6 Dec 2012

Articles Practice

1. Read the two texts below. Complete the blanks with a, an, the or ---.


1.




(1) _____ Jeanette is (2) _____ French. She lives in (3) _____ village in (4) _____France. (5) _____village is near (6) _____ Paris, so she often goes there. (7) _____ Jeanette lives in (8) _____ yellow house in (9) _____ centre of (10) _____ village. (11) _____ house has got (12) _____ living-room, (13) _____ two bedrooms, (14) _____ kitchen and (15) _____ bathroom. There is also (16) _____ big studio. (17) _____ Jeanette works there. She's (18) _____ artist. She paints (19) _____ pictures. In front of (20) _____ house there is (21) _____ big garden. There are (22) _____ flowers, (23) _____ apple tree, (24) _____ vegetable garden and (25) _____ dog-house in (26) _____ garden. (27) _____ Jeanette's dog, (28) _____ Rex, sleeps in (29) _____ dog-house.




2.

(30) _____ Dennis is my best friend. He's (31) _____ student. He lives on (32) _____ Prince Street. Every day he wakes up, has (33) _____ breakfast and goes to (34) _____ school. He likes school and wants to become (35) _____ teacher. After school he has (36) _____ guitar lesson. He likes (37) _____ music very much and he plays (38) _____ guitar very well. He has got (39) _____ old guitar. It was (40) _____ present from his grandfather.



















ANSWER KEY:
1. --- 2. --- 3. a 4. --- 5. the 6. --- 7. --- 8. a 9. the 10. the 11. the 12. a 13. --- 14. a 15. a 16. a 
17. --- 18. an 19. --- 20. the 21. a 22. --- 23. an 24. a 25 a 26. the 27 --- 28. --- 29. the
30. --- 31. a 32. --- 33. --- 34. --- 35. a 36. a 37. --- 38. the 39. an 40. a.