Articles

Practice!
Part 1 Complete the sentences with a / an, the or no
article (–).

1 My nephew works as ............a composer in ............- England. He mainly

-
writes ............ classical music.
a student in your class with ............
2 Is there ............ thename of “Shivon”?
the best language to learn now is ............ English.
3 Obviously, ............ -
a laptop or ............adesktop PC?’ – ‘I
4 ‘Are you planning to get ............
- desktops.’
prefer ............
Part 1 Complete the sentences with a / an, the or no
article (–).

the poor as they do not have enough

5 This new tax will badly affect ............
............ money
- to pay for it.
the United States.
- Texas in ............
6 Our grandpa lives in ............
a book and two pencils. ............
7 He bought ............ Thebook is five dollars
the are two dollars each.
and ............ pencils
- mosquitoes in this area?’ – ‘Yes, you should
8 ‘Are there ............
a can of insect spray with you.’
bring ............
Part 1 Complete the sentences with a / an, the or no
article (–).

9 ............
- T(t)hese games are potentially harmful for ............ children’s
-
mental development.
10 ............
- Angel Falls in ............
- the world
Venezuela is known to ............
asthe
............ tallest waterfall.
The way to ............
11 ............ the only hospital in ............ a
- this region is ............
rough and winding path.
the
12 In ............ 20th century, several people went missing while
they were travelling through ............a specific part of ............the
Atlantic.
Part 1 Complete the sentences with a / an, the or no
article (–).

the salt on the next table please?’

13 ‘Can you pass me ............
the time! ............
14 Look at ............ The flight to ............
- Singapore takes off in
only 30 minutes.
a John Doughlas here?
15 Excuse me, is there ............
An MP3 player nowadays costs very cheaply.
16 ............
Part 2 Choose the correct answer for
each question.

1 He is looking for .......... car to travel on ............ his upcoming business

trip.
A the - a B a - the
C a - no article D no article - a
Part 2 Choose the correct answer for
each question.

2 Armadillos are animals which are most active at .......... night. Sometimes,
you see them during ............ day, but that’s less common.
A no article - the B no article - a
C the - the D a-a
Part 2 Choose the correct answer for
each question.

3 I really loved .......... Christmas when I was ............ kid.

A the - a B no article - a
C no article - the D the - no article

4 Do you want to meet for dinner on .......... Wednesday? Or we could get

together ............ next Sunday.
A no article - no article B a - the
C the - the D a-a
Part 2 Choose the correct answer for
each question.

5 I really need to take .......... whole month off and relax. Maybe I’ll do
that ............ next summer.
A a - the B the - a
C a - no article D a-a
6 My cable TV service is terrible. I called them for .......... hour and nobody
could answer ............ my question.
A a - no article B the - the
C an - no article D an - the
Part 2 Choose the correct answer for
each question.

7 The conference started at .......... noon and didn’t finish until late
in ............ evening.
A the - no article B no article - the
C the - an D the - the
8 I didn’t sleep at all .......... last night. I spent ............ whole night
lying awake.
A no article - the B the - the
C no article - no article D a-a
Part 2 Choose the correct answer for
each question.

9 The linguist specialises in .......... Arabic. She spent years studying local
dialects in ............ Sahara Desert.
A the - the B no article - the
C the - no article D no article - no article
10 Explorers first reached .......... South Pole in 1911 and first set foot
on ............ moon in 1969.
A the - the B the - a
C no article - the D a - the
Part 3 Complete the text by writing in the correct article
or leave the space blank if there is no need for one.

Dear Judy,
Sorry that I didn't email you earlier to tell you about 1.......... thetrip,
a
but I've had 2.......... bunch of things to do since we got back. We
had 3.......... fantasticatime in 4.......... South Africa.
- Although this is
a I
the ever travelled to 6.......... foreign country,
5.......... first time I've
feel confident saying that it's one of 7.......... most beautiful places
onthe
8.......... planet. the
Part 3 Complete the text by writing in the correct article
or leave the space blank if there is no need for one.

We began 9..........thetrip in 10.......... Cape

- Town as you suggested.
It's such 11.......... beautiful a city. And I'm so glad you
recommended that we take 12.......... cable car upthe 13.......... Table
Mountain. - While we were taking in 14.......... spectacular views,
the 15............. man who runs 16..............a/the
we met lodge just outside
a/the
17.......... Kalahari National Park. the
Part 3 Complete the text by writing in the correct article
or leave the space blank if there is no need for one.

He invited us to stay in 18..........thelodge for free, so we rented

19.......... car aand slowly drove up 20.......... West theCoast to
the spent our time exploring 22.......... Kalahari
21.......... park and
the What 23.......... adventure!
Desert. an

Take care,
Diane