1. Complete the sentences using articles the/a, an /zero article.
1. What do you usually eat for- breakfast. 2. Dan invited Alice for- dinner. 3. We had a delicious meal in that café. 4. Thank you, dear. It was a very nice breakfast. 5. When was the mobile phone invented? 6.The river Volga flows into the Caspian Sea.
7. We decided to stay in the Grand Hotel, which is situated in - Baker Street. 8. The sand from this beach was imported from the Sahara. 9.The Seychelles are a group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
10. They are travelling through - Europe. 11. Have you ever been to - France. 12. They have reached the summit of - Mount Everest. 13. Give me - Cosmopolitan magazine, please. 14. He is absolutely ill know, he has got - flu. 15. - love makes the world go round. 16. They decided to travel by - plane. 17.Our new house is too far from - school. 18. I heard - news on the radio.
19. There are millions of - stars in - space. 20. We looked up at - stars in the sky.
21. The Russian Federation is one of the biggest country in the world. 21. We will study the history of - Europe of the Middle Ages. 22. At - previous month the Crimea became the part of - Russia. 23. The capital of the United States of America is - Washington.
38 points
2. A/ an or the. Sometimes you don`t need either word- you leave it blank.
I wrote my name at the top of the page.
the moon goes around the earth every 27 days.
The Soviet Union was the first country to sand a man into space.
Did you see the film on television or at the cinema?
After lunch, we went for a walk by the sea.
I`m not very hungry. I had big breakfast.
John was the only person I talked to at the party.
Tim lives in a small village in the country.
Peru is a country in South America. the capital is Lima.
I never listen to the radio. In fact I haven`t got the radio.
10 points
3. Write the definite article "the" where you see: ___ or omit it. Write the complete sentence.
Examples:
- Lake Victoria is in - central Africa.
Lake Victoria is in central Africa.
1) The Loch Ness is in Scotland.
2) The Beatles made Abbey Road famous.
3) Many migrating birds spend the winter in Africa.
4) The River Thames is the England's second longest river.
5) I work near Trafalgar Square in London.
6) Asterdam is in the Netherlands.
7) the capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi and not Dubai.
8) Lake District in the north of England has beautiful lakes like Lake Windermere.