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Ex.

1 CONCEPTS
Complete these sentences:

1. The three words used most often in the English language are , and
2. These three words are a part of speech called .
3. A noun is a word that names a , ______, , or .
4. Whenever you see or hear a, an or the, you can expect a_______ to follow.
5. The word a or an means__________.
6. An is used before words that begin with sounds.
7. The indefinite article is used before words that begin with consonant sounds.
8. The word the is pronounced in two different ways, before consonant
sounds, and______before vowel sounds.
9. The indefinite (not definite, not previously mentioned) articles are and______.
10.The definite article is .
11.Boy, chair, star, foot are examples of_______(countable, non- countable) nouns.
12.Non-countable nouns name things that have no definite size or shape. These are also
called nouns.

Ex. 2 Write a or an only where they are needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1. I ate orange this morning.


2. The man drove the wrong way down one-way street.
3. Do you spell your name with "s" or "z?"
4. We had to wait hour for dinner.
5. We ordered lamb for our meal.
6. Do you want ice cream?
7. Do you want ice cream cone?
8. There are interesting people in my class.
9. I like movies about mysteries.
10.Jack had egg on his tie.

Ex. 3
Write a, or an only where they are needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1. Jack's father is professor at Boston University.


2. His mother is engineer.
3. I want to be pilot.
4. Pilots can earn $45,000 year.
5. Mr. Zac is always grumpy and unpleasant. As a result, he has_____few friends.
6. I've been saving all year, so I have little money. It's enough to
buy a second-hand car.
7. California is the kind of place I'd like to go on vacation.
8. It's shame that you can't come to my party.
9. Southerners never seem to be in rush the way New Yorkers are.
10.She is excellent teacher.
11.I brush my teeth twice day.
12.Quite few people like tennis.
13.Henry is the type of man that everyone likes.
14.Are you in good mood today?

Ex. 4
Write a, an, or the in the sentences below:

1. For my birthday I received book and umbrella.


2. _____ book was from Aunt Mary and umbrella was from Uncle Tom.
3. We couldn't see because. lights went out.
4. ______ sky is overcast today. I think it will rain,
5. We watched moon rise over the mountain.
6. Sue is good cook. As a matter of fact, she is best cook I know.
7. Moby Dick is interesting book, it's best book I've ever read.

Ex. 5
Write the only where it is needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1. monkeys are smarter than dogs.


2. women in my family are all short.
3. I like fresh fruits and vegetables.
4. Everyone loves clowns.
5. clowns in Ringling Brothers' Circus are funniest clowns in
world.
6. Sunday is the first day of the week.
7. I'll see you Tuesday at 4 o'clock.
8. Will you be home for Christmas?
9. America's birthday is Fourth of July.
10.Children in school are excited on Friday before vacation begins.
11.I read a story about Richard Lionhearted.
12. Mr. Jones is our teacher.
13. Smiths have been our neighbors for a long time.
14.Have you ever seen Adams Family on television?
15.The treaty was signed by King George.

Ex. 6
Write a, an, the, or my, his, or her

1. I have headache.
2. I accidentally poked myself in eye.
3. Frank hurt hand when he caught the ball.
4. She washed face with warm water and soap.
5. The ball hit me in______ head.
6. The policeman was shot in ______ shoulder.
7. The little boy got dirt on shirt.

Write the where it is needed. Write T where no article is needed,


8. milk comes from cows.
9. milk in this glass is sour.
10. chocolate milk is delicious.
11.Some people will do anything for money.
12.I enjoy literature of the Middle Ages.
13. literature was my favorite subject in school.
14.Do you like music of Mozart?
15.Everyone likes music.
16.Someday there will be an end to war.
17.Someday there will be an end to war in Nicaragua.
18.Charlie has been studying Italian for two years.
19. Italian spoken in Rome is different from Italian spoken in
Naples.

Ex. 7
Write a or the where they are needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1.Mr. Jackson had bad heart, and high blood pressure.


2.She had stomach ache, but it was not appendicitis.
3.Bob caught mumps from Kelly. (7.9)
4.You can get a vaccination against measles, and polio.
5.Laura had fever of 100.2 degrees.
6.Dr. Wheeler plays piano very well.
7.She also studied violin.
8.Do you enjoy mathematics?
9.We play bridge every Sunday afternoon.
10.My brother plays soccer.

