, ______ American writer, wrote "Life on the Mississippi River".

a. an

b. a

c. the

d. no article

14. Paris is splendid by ______ night.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

15. We might be able to catch______ last train if we hurried.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

16. ______ used razor blade is______ useless thing.

a. The/ the

b. A/

a c. An/ an

d. no article

17. We live at______ third house from the church.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

18. My aunt has______ interesting novel.

a. the

b. an

c. a

d. no article

19. It was______ best film I had ever read.

a. the

b. an

c. a

d. no article

20. A video lab is______ useful means for language learning.

a. the

b. an

c. a

d. no article

Exercise 2: Trắc nghiệm Mạo từ trong tiếng Anh có đáp án

1. Mrs. Lan went to ______ school to meet her son's teacher.

a. no article

b. a

c. an

d. the

2. The workmen went to ______ church to repair the roof.

a. no article

b. the

c. a

d. an

3. Carol went to ______ prison to meet her brother.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

4. This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine______ newspaper is in my bag

but I don't know where______ magazine.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

5. My parents have ______ cat and ______ dog. The dog never bites the cat.

a. a/ a
b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

6. We live in______ big house in ______ middle of the village.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

7. I'm looking for ____ job. Did Mary get_____ job she applied for?

a. a/ the

b. the/ a

c. a/ a

d. the/ the

8. Did______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?

a. a/ a

b. the/ the

c. a/ the

d. the/ a

9. We went out for ______ meal last night ______ restaurant we went was excellent.

a. a/ a

b. the/ the

c. a/ the

d. the/ a
10. As I was walking along the street, I saw ______$10 note on ______ pavement.

a. a/ a

b. the/ the

c. a/ the

d. the/ a

11. The Soviet Union was______ first country to sent a man into ______ space.

a. the/ the

b. no article / no article

c. no article / the

d. the/ no article

12. Did you watch "Titanic" on ______ television or at______ cinema?

a. the/ the

b. no article/ no article

c. no article/ the

d. the/ no article

13. After______ lunch, we went for a walk by ______ sea.

a. the/ the

b. no article/ no article

c. no article/ the

d. the/ no article

14. Peru is______ country in south America______ capital is Lima

a. a/ a

b. a/ the
c. the/ the

d. the/ a

15. I never listen to ______ radio. In fact I haven't got______ radio.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

16. It was a beautiful day______ sun shone brightly in ______ sky.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

17. It is said the Robinhood robbed______ rich and gave the money to ______ poor.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

18. Life is not so easy for______ unemployed.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article
19. Many people were killed in the accident. The bodies of ______ dead were taken

away.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

20. Lan has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ______ sick.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

Exercise 3

1. ______________ train times are different on ______________Sundays.

A.A - the

B.The - the

C.Ø - Ø

D.The - Ø

2. You can use______________ railcard in most of ______________ countries in

Europe..

A.the - the

B.a - Ø

C.a - the

D.the - Ø
3. Our plane arrives in Ha Noi at______________ two o’clock in ______________

afternoon.

A.Ø - the

B.the - the

C.a - a

D.the - an

4. My uncle and aunt live in______________small town in______________United

States.

A.a - a

B.a - the

C.the - the

D.a - Ø

5. ______________ happiness means ______________ different things to different

people.

A.Some - these

B.The - Ø

C.Ø - Ø

D.The -the

6. I lay down on______________ground and looked up at ______________ sky.

A.a - a

B.a - the

C.the - a

D.the - the
7. “I watch a film in Spanish. I understood______________ story, but ______________

actors spoke very fast so it was hard to understand.”

A.the - the

B.a - Ø

C.a - the

D.the - Ø

8. “Did you have______________nice holiday?” - “Yes, it was ______________best

holiday I’ve ever had.”

A.a - a

B.a - the

C.the - a

D.the - the

9. He spent part of______________afternoon telling them ______________ news he

could not tell them by telephone.

A.the - the - Ø

B.an - Ø - the

C.an - the - the

D.the - Ø - the

10. Eight o’clock is______________good time to phone Nick: he’s always at home in

______________ evening.

A.Ø - the

B.a - the

C.a-Ø
D.a - an

11. Does it take______________long time to get to______________city centre?

A.Ø - the

B.a - a

C.a - the

D.the - the

12. What do you think of______________public transport in______________Ha Noi?

A.Ø - Ø

B.a - a

C.a - Ø

D.the - Ø

13. Parking is very difficult in______________city centre, so my father always go there

by ______________ bus.

A.the – Ø

B.the - the

C.a - a

D.a - Ø

14. There isn’t ______________airport near where I live.______________nearest

airport is 70 miles away.

A.an - A

B.an - The

C.the - A

D.the - The
15. David is______________sailor. He spends most of his life at ______________sea.

A.Ø - a

B.a- Ø

C.a - a

D.a - the

Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. We went out for _____ meal last night. _____ restaurant we went to was excellent.

