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FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH

A/AN/THE or NO ARTICLE (X)

Some useful grammar notes

1 We use a/an when we dont need to
indicate which one but we use the when
its clear which one we mean.

My cousin works for ___1 international airline in ___2 USA.

2 We say the when theres only of

something
(including
superlatives
here).

psychology.

3 We usually say the sea, the ground,

the sky, the countryside but we say go
to sea, be at sea meaning go/be on a
voyage.
4 We need the definite article when we
talk about the cinema, the theatre,
the radio but we usually say television.
5 When we mean something in general
we dont use the article
6 We use the + musical instruments
and also the + adjectives such as rich,
poor, old, young, unemployed, meaning
plural.
7 We dont use the definite article
before the names of meals
8 With words such as prison, school,
church, university, college, hospital
we dont use the article when we think
about what they are used for.

Did she go to ______ 3 university?

Yes. She has just graduated with ____

first-class honours in

Do you work for ____5 big company ?

No, not yet. Im still ____

student but I can play ____7 violin

very well.

If you ever get ___ 8 computer virus, stop sending ________9

emails immediately. If your monitor stops working, turn off ____
10

computer and wait _____

viruses was ____

13

____

minute. One of ____

14

over ___

most famous

people thought they had got rid of

virus it sat waiting in ____

17

12

Love Letter, created in May, 2000. It was so

dangerous that when ____

15

11

16

unopened file to be spread all

world. The man who created it was from ___

18

Philipines. _____ 19American programmer created ____20Melissa

virus in 1999. He was in ___
____
24

22

21

prison for only 20 months.

first virus to travel from ___

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computer to ____

computer was Brain, in 1986.

I started going to ___

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going to work with ____

evening classes and soon I realised I was

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computers for ____

Ive been very interested in ____

28

27

rest of my life.

smartphones and ____29

tablets for some time now.

9 We dont use go + article before

bed, work, home.
10 We dont use articles before names
of continents, countries, states,
cities, towns or villages except when
the countries are groups
of islands

Do you sometimes listen to ____ 30 radio?

Are you at ___ 31home? Would you like to go to ___ 32 theatre?
I rarely see ___ 33 play. There isnt ___ 34theatre in my town.
Do you want ___ 35coffee? Ive just put ___ 36kettle on.
Have you had ___ 37 lunch? You look tired! Why dont we spend the
weekend in ____38 countryside?
I wont go to ____39work tomorrow. Ill stay _____ 40home and have
some rest. Ive got to go to _____ 41 hospital to visit __ 42 friend of
mine this evening.
Why is she in ___ 43hospital?
____ 44rich are always worried about their appearance. She had
__45 cosmetic surgery. By the way, what ____ 46lovely dress youre
wearing! Are you still working as ___ 47 designer?
Yes, Ive just sold my summer collection to ___ 48 famous
department store chain in ___ 49Ireland.
Such ___ 50 lucky girl!

My cousin works for AN 1 international airline in THE 2 USA.

Did she go to X

university?

Yes. She has just graduated with X

Do you work for A

first-class honours in psychology.

big company ?

No, not yet. Im still A 6 student but I can play THE 7 violin very well.

If you ever get A 8 computer virus, stop sending X

working, turn off THE
THE

13

10

computer and wait A

11

emails immediately. If your monitor stops

minute. One of THE

12

most famous viruses was

Love Letter, created in May, 2000. It was so dangerous that when X

they had got rid of THE 15 virus it sat waiting in AN

world. The man who created it was from THE
THE

20

THE

22

Melissa virus in 1999. He was in X

first virus to travel from X

I started going to X
with X

26

21

18

16

14

people thought

unopened file to be spread all over THE

17

Philipines. AN 19American programmer created

prison for only 20 months.

23

computer to X 24computer was Brain, in 1986.

25

evening classes and soon I realised I was going to work

computers for THE

27

rest of my life.

Ive been very interested in X 28 smartphones and X29 tablets for some time now.

Do you sometimes listen to THE

30

radio?

Are you at X 31home? Would you like to go to THE 32 theatre?

I rarely see A 33 play. There isnt A 34 theatre in my town.
Do you want A 35coffee? Ive just put THE 36kettle on.
Have you had X 37 lunch? You look tired! Why dont we spend the weekend in THE
countryside?

38

I wont go to X 39 work tomorrow. Ill stay X 40home and have some rest. Ive got to go to THE
hospital to visit A42 friend of mine this evening.

41

Why is she in X 43hospital?

THE 44rich are always worried about their appearance. She had A45 cosmetic surgery. By the
way, what A 46 lovely dress youre wearing! Are you still working as A47 designer?
Yes, Ive just sold my summer collection to A 48 famous department store chain in X 49 Ireland.
Such A 50lucky girl!