ARTICLE: mạo từ

Danh từ đếm được số ít

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Khi nào dùng A/AN An + danh từ bắt đầu bằng nguyên âm (u,e,o,a,i)
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A + danh từ bắt đầu bằng phụ âm
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Chỉ số lượng nhất định ( a lot of/ a dozen/ a couple…)
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KHÔNG dùng A/AN Trước danh từ không đếm được

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Trước danh từ số nhiều
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Vật duy nhất : the sun, the moon

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Khi nào dùng THE Được nhắc tới lần thứ 2 I have a cat. The cat is cute.
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Trước danh từ số thứ tự: the first, the second
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Danh từ số ít tượng trưng cho loài: the whale is in danger.
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Danh từ riêng chỉ tên biển, sông, quần đảo : The pacific ocean
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Tên quốc gia, trừ The USA, THE UK, THE UAE
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KHÔNG dùng THE
Bữa ăn
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Môn thể thao
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Môn học
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PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống (chú ý: ký hiệu “x” có nghĩa là không cần mạo từ)
1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
A. the/the B. a/the C. a/a D. the/a
2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.
A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the
3. We are looking for people with ________experience.
A. the B. a C. an D. x
4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
A. a B. the C. an D. x
5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?
A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the
6. She has read ________interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an/the B. x/the C. a/a D. an/the
8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.
A. An/the B. the/an C. an/an D. the/the
9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.
A. a/x B. x/the C. an/x D. the/x
10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?
A. the B. a C. x D. an
11. ________eldest boy is at ________ college.
A. a/the B. the/x C. x/ a D. an/x
12. Are you going away next week? No, ________ week after next.
A. an B. a C. the D. x
13. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?
A. an/the B. the/the C. a/the D. a/ an
14. There’ll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.

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 A. the/the B. an/a C. an/the D. the/a
15. There was ________ collision at ________ corner.
A. the/a B. an/the C. a/the D. the/the
16. My mother thinks that this is ________ expensive shop.
A. the B. an C. a D. x
17. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts.
A. the/ a B. a/the C. a/a D. x/x
18. She works seven days ________ week.
A. a B. the C. an D. x
19. My mother goes to work in ________ morning.
A. a B. x C. the D. an
20. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work.
A. a/x B. a/the C. the/x D. x/x

HOMEWORK
Bài 1: Điền mạo từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống
1. I want ………… apple from that basket.
2. Miss Lin speaks ………… Chinese.
3. I borrowed ………… pen from your pile of pencils and pens.
4. Eli likes to play ………… football.
5. I bought ………… umbrella to go out in the rain.
6. I lived on ………… Main Street when I first came to town.
7. Albany is the capital of ………… New York State.
8. My husband’s family speaks ………… Polish.
9. ………… apple a day keeps your enemy away.
10. Our neighbors have ………… cat and ………… dog.

Bài 2: Điền vào chỗ trống mạo từ thích hợp

1. Copper is ………… useful metal.
2. He is not ………… honorable man.
3. Aladdin had ………… wonderful lamp.
4. He returned after ………… hour.
5. You are ………… fool to say that.
6. French is ………… easy language.
7. Mumbai is ………… very dear place to live in
8. She is ………… untidy girl.
9. I bought ………… horse, ………… ox, and ………… buffalo.
10. Man, thou art ………… wonderful animal.
11. He is ………… honor to this profession

Bài 3: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách điền mạo từ a/an thích hợp
Paul goes to university every day. In his backpack there is ………... book, ………….. pencil case, ……………..
apple and …………….. egg and mayonnaise sandwich. Some days he also buys ….. ice cream for dessert.
Today he has ………….….. English exam. The exam is not very difficult. He writes …………….. short story about
…….. adventurer. The story begins like this: “It is ………….... special day for Oliver. At ten o’clock in the morning,
he gets on ………….... plane. His destination is Australia…”

Bài 4. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. city b. cycle c. symbol d. bicycle
2. a. weather b. earth c. marathon d. healthy
3. a. hear b. idea c. career d. beach
4. a. school b. continent c. channel d. character
5. a. remote b. popular c. cold d. snow

Bài 5. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Many people are interested in living ________ the planet Mars.
a. in b. on c. at d. by
2. Will robots look ________ the elderly and children?
a. for b. at c. into d. after
3. In the future, we’ll live in a hi-tech house on ________.
a. moon b. a moon c. an moon d. the moon
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4. There will be a helicopter on the roof ________ I can fly to school.
a. so that b. although c. because d. in order
5. A smart ________ will keep track of your food stocks and suggest recipes based on food items you already have.
a. television b.fridge c. dishwasher d. clock
6. We ________ have flying cars in 2050, so there will probably be fewer cars on our roads.
a. can b.should c. must d. might
7. A trip to Mars sounds amazing, ________ I would not like to live there!
a. but b.so c. and d. because
8. People ________ on Mars someday, but it is too expensive to travel there now.
a. live b.are living c. will live d. have lived
9. ________ will your future house be? - I’m not sure. It might be in the mountains.
a. What type b.What c. Where d. How far
10. ‘The car of the future will probably run on water.’ ‘________’
a. Good job! b.How fantastic! c. Good idea! d. Well done!

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