EXERCISES ON ARTICLES

Put in the or a/ an where necessary.

1. Jason’s father bought him                  bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

2.                  Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from          France to          United States.

3. Rita is studying                 English and                     math this semester.

4.                 judge asked witness to tell            truth.

5. Please give me                       cup of coffee with                   cream and                    sugar.

6.                 big books on table are for my history class.

7.  No one in          Spanish class knew          correct answer to          Mrs Brown’s question.

8. My                        car is four years old, and it still runs well.

9.  When  you go to store, please buy bottle of chocolate milk and

                 dozen oranges.

10.  There are only     few  seats left for             tonight’s  musical show at                university.

11. John and Mary went to            school yesterday and then studied in            library before returning home.

12.                 Lake Erie is one of                  five great Lakes in                  North America.

13. On our trip to                 Spain, we crossed              Atlantic Ocean.

14.                  Mount Rushmore is the  site of            magnificent tribute to            four great American presidents.

15. What did you eat                       for breakfast this morning?

16. David played           basketball and              baseball at                  Boy’s club this year.

17. Rita plays                  violin and her sister plays guitar.

18. While we were in               Alaska, we saw               Eskimo village.

19. Tom can’t go to                movies tonight because he has to write                  essay.

20. David attended            Princeton University.

21. Harry has been admitted to                School of Medicine at                     mid western University.

22. Mel’s grandmother is in              hospital, so we went to visit her                      last night.

23.              political science class is taking       trip to                France in                spring.

24.                 Queen Elizabeth II is             monarch of              Great Britain.

25. Scientists sent          expedition to Mars during                 1990s.

26. Last night there was                     bird singing outside my house.

27.                 chair that you are sitting in is broken.

28.                 Civil War was fought in                United States between 1861 and 1865.

29.                Florida State University is smaller than          University of Florida.

30. There was            knock on                      door. I opened it and found            small dark man in          blue overcoat and            woolen cap.

31. Do you know                  time?

Yes, clock in hall has just struck nine. Then it isn’t time to go yet.

32.             listening to                teacher is useful for all of us.

33. Most of              students working in                garden are tired.

34. He works as              assistant in                   same shop as I do.

35. Do you think I should go to                police?

36. To prevent              possible repetition of this accident, I lent him                  torch.

37. Most               farmers working hard on their land almost get nothing for their lifetime.

38. Do you see man standing near                  door?

39. I told you about              burglary that we had at                   shop, didn’t I?

40.           practicing English everyday of all the students in our class is very necessary. 

EX: Complete the following sentences with a, an/ the/ or no article.

1.Jason's father bought him.......... bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

2. .......... Statue of Liberty was,,,,,,,,,, gift of friendship from.......... France to.......... United States.

3. Rita is studying........... English and.......... Math this semester.

4. There are only.......... few seats left for........ tonight's musical show at............. university.

5. When you go to.......... store, lease buy.......... bottle of......... chocolate milk and........ dazen oranges.

6. No one in......... Spanish class knew............ correct answer to......... Mrs Brown's question.

7. ........ judge asked........... witness to tell............. truth.

8. Please give me....... cup of coffee with.......... cream and......... sugar.

9. .......... big books on....... table are for my history class.

10. My.......... car is four years old, and it still runs well.

I. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

 1 His father gave him a bicycle on his birthday.

 It was...........................................................

 2  She often buys books from that shop.

 It is.............................................................................

3 They don’t smoke and they don’t drink everyday.

They...............................................................................

4 It is said that the thieves were arrested at the station.

The thieves..............................................................................

5 People say that he passed the exam easily.

It is...............................................................................................

Underline the mistake and correct it.

07. If you have worked harder, you would have passed your exam.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

08. The little boy’s mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

09. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghost stories, especial on Halloween night.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest speaker.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

20, Fill each gap in the passage with one word.

One (1) ................ John's father bought a computer for him. He thought it was a good replacement for John's typewriter, (2) ................. had broken down. John could use the computer to write essays. His father did (3) .............. expect that Jonh would (4) ............all his rime playing computer games on it, which was (5) .............. he did.

John neglected his studies and he actually (6).............his examinations. When that happened, John realized that he had made a terrible (7) ................. He began to use the computer mainly (8) ................typing his essays. He only played computer (9)...........in his time. As a (10) ............of this, he passed his final examinations

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6.      Peter’s mother bought him a very beautiful toy car for his birthday present.

...

7.      His mother gave me a lift yesterday.

..

8.      Mr. Smith stayed at that hotel for 3 weeks.

...

9.      The librarian lent them some interesting books last week.

..

10. Sue talked about her study.

bài 1 : chuyển các câu sau sang câu bị động 

1. He writes a report daily

2. They are preparing a gift for their mother

3. My aunt was cooking a vegetarian dish for her family

4. He is going to repair is son's bicycle thí afternoon

5. We have washed all the dirty glasses just a few minutes before he comes

6. My family will buy a special present for our grandfather on the occasion  his birthday

Bài 2: Cho dạng đúng của từ 

1. A bottle was........ (throw) outsides last night by him

2. This fan has already ...........( fix) by my father

3. Now, a test..........( do) by him to prepare for his exam 

4. Finally, the key......... ( find)

Underline the word or phrase that needs correcting and correct them.

1. We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours.                1...............

2. It was a long time since we last talked to each other.                      2.................

3. These dictionary are all too expensive for me to buy at this time    3..................

4. The little boy's mother bought him a five - speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.         4.................

5. Ben has to save a few money so that he can go to school in the fall.           5..................