ARTICLES
Complete the sentences with “a/ an/ the or ø (no article)”:
Exercise 1:
Jason’s father bought him __________bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
_________Statue of Liberty was _______gift of friendship from _______France to _________United States.
Rita is studying __________English and _________Math this semester.
_______judge asked _______witness to tell _________truth.
Please give me ________cup of coffee with ________cream and _________sugar.
_______big books on ________table are for my history class.
No one in ________Spanish class knew ________correct answer to ________Mrs Brown’s question.
My _________car is four years old, and it still runs well.
When you go to _______store, please buy ________bottle of ________chocolate milk and ______dozen oranges.
There are only _______few seats left for ________tonight’s musical show at __________university.
Feedback:
Jason’s father bought him the bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from ø France to the United States.
Rita is studying ø English and ø Math this semester.
The judge asked the witness to tell the truth.
Please give me a cup of coffee with ø cream and ø sugar.
The big books on the table are for my history class.
No one in the / ø Spanish class knew the correct answer to ø Mrs Brown’s question.
My ø car is four years old, and it still runs well.
When you go to the store, please buy a bottle of ø chocolate milk and a dozen oranges.
There are only a few seats left for ø tonight’s musical show at the university.

Exercise 2
John and Mary went to ________school yesterday and then studied in _______library before returning home.
_______Lake Erie is one of _______five great Lakes in ________North America.
On our trip to_______ Spain, we crossed _________Atlantic Ocean.
_______Mount Rushmore is the site of _________magnificent tribute to _______four great American presidents.
What did you eat for ________breakfast this morning?
David played _______basket ball and _________baseball at ______Boy’s club this year.
Rita plays ______violin and her sister plays ________guitar.
While we were in _________Alaska, we saw ________Eskimo village.
Ton can’t go to ________movies tonight because he has to write ______essay.
David attended __________Princeton University.
Feedback:
John and Mary went to ø school yesterday and then studied in the library before returning home.
ø Lake Erie is one of the five great Lakes in ø North America.
On our trip to ø Spain, we crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
ø Mount Rushmore is the site of the / a magnificent tribute to ø four great American presidents.
What did you eat for ø breakfast this morning?
David played ø basket ball and ø baseball at the Boy’s club this year.
Rita plays the violin and her sister plays the guitar.
While we were in ø Alaska, we saw an Eskimo village.
Ton can’t go to the movies tonight because he has to write an essay.
David attended ø Princeton University.

Exercise 3:
Harry has been admitted to ________School of Medicine at _______mid western University.
Mel’s grandmother is in ________hospital, so we went to visit her _______last night.
______political science class is taking _____trip to ______France in _____Spring.
______Queen Elizabeth II is ______monarch of _________Great Britain.
Scientists sent _______expedition to ________Mars during ______1990s.
Last night there was _______bird singing outside my house.
______chair that you are sitting in is broken.
_______Civil War was fought in _____United States between 1861 and 1865.
_______Florida State University is smaller than _______University of Florida.
There was ______knock on _____door. I opened it and found _______small dark man in _______blue overcoat and _______ woollen cap.
Feedback:
Harry has been admitted to the School of Medicine at a mid western University.
Mel’s grandmother is in the hospital, so we went to visit her ø last night.
The/ a political science class is taking a trip to ø France in ø Spring.
ø Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of ø Great Britain.
Scientists sent an expedition to ø Mars during the 1990s.
Last night there was a bird singing outside my house.
The chair that you are sitting in is broken.
The Civil War was fought in the United States between 1861 and 1865.
ø Florida State University is smaller than the University of Florida.
There was a knock on the door. I opened it and found a small dark man in a blue overcoat and a woollen cap.

Exercise 4:
Do you know _____time?
Yes, ________clock in ______hall has just struck nine.
Then it isn’t _______time to go yet.
_______listening to ______teacher is useful for all of us.
Most of ______