ARTICLES

Fill in a or an
Q1 - ____ old man Q14 - ____ zoo
Q2 - ____ field Q15 - ____ hat
Q3 - ____ accident Q16 - ____ egg
Q4 - ____ knife Q17 - ____ European
Q5 - ____ orange Q18 - ____ yacht
Q6 - ____ hospital Q19 - ____ ice-cream
Q7 - ____ horse Q20 - ____ opportunity
Q8 - ____ hour Q21 - ____ one-day course
Q9 - ____ union Q22 - ____ vehicle
Q10 - ____ uncle Q23 - ____ open door
Q11 - ____ university Q24 - ____ euphemism.
Q12 - ____ xylophone Q25 - ____ URL
Q13 - ____ x-ray

2. Fill in a, an, the or zero article

Q1 - ...... apple a day keeps the doctor away
Q2 - Mount Everest is in ....... Himalayas
Q3 - ....... President of the United States was elected last year
Q4 - We spent a lot of time swimming in ...... sea on holiday
Q5 - London is on ...... River Thames
Q6 - She did ..... MA in French literature
Q7 - My garden's looking lovely now that ...... daffodils are in flower
Q8 - It's ...... most expensive hotel in town
Q9 - .......Mount Everest is in the Himalayas
Q10 - My mother is allergic to ........ cigarette smoke
Q11 - An atheist does not believe in ....... God
Q12 - He never listens to ....... classical music
Q13 - You can pay that bill at ..... bank
Q14 - My flat is on ..... second floor
Q15 - It was ...... excellent meal last night
Q16 - We usually have ...... dinner at eight
Q17 - I'm against ..... capital punishment
Q18 - ...... Underground is a very convenient way of getting around London
Q19 - Could you turn off ...... light when you leave?
Q20 - I don't go to ...... theatre very often
Q21 - His birthday is on ...... fourth of May
Q22 - I bought ...... umbrella last week
Q23 - ..... roses are my favourite flowers
Q24 - I don't believe in ...... death penalty for any crime
Q25 - Do you know how to use ....... computer?
Q26 - Would you like .... orange?
Q27 - Did you see the film on ..... TV last night?
Q28 - I've got to get to ...... post office before it closes
Q29 - It is ...... largest producer of computer keyboards in the world
Q30 - I always listen to ..... radio on my way into work
Q31 - ..... Andes are in South America
Q32 - An apple a day keeps ...... doctor away
Q33 - There is a major problem with ....... crime nowadays
Q34 - Paris is ...... capital of France
Q35 - Could you close ..... door, please?
Q36 - They go to ....... church every week
Q37 - They crashed because they had ..... burst tyre
Q38 - Would you mind turning off ...... lights when you leave?
Q39 - The party was so loud that she asked them to turn ...... music down
Q40 - They live in ...... lovely flat
Q41 - Their offices are on ....... fifth floor
Q42 - We start ...... work at a quarter to nine
Q43 - The only sport I enjoy is ...... rugby
Q44 - It's ...... old house and needs some work
Q45 - I left it at ...... office
Q46 - Could you take ....... books you borrowed back to the library, please?
Q47 - Come in- ...... water's lovely and warm
Q48 - He joined .... union when he started work
Q49 - It's in ....... Milton Road
Q50 - It's ...... second road on the right
Q51 - He's wearing ..... blue suit
Q52 - He's wearing ...... tie I gave him
Q53 - What time would you like ...... breakfast?
Q54 - I don't know anywhere in ...... world quite as beautiful as here
Q55 - We were stopped by ...... police last night
Q56 - She's been looking for ...... job since she was made redundant
Q57 - The River Nile is .... longest river of all
Q58 - I was really angry because I missed ...... bus
Q59 - Christmas Day falls on ...... Sunday this year
Q60 - There were no buses so I had to take .... taxi
 Articles- Geographical terms and names

Q1 - It's by ____ Victoria. Q6 - It's in _____ Ocean.

the Lake Atlantic
Lake the Atlantic
Q2 - It's in ____. Q7 - We normally use the definite article
Alps before the name of a city.
the Alps True False
Q3 - We always use the definite article with Q8 - They climbed ____ Everest.
names of mountains. True False the Mount
Q4 - London is on ____ Thames. Mount
the River Q9 - ____ District is in England.
River The Lake
Q5 - We normally use the definite article Lake
before the name of a sea. Q10 - It''s in ____.
True False Asia the Asia

Definite Article or Zero Article?

Q1 - I like listening to ____. Q10 - She was born in ____.

radio France
the radio the France
Either could be used here. Either could be used here.
Q2 - She's reading Italian at ____. Q11 - Do you often go to _____?
university church
the university the church
Q3 - I'll take you to _____. Q12 - It's ____.
airport Amazon
the airport the Amazon
Either could be used here. Q13 - I'm going to ____.
Q4 - He was sent to ____ for theft. bed
prison the bed
the prison Q14 - She's gone to ____.
Q5 - She lives in _____. office
North the office
the North Q15 - I don't go to ____ very often.
Either could be used here. theatre
Q6 - I like ____ food. the theatre
Indian the Indian Q16 - I'm seeing ____ tomorrow.
Either could be used here. Dentist the dentist
Q7 - I spoke to ______. Q17 - What did you have for ____?
manager dinner
the manager the dinner
Either could be used here. Q18 - I'm going to _____ to get some cash.
Q8 - Do you like _____ cheese? bank
Stilton the bank
the Stilton Q19 - He's in ____.
Q9 - We went for a walk in _____. trouble
park the trouble
the park Q20 - It's the first road on ____.
Either could be used here. right
the right

Articles with uncountable nouns

Q1 - We need someone with ____ knowledge Q6 - We've been having ____ weather.
of Chinese. lovely
good a lovely
a good the lovely
the good Q7 - She has ___ understanding of the subject.
Q2 - She speaks ____ Italian. good
perfect a good
a perfect the good
the perfect Q8 - He's in ____ health.
Q3 - They have ____ distrust of the authorities. good
deep a good
a deep the good
the deep Q9 - He has ___ love of his job.
Q4 - It's ____ work. great
hard a great
a hard the great
the hard Q10 - He caused ____ for all of us.
Q5 - The school gave me ____ education. trouble
good a trouble
a good the trouble
the good