A.Complete using a, an or the.
1.We had a really good science lesson at school today.
2.I found an unusual insect on the wall outside our house.
3.It’s your birthday next week. Are you going to have a party?
4.We waited for hours, but we finally saw the Queen.
5.Why don’t we listen to the radio?
6.Have you got a euro I could borrow?
7.Mum has gone to the bank, but she’ll be back soon.
8.Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for over an hour!
B.Write an article in each gap where necessary. If an article is not necessary, put a dash (__).
I had a really bad day on __ Tuesday. I bought a new game on CD-ROM for my computer, but the game didn’t work properly. I took it back to the shop on __ North Street, but the manager blamed me! He pointed to a scratch on the CD-ROM and said I’d done it. I couldn’t believe it! I had to buy a new one.
D.In each sentence there is a word missing. Put an arrow to show where the missing word should go and write the word.
1.English music was popular in America in 1960s. – In the
2.Would you prefer to read book or watch television? – A book\A television
3.We had maths at school yesterday and our teacher gave us surprise test! – A surprise test
4.Peter joined police and caught ten thieves in his first month! – The police
5.Gordon wanted to be writer, so he studied English at university. – A writer\at the university
6.Suddenly, two UFOs appeared in sky over Washington. – In the sky
E.Rewrite the sentences correctly, adding articles where necessary.
1.We had great time in USA. – We had a great time in the USA.
2.Let’s go to Belgium for week this summer. – Let’s go to Belgium for a week this summer.
3.Where’s money I gave you on fifteenth of last month? – Where’s the money I gave you on the fifteenth of last month?
4.I’d like to join army and become a soldier. – I’d like to join the army and become a soldier.
5.For Christmas, I got book, DVD and latest CD by my favourite band. – For Christmas, I got a book, a DVD and the latest CD by my favourite band.
6.They say that English drink lot of tea. – They say that the English drink a lot of tea.
7.I heard song on radio that I really liked. – I heard a song on radio that I really liked.
8.Do Japanese and other people in Asia eat cheese? – Do the Japanese and other people in Asia cheese?
F.Underline ten mistakes in the dialogue and correct them.
Gary: It’s the lovely day, isn’t it? Let’s walk down to a shops and look around. – A lovely day\The shops
Helen: That’s an good idea. I’ll just have a look in a kitchen and see what we need. – A good idea\The kitchen
Gary: I got a milk yesterday, so we don’t need any more. We might need a bread, though. – Some milk\some bread
Helen: Okay. Bread… oh, and the packet of sugar. After shopping, we could go to a new market in a town centre and see what they have. – A packet of sugar\the new market
Gary: Right. You get your coat and I’ll get a car keys. – The car keys.