TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE
UNIT 5
Zero Article; The Articles: a, an, the
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EXERCISE A
Choose
the correct article or the answer
'no article', and write its number
in the brackets.
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Example
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1
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Linda's got ____________ uncle
who lives in Hong Kong.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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2
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I got ____________
new mountain bike for my birthday.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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3
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I am going to ____________ post
office.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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4
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I like ____________
shirt you're wearing.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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5
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Where are ____________ shoes
I bought yesterday?
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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6
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Is there ____________
university in your town?
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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7
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Do you like ____________ songs
on this CD?
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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8
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Where are your parents?
They're at ____________
work.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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9
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Tomorrow we are visiting ____________
Museum of Natural History.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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10
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Ann isn't at ____________
school today because she is not very well.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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11
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Let's go to ____________ cinema
this weekend.
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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12
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Do you think ____________
Science is easy or difficult?
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(1)
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an
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(2)
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a
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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EXERCISE B
Fill in the gaps with a, an, the
or leave it empty if it doesn't need an article.
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Chickens
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 (1) ____________
chicken is (2) ____________ interesting
creature. It is (3) ____________
bird but it cannot fly. (4) ____________
adult female is called (5) ____________
hen and the adult male is (6) ____________
rooster or cock. There are lots of different types of chickens. (7) ____________ Chickens eat (8) ____________ lot of different
things such as (9) ____________ insects,
fruit, seeds and worms. However, they are also eaten by (10) ____________ other animals, for
example by (11) ____________ foxes,
hawks, snakes and, of course, by people. And everyone always wants to know:
which came first (12) ____________ chicken
or the egg?
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EXERCISE C
Fill in the gaps with a, an or
the, or leave it empty if it doesn't need an article.
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The place
where Mandy lives
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Mandy lives in (1) ____ very
beautiful area about ten kilometres away from the city centre. It is only (2)
____ small village but it is (3) ____ attractive and peaceful place to
live. There is (4) ____ river running through (5) _ ___ middle of it. Mandy
likes (6) ____ rivers a lot, especially (7) ____ one that runs through her
village, which is very pretty.
Mandy goes to (8) ____ local
school, and when she is in (9) ___ _ classroom she can see (1 0) ____
village green from the window. There are some shops and (11) ____ little
cafe, which sells (12) ___ wonderful ice-cream. Everyone in her family
loves the village and they all miss it when they are away.
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