CHAPTER 11. COUNT/NONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES (20) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 11. COUNT/NONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES

 

EXERCISE 24. Summary: A/AN vs. Ø vs. THE. (Charts 11-1 + 11-8) Directions Write a/an, Ø, or the in the blanks. 1 I have ___ a ___ window in my bedroom. I keep it open at night because I like ___ Ø ___ fresh air. ___ The ___ window is above my bed. 2 Kathy bought ________ radio. She likes to listen to ________ music when she studies. 3 A: Would you please turn ________ radio down? ________ music is too loud. B: No problem. 4 ________ good book is ________ friend for ________ life. 5 Last week I read ________ book about ________ life of Gandhi. 6 A: Let's go swimming in ________ lake today. B: That sounds like ________ good idea. 7 ________ lake is a body of ________ water that is smaller than ________ sea but larger than ________ pond. ________ ocean is larger than ________ sea. 8 During our vacation in Brazil, we walked along ________ beach in front of our hotel and looked at ________ ocean. 9 ________ water is essential to human life, but don't drink ________ water in the Flat River. It'll kill you! ________ pollution in that river is terrible. 10 People can drink ________ fresh water. They can't drink ________ seawater because it contains ________ salt. 11 Ted, pass ________ salt, please. And ________ pepper. Thanks. 12 ________ different countries have ________ different geography. Italy is located on  ________ peninsula. Japan is ________ island nation. 13 A: How did you get here? Did you walk? B: No, I took ________ taxi. 14 There are some wonderful small markets in my neighborhood. You can always get ________ fresh fish at Mr. Rico's fish market. 15 ________ good food keeps us healthy and adds ________ pleasure to our lives. 16 A: Well, are you ready to leave? B: Anytime you are. A: Let me take just one last sip of coffee. I've really enjoyed this meal. B: I agree. ________ food was excellent - especially ________ fish. And ________ service was exceptionally good. Let's leave ________ waitress ________ good tip. A: Yes, let's do that. I usually tip around fifteen percent, sometimes eighteen percent. Does that sound about right to you? 17 A: We're ready to go, kids. Get in ________ car. B: Just a minute! We forgot something. A: Marge, can you get ________ kids in ________ car, please? B: Just a minute, Harry. They're coming. 18 In ancient times, people did not use ________ coins for money. Instead they used ________ shells, ________ beads,or ________ salt. The first coins were made around 2600 years ago. Today, most money is made from ________ paper. In the future, maybe we'll use only ________ plastic cards and there will be no paper money. 19 A: Can I have some money, Dad? B: What for? A: I want to go to the movies with my friends and hang around the mall. B: What you need is a job! ________ money doesn't grow on ________ trees, you know. 20 A doctor cures ________ sick people. ________ farmer grows ________ crops. ________ architect designs ________ buildings. ________ artist creates ________ new ways of looking at ________ world and ________ life. 21 ________ earthquakes are ________ rare events in central Africa. 22 My city experienced ________ earthquake recently. I was riding my bicycle when ________ earthquake occurred. ________ ground beneath me trembled so hard that it shook me off my bike. 23 A: I saw ________ good program on TV last night. B: Oh? What was it? A: It was ________ documentary about wildlife in Indonesia. It was really interesting. Did you see it too? B: No, I watched ________ old movie. 1t wasn't very good. I wish I'd known about ________ documentary. I would have watched it. 24 ________ modern people, just like their ancestors, are curious about ________ universe. Where did ________ moon come from? Does ________ life exist on other planets? What is ________ star? How large is ________ universe? How long will ________ sun continue to bum?

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