Grammar 2 – Articles

Ex.1. Which article “a” or “an” can be put before the following words or phrases?
1. a an university
2. a an European school
3. a an expensive bike
4. a an dog
5. a an old bike
6. a an cup of coffee
7. a an MP
8. a an actor
9. a an aunt
10. a an actress

Ex.2. Select the correct word “a”, “an”, or “some” to fill in the gaps. Mind countable and
uncountable nouns.
1. I have a an some good idea.
2. That's a an some interesting job!
3. They have found a an some gold in that old mine.
4. Do the Smiths have a an some yellow van?
5. Look! He's having a an some water.
6. He always likes a an some piece of chocolate.
7. I have a an some homework to do for tomorrow.
8. There's a an some nice girl in the red car.
9. Would you like a an some milk with your cookies?
10. How about a an some grapes?

Ex.3. Complete the following exercise with a / an or the articles. Put "x" where no article is
needed.
a the
1-2. We have … beautiful garden. … garden is full of roses.
a the
3-4. Is fencing … popular sport in … world? No, it isn’t.
a
5. I'd like … glass of orange juice please.
an the
6-7. Can you give me … envelope, please? Certainly. Oh! Where’s … envelope?
the
8. Is there … post office near here?
 the
9. They’re at … cinema.
10. My brother is in a an the x classroom.
11. Would you like a an the x hamburger?
12. Selena has got a an the x cat.
13. What is a an the x cat’s name?
X a
14-15-16 … school is very cold. Hasn’t it got … central heating system?
X
It has, but … central heating is broken down.

Ex.4. Complete the following exercise with a / an or the articles. Put "x" where no article is
needed.
the X X
According to (1) .... National Weather Service, (2) … cyclones are (3) .... areas of circulating
the the
winds that rotate counterclockwise in (4) .... Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in (5) ...
X
Southern Hemisphere. They are generally accompanied by some kind of (6) ... precipitation
X X X X
and by (7) .... stormy weather. (8) …. tornadoes and (9)…. hurricanes are (10) .... types of
X X the
cyclones, as are (11) … typhoons, which are (12)… storms that occur in (13) ... western
A a X
Pacific Ocean. (14) ... hurricane is (15) .... cyclone that forms over (16) .... tropical oceans
X an The
and seas and has (17) .... winds of at least seventy-four miles (18) ... hour. (19) ... hurricane
the an a X
rotates in (20) .... shape of (21) ... oval or (22) ... circle. (23) … hurricanes can cause (24)
X X the
.... great environmental damage. (25) … Hurricane Andrew, which hit (26) .... coasts of
X
Louisiana and southern Florida in August 1992, caused (27) .... extreme devastation. In
X the the
terms of (28) .... environmental damage, (29) … Hurricane Andrew is one of (30) .... most
the
devastating hurricanes ever to hit (31) .... United States. Fourteen people died because of
X
(32) .... Andrew's effects.