EXERCISES

I. Put a/ an, the or Æ in each space to complete the following sentences.

1. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that. It was _____ mistake.                                                   

2. There were no chairs, so we had to sit on _____ floor.

3. Lucy has just gotten _____ job in _____ bank in Chicago.

4. There’s _____ bookstore on _____ corner near my house.

5. It’s very cold in here. Can you close _____ window, please?

6. If you go past _____ post office, can you get me some stamps?

7. It was _____ very hot day. It was _____ hottest day of _____ year.

8. What’s _____ name of _____ woman who sat beside you at the dinner?

9. How often do you go to _____ movies?

10. “Can you tell me where _____ Room 306 is, please?” “It’s on _____ third floor.”

11. He lay down _____ ground and looked up at _____ sky.

12. You’ll find _____ information you need at _____ top of _____ page 24.

13. _____ moon goes around _____ earth every 27 days.

14. He doesn’t usually have _____ lunch, but he always eats _____ good breakfast.

15. If you live in _____ foreign country, you should try and learn _____ language.

16. _____ next train to Brighton leaves from _____ Platform 5.        

17. Last year we visited _____ Canada and _____ United States.

18. _____ highest mountain in _____ Africa is _____ Kilimanjaro.

19. _____ Mediterranean Sea is the sea between _____ Africa and _____ Europe.

20. _____ Mississippi is _____ longest river in _____ North America.

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. We went out for _____ meal last night.  _____ restaurant we went to was excellent.

A. a/ The                    B. the/ A                                 C. a/ Æ                                    D. the/ Æ

2. As I was walking along the street, I saw _____ $10 note on _____ pavement.

A. a/ a                         B. the/ the                              C. a/ the                                  D. the/ a

3. _____ actress’s life is in many ways unlike that of other women.

A. An                          B. A                                        C. As                                       D. That the

4. Kate plays _____ violin in an orchestra.

A. the                          B. a                                         C. an                                       D. Æ

5. _____ computer has changed _____ way we live.

A. A/ the                    B. The/ the                             C. A/ a                                    D. The/ a

6. Excuse me, where is _____ bus station, please?

A. a                             B. the                                      C. Æ                                        D. an

7. What did you have for _____ breakfast this morning?

A. a                             B. an                                       C. the                                      D. Æ

8. Peter used to work in _____ Middle East.

A. Æ                            B. the                                      C. an                                       D. a

9. My plane was delayed. I had to wait at _____ airport for three hours.

A. the                          B. a                                         C. an                                       D. Æ

10. I have _____ problem. Can you help me?

A. Æ                            B. a                                         C. an                                       D. the

11. Barack Obama is _____ President of _____ United States.

A. the/ the                  B. a/ Æ                                    C. the/ Æ                                D. the/ an

12. He never listens to _____ radio. He prefers watching _____ television.

A. a/ a                         B. a/ the                                  C. the/ Æ                                D. Æ/ the

13. _____ university will be built in _____ center of the town.

A. A/ the                    B. An/ the                              C. The/ a                                D. An/ a         

14. _____ River Nile is _____ longest river of all.

A. Æ/ Æ                      B. A/ the                                 C. The/ the                             D. Æ/ a

15. _____ Women’s Day is on _____ eighth of March.

A. The/ Æ                   B. Æ/ the                                C. The/ an                              D. Æ/ an

16. By _____ time we had just left the office, _____ alarm went off.

A. Æ/ the                    B. a/ an                                   C. a/ the                                  D. the/ an

17. He grew up in _____ orphanage in _____ United Kingdom.

A. the/ Æ                    B. an/ an                                 C. the/ an                               D. an/ the

18. Laura is friendly. She can make _____ friends easily.

A. a                             B. an                                       C. the                                      D. Æ

19. That car can run at _____ speed of 180 miles _____ hour.

A. the/ an                   B. a/ the                                  C. a/ a                                     D. the/ a

20. _____ experience is _____ best teacher.

A. An/ the                  B. Æ/ the                                C. the/ the                              D. an/ an

I. 1. a                          2. the                          3. a/ a                          4. a, the                      5. the

6. the                          7. a/ the/ the              8. the/ the                   9. the                          10. Æ/ the

11. the/ the                12. the/ the/ Æ           13. The/ the               14. Æ/ a                      15. a/ the

16. The/ Æ                 17. Æ/ the                  18. The/ Æ/ Æ           19. The/ Æ/ Æ           20. The/ the/ Æ

II.        1. A     2. C     3. A     4. A     5. B     6. B     7. D     8. B     9. A     10. B

11. A   12. C   13. A   14. C   15. B   16. D   17. D   18. D   19. A   20. B