ARTICLES : Complete using a/an, the or zero article:

1. _______ beef is a kind of _______ meat.

2. _______ beef we had for dinner last night was excellent.
3. Jack is wearing _______ straw hat today.
4. Jack likes wearing _______ hats.
5. _______ hat is _______ article of clothing.
6. _______ hats are _______ articles of clothing.
7. _______ brown hat on that hook over there belongs to Mark.
8. Everyone has problems in _______ life.
9. My grandfather had _______ long life.
10. That book is about _______ life of _______ Helen Keller.
11. Tommy wants to be _______ engineer when he grows up.
12. John Roebling was _______ name of _______ engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge. He died in 1896 from
_______ infection. He died before _______ bridge was completed.
13. _______ people wear _______ jewelry to make themselves more attractive.
14. _______ jewelery _______ Diana is wearing today is beautiful.
15. Because of _______ automobile, _______ man has extended his horizons, but he has poisoned _______ atmosphere.
16. _______ automobile is a necessary thing today.
17. _______ wheel and _______ plough were vey important inventions.
18. _______ supermarket sells not only gorceries, but also household items, ______ liquor, _______ plants, _______
magazines and _______ candy.

II Match the profession from group A with the description from group B + add an article where necessary making a
sentece:

Group A: architect, baker, builder, butcher, chef, dentist, farmer, greengrocer, mechanic, nurse, pilot, vet, plumber, secretary,
service engineer

Group B: builds ___ houses; designs ___ houses; grows ___ food in his/her fields; repairs ___ cars; sells ___ meat; repairs
___ water pipes; makes and sells ___ bread; sells ____ vegetables; cures ___ sick animals; works in ___ office and deals
with ___ correspondence; looks after ___ sick people; repairs ___ household machinery; cooks in ___ restaurant or in ___
hotel; looks after ___ people’s teeth; flies ___ aeroplanes.

III Supply a/an, the, or zero article:

There was (1) collision between (2) car and (3) cyclist at (4) crossroads near (5) my house early in (6) morning. (7)
cyclist was taken to (8) hospital with (9) concussion. (10) driver of (11) car was treated for (12) shock. (13) witnesses
say that (14) car was going seventy miles (15) hour.

V Put a, an, or the if necessary:

1. She wants to be ___ architect.

2. What’s ___ time?
3. I like ___ music.
4. “What’s your husband interested in?” “___ cars and ___ money.”
5. I went to get ___ photos , but they weren’t ready.
6. “Who broke ___ window?” , asked the owner.
7. Do you know ___ people in ___ house next door?
8. ___ food is really expensive these days.
9. My daughter wants to study ___ engineering at ___ university.
10. I can remember ___ faces, but I can never remember ___ names.
11. “Can I borrow your car?”, “Sure, here are ___ keys.”

II Such and so (also add an article where missing):

1. She’s ______ stubborn. She never takes any advice from anyone.
2. I really enjoyed the play. It was ________ good performance.
3. She’s not pretty, but she’s got ________ lovely eyes.
4. Don’t have dinner there. They serve _______ bad food that you can’t eat it.
5. He’s ________ nice person. I’m sure you’ll like him.
6. Our teacher’s very nice. He’s got _______ patience.
7. The countryside is _______ beautiful here.
8. He’s ________ clever. He knows the answer to everything.

III Put in THE with the adjectives which require it:

1. John is _______ only student who didn’t pass.

2. He made ______ only one mistake.
3. He is ________ laziest student in my class.
4. The party lasted a long time. ________ next day we were tired.
5. What are you doing _______ next Friday?
6. What did you study _______ last year?
7. On ________ last week of the sale prices were reduced even more.
8. ________ principal exports of this country are coffee and rubber.
9. This is ________ last time I will ever shop over there.
10. ________ last week marked the beginning of the rainy season.
11. ________ chief concern of this office is legal matters.

IV Put in the missing article:

A Quick Trip round the World

_____ international airline advertises that one can take ____ trip around ______ world in ____ three days. Some people have
actually made this three-day trip. Leaving at ____ Los Angeles, it consists of crossing _______ Pacific Ocean to ______
Japan with a short stop on ______ island of Oahu. This stop is not long enough even to see ______ palm tree. After this brief
stop, ______ flight is again over ______ Pacific Ocean without ______ stop in ______ Philippines or any of ______ islands
in ______ Trust Territory. One cannot stay in ______ Tokyo for ______ night’s rest or to see ______ Mt Fuji. Hong Kong is
______ next step. (…)
Then the plane is on to ______ Belgrade. One can see ______ University of Belgrade and stop and chat with ______ fine
students in the English Department. In Rome, one can only dream of seeing ______ Vatican, ______ Sistine Chapel and
______ St Peter’s Cathedral and all ______ other beautiful sites in ______ Italy as ______ plane is soon on its way to Paris,
where there is no time to see ______ Eiffel Tower and ______ Louvre, probably ______ most famous museum in ______
world.

On ______ way to California, there is ______ short refuelling stop in ______ Iceland, ______ only delay of this part of
______ journey. ______ daylight flight offers ______ spectacular view of ______ Arctic wastes before crossing ______
Hudson Bay. Possibly, ______ heavy clouds may block your view of ______ Rocky Mountains and ______ wheat fields of
______ Saskatchewan, but cramped muscles will welcome ______ soon-to-come end of ______ trip. ______ weary traveller
will probably sleep for ______ next twenty-four hours.

V More articles. These have been taken from Allen’s book. Make sure to go through all the exercises on articles, both in
Living English Structure and Practical English Grammar:

1. There is _______ fly in _______ lemonade.

2. ______ youngest brother is at ______ school now. If you go to ______ school by ______ tram, you will be just in
______ time to meet him.
3. ______ birds can fly very high in ______ sky.
4. ______ book on that shelf is ______ interesting one about ______ history.
5. ______ ship you were speaking about has just come into ______ port. She has been at ______ sea for ______ long time.
Look ! ______ captain has just come on ______ deck.
6. It is pleasant to play ______ game of ______ tennis on a summer afternoon.
7. He makes ______ toys in ______ evening.
8. ______ butcher opposite ______ library always sells ______ good meat.
9. They have sent my boyfriend to ______ prison for hitting ______ policeman on ______ head. I’ll go to ______ prison
tomorrow to take him ______ books.