A. a/ The

B. the/ A

C. a/ Ø

D. the/ Ø

2. As I was walking along the street, I saw _____ $10 note on _____ pavement.

A. a/ a

B. the/ the

C. a/ the

D. the/ a

3. _____ actress’s life is in many ways unlike that of other women.

A. An

B. A

C. As

D. That the

4. Kate plays _____ violin in an orchestra.

A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

5. _____ computer has changed _____ way we live.

A. A/ the

B. The/ the

C. A/ a

D. The/ a

6. Excuse me, where is _____ bus station, please?

A. a

B. the

C. Ø

D. an

7. What did you have for _____ breakfast this morning?

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

8. Peter used to work in _____ Middle East.

A. Ø

B. the

C. an
D. a

9. My plane was delayed. I had to wait at _____ airport for three hours.

A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

10. I have _____ problem. Can you help me?

A. Ø

B. a

C. an

D. the

11. Barack Obama is _____ President of _____ United States.

A. the/ the

B. a/ Ø

C. the/ Ø

D. the/ an

12. He never listens to _____ radio. He prefers watching _____ television.

A. a/ a

B. a/ the

C. the/ Ø

D. Ø/ the

13. _____ university will be built in _____ center of the town.

A. A/ the
B. An/ the

C. The/ a

D. An/ a

14. _____ River Nile is _____ longest river of all.

A. Ø/ Ø

B. A/ the

C. The/ the

D. Ø/ a

15. _____ Women’s Day is on _____ eighth of March.

A. The/ Ø

B. Ø/ the

C. The/ an

D. Ø/ an

16. By _____ time we had just left the office, _____ alarm went off.

A. Ø/ the

B. a/ an

C. a/ the

D. the/ an

17. He grew up in _____ orphanage in _____ United Kingdom.

A. the/ Ø

B. an/ an

C. the/ an

D. an/ the
18. Laura is friendly. She can make _____ friends easily.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

19. That car can run at _____ speed of 180 miles _____ hour.

A. the/ an

B. a/ the

C. a/ a

D. the/ a

20. _____ experience is _____ best teacher.

A. An/ the

B. Ø/ the

C. the/ the

D. an/ an

Exercise 5. Put in 'the' or Ø

1) I went sailing around ___________ Lake Geneva.

2) I've been living in ________ London for six years.

3) _______ Danube runs through many European cities.

4) Wild horse live in ______ Gobi Desert.

5) _______ Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish.

6) I love swimming in _______ Mediterranean.

7) We spent our holiday on the shore of _______ Lake Windermere.

8) _______ Nile is a very beautiful river.

9) She stayed in ______ Belgrade for several weeks.

10) Her husband comes from ________ California.

11) They studied the geology of _______ Sahara Desert.

12) They crossed _________ Black Sea by boat.

13) He has always wanted to visit _______ Rome.

14) She lived in ______ Asia for several years.

15) ________ Tuscany has many beautiful cities.

16) I spent a year travelling around ______ Europe.

17) Her village is near _________ Lake Titicaca.

18) Would you like to visit _______ South America?

19) They live near _________ Thames.

20) I think _____Cornwall is a very beautiful part of England.

Exercise 6. Choose the correct answer.

1. Do you have __________ for this volunteer job?

A. an experience

B. the experience

C. experience

2. Excuse me. Is there __________ near here?

A. a art gallery

B. an art gallery

C. the art gallery

3. The artist has __________.

A. a unusual name

B. an unusual name

C. the unusual name

4. Living in __________ can be expensive.

A. a European city

B. an European city

C. the European city

5. My parents don't like to travel on __________.

A. trains

B. the trains

C. a train

6. Please call me back. __________ is 789 5692.

A. A number

B. An number

C. The number

7. Isn't your cousin __________?

A. musician

B. a musician

C. an musician

8. The judge sent the murderer __________ for 20years.

A. the prison

B. a prison

C. prison
9. The Paralympics are events for __________ .

A. a disabled

B. the disabled

C. disabled

10. They have a lovely house near Malaga. It's near __________.

A. a coast

B. coast

C. the coast

Exercise 7: Write “a, an, the, Ø”

1. ___________ duck is ___________ bird

2. ___________ Nile is in Egypt, isn’t it?

3. A: The school is very old

B: Hasn’t it got ___________ central heating system?

4. Do you want ___________ orange? No, thanks

5. How does he go to ___________ university? He just walks there

6. How far is ___________ sun away from the ___________ earth? I don’t know

7. A: Where are ___________ Canary Islands?

B: I don’t know, but I know ___________ Himalayas

8. Children like ___________ sweets

Exercise 8: In the following passage, fill in the blanks with “a/ an/ the”

I met ______________ boy. ______________ boy was crying. I walked up to him and

asked him ______________ reason. He told me that ______________ moon was not

bright and ______________ weather was not too fine. He had sat by ______________
kveri for hours but had not been able to find ______________ single person to help him

reach ______________ fort on top of ______________ hill. He had to reach there as he

had had to meet ______________ magician.