Friday 21 October 2011

Article- the

We use 'the' when:

 (a) We speak of the same thing again.

      e.g. I have a hat. The hat is grey.
             She eats an apple. The apple is juicy.

(b) There is only such thing.

      e.g. The sky is beautiful.
             The moon shines at night.


  Exercise 1

Decide whether to use the definite article >the< or not. If you do not need the article >the<, use x.
1) My grandmother likes (         ) flowers very much.
2) I love (           ) flowers in your garden.
3) See you on (          ) Wednesday.
4) I always listen to(             ) radio in the morning.
5) Alex goes to work by(            ) bus.
6) Don't be late for(            ) school.
7) Listen! Dennis is playing(           ) trumpet.
8) We often see our cousins over (           ) Easter.
9) She has never been to (             ) Alps before.
10) What about going to Australia in (             )February?

  Exercise 2

1) Last year we visited (        )Malacca and (       ) KL Tower.
2) (       ) Mount Everest is (          ) highest mountain on earth.
3) (       )Tasik Kenyah is (         ) most famous lake in Terengganu.
4) (        ) most children like (          )sweets.
5) (       ) summer of 1996 was hot and dry.
6) (        ) Plaza Hotel is on the corner of (        ) 59th Street and (         ) 5th Avenue.
7) My sister often stays at (          ) Uncle Tim's in Detroit.
8) Our friends (            ) Millers moved to Florida last August.
9) (         ) pollution is a problem in big cities.
10) Our children go to (           ) school by (            ) bus.

Exercise 1(answer)

1) My grandmother likes x flowers very much.
2) I love the flowers in your garden.
3) See you on x Wednesday.
4) I always listen to the radio in the morning.
5) Alex goes to work by x bus.
6) Don't be late for x school.
7) Listen! Dennis is playing the trumpet.
8) We often see our cousins over x Easter.
9) She has never been to the Alps before.
10) What about going to Australia in x February?

Exercise 2 (answer)

1) Last year we visited x Malacca and x KL Tower.
2) x Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth.
3) x Tasik Kenyah is the most famous lake in Terengganu.
4) x most children like x sweets.
5) The summer of 1996 was hot and dry.
6) The Plaza Hotel is on the corner of x 59th Street and x 5th Avenue.
7) My sister often stays at x Uncle Tim's in Detroit.
8) Our friends the Millers moved to Florida last August.
9) x pollution is a problem in x big cities.
10) Our children go to x school by x bus.


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