Contents

Known and Unknown ..............................................................................................................................3

‘A/an’ and ‘The’ For Things We Have Already Talked About ...............................................................3
No Article for Talking in General ...........................................................................................................4
Articles with Countries ............................................................................................................................4
A / An / The / No Article 1 ......................................................................................................................5
A / An / The / No Article 2 ......................................................................................................................5

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 Known and Unknown

1. I saw a cat in the garden.

2. He ate eggs.
3. He bought books.
4. I broke a glass last night.
5. I bought tomatoes.
6. I saw a car.
7. The students drank coffee.
8. The children ate chocolate.
9. There was water on the road.
10. He lost money.
11. There were men in the street.
12. I visited museums.
13. He ate pasta last night.
14. She bought spaghetti.
15. There is a lake nearby.
16. There is a bee in the kitchen.
17. I ate a biscuit.
18. There were birds on the grass.
19. She drank a cup of coffee.
20. We met an Australian.

‘A/an’ and ‘The’ For Things We Have Already Talked About

1. We went to a party at someone’s house. The party was really good.

2. We are buying a house. The house is very near my parents.
3. We ate chips yesterday afternoon. John brought the chips.
4. She wrote an article for her blog. The article was about travelling.
5. He dropped a key. The key is for his office.
6. She bought trousers and shoes. The shoes are red.
7. I read books all summer. The books were mostly novels.
8. She went to a shop. The shop sold all kinds of things.
9. He bought a car. The car was red.
10. I had pasta and salad for lunch. The pasta was cold.
11. He put on gloves. The gloves were orange.
12. My colleagues were in meetings all week. The meetings were in the library.
13. The students drink coffee and tea. They make the coffee here.
14. I saw rubbish in the street. The rubbish was everywhere.
15. He always used to make hot chocolate for us. The hot chocolate always had cream.
16. She sent emails and made phone calls. The emails were short.
17. There were leaves on the road. The leaves came from the chestnut trees.
18. She drank milk and water. The milk was very cold.
19. The children played with a tent. The tent came from Julie.
20. He helped an old woman cross the road. The woman was over ninety.

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 No Article for Talking in General

1. He likes mushrooms.
2. He likes the mushrooms that you cook.
3. Cars are expensive.
4. I saw the cars that were in the garage.
5. Pasta is popular in Italy.
6. Please pass the pasta (it’s on our table).
7. Cats are very independent.
8. The cats that my sister has like to sleep a lot.
9. Chocolate is delicious.
10. She ate the chocolate that she bought.
11. Water is necessary for life.
12. What happened to the water that was on the table?
13. Money is very useful.
14. She spent the money that she’d received for her birthday.
15. I love cafés.
16. The cafés in our town are quite small.
17. People are usually kind.
18. The people that I met here were lovely.
19. He doesn’t like emails.
20. Can I read the emails that he sent?

Articles with Countries

1. Have you ever been to the USA?

2. I went to Sweden for the first time last year.
3. Have you ever been to Morocco?
4. London is in the UK.
5. Have you ever been to Canada?
6. We travelled around Switzerland.
7. They come from Lisbon in Portugal.
8. People speak Dutch in the Netherlands.
9. I’ve never been to China.
10. She is from Italy.
11. They travelled around the US.
12. She comes from the Philippines.
13. We went to Mexico.
14. He loves living in Thailand.
15. California is in the United States.
16. I would like to go to Russia.
17. He spent a year in Japan.
18. She is from Poland.
19. He wants to go to the United Kingdom.
20. Have you ever been to New Zealand?

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 A / An / The / No Article 1

1. I went to see the woman who lives upstairs (the listener knows which woman).
2. We’re interested in art (in general).
3. The children had a cat and a dog. The cat always slept all day.
4. Have you ever been to the USA?
5. He’s from Australia.
6. She doesn’t eat meat (in general).
7. She gave me a book and some flowers. The book was excellent.
8. They love pasta (in general).
9. She gave me the books on the table (the listener knows which books).
10. Have you ever been to Egypt?
11. We need salt (the listener doesn’t know which salt).
12. Sugar isn’t good for your body (in general).
13. I love coffee (in general).
14. We travelled round the UK.
15. They went to Germany.
16. They bought a car (the listener doesn’t know which car).
17. We enjoy parties (in general).
18. She ate bread and honey. The honey was delicious.
19. I went to see a woman (the listener doesn’t know which woman).
20. She went to the Philippines.

A / An / The / No Article 2

1. Could you pass me the salt (the listener knows which salt)?
2. New York is in the United States.
3. I hate mushrooms (in general).
4. She brought cakes (the listener doesn’t know which cakes).
5. I bought a cup of coffee and a cup of tea. The coffee was cold.
6. She likes chocolate (in general).
7. We went to Russia.
8. He’s from the Netherlands.
9. They bought the car that they told us about (the listener knows which car).
10. She brought the cakes that she made (the listener knows which cakes).
11. He has a car and a bike. He uses the bike more.
12. We had grapes and cheese. The cheese wasn’t very good though.
13. She loves children (in general).
14. He had a French lesson and a German lesson. The German lesson was more fun.
15. They live in South Africa.
16. I bought rice and flour. The rice was from Japan.
17. She gave me books (the listener doesn’t know which books).
18. She drinks water and coffee. The water is healthier!
19. He is frightened of dogs (in general).
20. He is wearing shorts and sandals. The sandals are red.

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