Ex. 8
Write the only where it is needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1. Everyone goes to______bed early at our house.


2. bed in the hotel we stayed at was very comfortable.
3. What time does_____school begin?
4. I go to church on Sundays.
5. _____Australia, Europe, and Africa are continents.
6. We went to Lake Louise for our vacation.
7. ______ Great Lakes are_____largest fresh water lakes in America.
8. ______ Alps are in Austria and Switzerland.
9. Her house was on Twenty-ninth Street.
10. _______ Everglades is a swamp in______Florida.
11. ________Canada is north of_______United States.
12. ________- Bronx is one of the boroughs of New York City.
13. _____ Sixth Avenue is called______Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan.
14. _______Hague is the capital of Netherlands.

Ex. 9
Write the where it is needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1.__ Golden Gate Bridge connects______San Francisco with _____Marin County.


2._______Gulf of Mexico is south of Texas.
3. ______ Missouri River flows into_______Mississippi River.
4.I'm from South.
5._______Mexico is bounded by_______Pacific Ocean on_______west,______ United
States on_______north,______Gulf of Mexico on _______east, and_______Guatemala
on______south.
6.Italy is south of Switzerland.
7.Karen went to______Harvard, while her sister went to______University of Indiana.
8.While we were in Washington, D.C., we visited White House,_______Lincoln
Memorial, and_______Smithsonian Museum.

Ex. 10
Write the where it is needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1. My favorite magazines are_____Time,_____Newsweek, and_____Life.


2. The boss reads two newspapers a day:_______New York Times and ____Wall Street
Journal.
3. We like to shop at Bloomingdales or Macy's.
4. Renaissance began in Italy during fourteenth century.
5. What was first job you held when you graduated college?
6. I've told you for hundredth time, don't exaggerate!
7. first and second chapters were hard, but by the time I got to
Chapter Ten, I understood everything.
8. December is last month of the year.
9. I went to visit him last month.
10.Do you believe in love at first sight?

MASTERY TEST

PART I Write a, an or the where they are needed. Write T where no article is needed.

1. I like rice.
2. cats are good mouse hunters.
3. Juliana used to play. guitar.
4. We saw fattest lady in world at the circus last week.
5. Bob plays tennis very well.
6. water is best drink when you are thirsty.
7. Please put the pillow on bed.
8. I don't go to school on Sunday.
9. There was an accident in front of church.
10.I wrote a long letter to O'Briens.
11.We need oxygen to breathe.
12._______sugar in this bowl is full of lumps.
13.What is ______worst thing that ever happened to you?
14. love is a beautiful emotion.
15.Frank studied history at college.
16.What time do you go to bed?
17. school is on the corner.
18.I think that mathematics is hardest subject in school.
19. seals are very good swimmers.
20.I don't likedresses in this store,
21.When I spoke about Bill Martin, I meant Bill Martin who lives in
Cliffside Park, not______Bill Martin from Englewood.
22.Do you like American food?
23. stars are shining brightly.
24. Lake Michigan is one of Great Lakes.
25.Most people hate war.
26.Ed wants to be____ composer.
27.She earns seven dollar _______hour at her part-time job.
28.I heard the news on radio.
29.We see Frank four or five times week.
30.You seem to be in good mood.
31.There is little hope that the police will find the thieves. They left no clues.
32.Sam is always in hurry.
33.Many tear has to fall in the game of love and romance.
34.I found wallet and a keychain. wallet was empty but it had
identification card in it.
35.It's________beautiful day today._______sky is blue and_____sun is shining.
weather is perfect.
36.Last night moon rose at seven p.m.
37.We went to visit Smiths.
38.Leif Lucky was the Viking who discovered America,
39.I have headache.
40.Bob bumped himself on head.
41.We were worried about disappearance of our dog.
42.Doctors are hoping to find a cure for______cancer.
43.Patty had______fever of 103 degrees when she had mumps.
44.Let's play baseball after school.
45.Barbara practices piano for two hours every day.
46.What time do you go to bed?
47.The thief spent five years in prison.
48. Central Park Zoo is on Fifth Avenue.
49.We stayed at Plaza Hotel.
50. Mexico is south of United States.

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