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English Grammar Exercises for A2 – Articles (2)

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1. Complete the sentences with a, an and the.

  • 1)
    I saw great film at weekend. It was romantic comedy.
  • 2)
    My uncle is architect. He works for government.
  • 3)
    There’s beautiful river near my house, but water is very cold.
  • 4)
    On sunny day, we can see sea from our balcony.
  • 5)
    There’s Chinese restaurant and café near here, but café is closed on Sundays.
  • 6)
    The police are searching for tall man with broken nose.
  • 7)
    Is there cinema in this town?
  • 8)
    I got phone and tennis racket for my birthday.

2. Complete one sentence in each pair with the definite article (the) and tick ✓ the other.

  • 1)
    a Do you like biscuits? ✓
  • b)
    Don’t eat the biscuits, they’re for my sister.
  • 2)
    a We moved to this town because school is very good.
  • b)
    She works hard when she’s at school.
  • 3)
    a The neighbours knocked on our door to complain about music.
  • b)
    We sometimes listen to music in the car.
  • 4)
    a In December, cold weather is normal in northern areas.
  • b)
    They decided not to go camping because of cold weather.
  • 5)
    a My uncle buys books, but he never reads them.
  • b)
    I enjoyed the Harry Potter films, but I think books are better.
  • 6)
    a I’d rather not go to the Italian restaurant because I don’t eat pasta.
  • b)
    The food is fantastic and all pasta is home-made.

3. Challenge!

  • Challenge!
  • Find out which countries need the definite article (the).
  • 1)
    United States
  • 2)
    Wales
  • 3)
    France
  • 4)
    Philippines
  • 5)
    Ukraine
  • 6)
    Netherlands
  • 7)
    South Africa
  • 8)
    Czech Republic
  • 9)
    New Zealand
  • 10)
    United Kingdom

4. Correct the errors in some of these sentences by crossing out the extra word. Tick ✓ the correct ones.

  • 1)
    My sister is a vegetarian – she doesn’t eat the meat.
  • 2)
    Before he became a teacher, my dad was a scientist. ✓
  • 3)
    Yesterday, my parents came into school to speak to the head teacher.
  • 4)
    We’re planning a trip to the South America.
  • 5)
    I had the fun in Scotland, but the journey home was terrible.
  • 6)
    Sarah doesn’t usually like the rap music, but she loves the Black Eyed Peas.
  • 7)
    My grandparents live in a tiny cottage near the coast.
  • 8)
    Some animals, like foxes, only come out at the night.

5. Complete the dialogue, Write a / an, the or – in the gaps.

  • Amanda Why weren’t you at 1) school yesterday?
  • Joey I had 2) really bad headache. In fact, I was in 3) bed all morning.
  • Amanda Poor you. But at least you missed history. We had 4) exam.
  • Joey Were 5) questions difficult?
  • Amanda Not really. They were about 6) Second World War.
  • Joey I’m glad I missed 7) exam. I’m not really interested in 8) military history.
  • Amanda Me neither. Are you going to 9) Grace’s party at 10) weekend? It’s fancy dress.
  • Joey I can’t. There’s 11) rehearsal for 12) school play that evening.
  • Amanda Oh. Why don’t you come to 13) party after 14) rehearsal?
  • Joey Oh, OK. That’s 15) good idea. I like 16) fancy dress parties.
  • Amanda Me too, but I need to find 17) costume. The theme is ‘horror’.
  • Joey Cool! 18) school play is DraculaI can wear 19) same costume for 20) rehearsal and 21) party!

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