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– THE
USE OF ARTICLES IN ENGLISH
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the, no article – the use of articles in English » Page 2

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Exercises: 1 2 3

A/an, the, no
article – the use of
articles in English

Exercise 2

Choose a/an, the or no article to complete


the sentences below.

You have completed this test.

Correct answers: 6/10.

Your score is 60%.


:
Check your answers:

1 'Where is Jennifer?' 'She's in _____


kitchen.'

a. a

b. the

c. –

➪ We use the to talk about specific


things or people; when it’s clear which
things or people we are talking about.
➪ In this sentence, it's clear what
kitchen we are talking about.

2 Do you want to have _____ lunch


with me?

a. a
b. the

c. –

➪ We do not use an article before


names
of meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
:
3 What are you going to do _____ next
Saturday?

a. a

b. the

c. –

➪ We do not use an
article before next and last + time
expression (when they mean before or
after now).

4 I want to learn how to play _____


piano.

a. a

b. the

c. –

➪ We use the before names of


musical instruments.

5 We want to buy _____ new car.

a. a

b. the
c. –
:
c. –

➪ We use a/an when we mention


something for the first time.

6 My favourite subject is _____ history.

a. a

b. the

c. –

➪ We don't use an
article before names of
languages and school subjects.

7 _____ students in my class are great.

a. A

b. The

c. –

➪ We use the to talk about specific


things or people; when it’s clear which
things or people we are talking about.

8 Medicine will be completely


:
di"erent in _____ 2050.

a. the

b. a
c. –

➪ We do not use an article before


names of years, months and days of
the week.

9 He is very interested in _____


computers.

a. a

b. the

c. –

➪ We do not use
an article before plural or
uncountable nouns to talk about
something in general.
➪ In this sentence we are talking about
computers in general.

10 A thief got into our o#ce and stole

_____ computers.

a. a
:
b. the

c. –

➪ We use the to talk about specific


things or people; when it’s clear which
things or people we are talking about.
➪ In this sentence, we are talking
about the computers in our o#ce (NOT
computers in general).

Exercises: 1 2 3

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A/AN, THE, NO ARTICLE – THE
USE OF ARTICLES IN ENGLISH
Grammar » A1 Grammar lessons and exercises » A/an,
the, no article – the use of articles in English

Exercises Explanation Downloads

Exercises: 1 2 3

A/an, the, no
article – the use of
articles in English

Exercise 1

Choose a/an, the or no article to complete


the following sentences.

You have completed this test.

Correct answers: 10/10.

Your score is 100%.


:
Check your answers:

1 We bought some cheese and ham.


The cheese was delicious.

➪ We use the when we mention


something for the second time.

2 It's an interesting book.

➪ We use a/an to talk about people’s


jobs or to say what kind of person or
thing something/somebody is.

3 There was a document on the


table.

➪ We use a/an when we mention


something for the first time.

4 Experts say that - co"ee can


:
be good for your health.

➪ We do not use
an article before plural or
uncountable nouns to talk about
something in general.

5 I don't have a car.

➪ We cannot use singular countable


nouns alone (without a, the, my etc.)

6 Can you pass me the water?

➪ We use the to talk about specific


things or people; when it’s clear which
things or people we are talking about.
➪ In this sentence, it's clear which
water I am talking about.

7 The president visited our


school.

➪ We use the when there’s only


:
one of something.

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8 My father is a police o#cer.

Correct answer: a
➪ We use a/an to talk about people’s
jobs or to say what kind of person or
thing something/somebody is.

9 Everybody knows that - cats


are very independent animals.

➪ We do not use
an article before plural or
uncountable nouns to talk about
something in general.

10 She picked me up at the

airport.

➪ With places in a town where we


commonly go (the park, the cinema,
the doctor, etc.)
:
Exercises: 1 2 3

Related tests:

A, some, any – countable


and uncountable nouns

A(n), the, no article


:
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