Full name: …………………………………………… ARTICLES: A, AN, THE

Class: ……………… (MẠO TỪ A, AN, THE)

A / AN THE ZERO ARTICLE

A / AN + singular nouns THE + singular / plural / uncountable nouns ZERO ARTICLE + plural / uncountable nouns
1. When a noun is mentioned for the first time 1. When the listener knows what the speaker is talking 1. When we are talking about things in general
eg. A car stopped outside our house. A man got about eg. Passwords protect our personal information.
out and went into a shop. eg. I went to the supermarket near my house.
2. With meals, months, days and special times of the
2. To describe what something or someone is 2. Something that has been mentioned before year
eg. ABS is an unreliable travel agency. eg. I bought a T-shirt and a jacket. The T-shirt’s eg. Shall I heat up some soup for lunch?
Anne’s a doctor. blue and the jacket’s black. We came back in April.
They go to church on Sundays.
3. To talk about objects that are not specific 3. With unique things
eg. I need a phone. eg. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969. I visit my grandparents on New Year’s Day.
I met a nice girl on holiday. 4. With superlative 3. With names of continents and most countries,
states, cities / towns, mountains, lakes, streets /
4. To refer to all examples of the same kind eg. Which is the longest river in the world?
roads, parks, shops, restaurants
eg. A doctor earns more than a teacher. 5. Before singular nouns for species, inventions and
(= all doctors, all teachers) eg. Dat Lat is in Lam Dong Province.
musical instruments We visited Lake Victoria. It’s in East Africa.
5. With expressions of quantity and frequency eg. The whale has a very distinctive call.
4. With games, sports, subjects, languages, some
eg. €2 a kilo, 50km an hour, twice a week Who invented the computer?
I play the piano. illnesses
* Notes: eg. Did you play soccer at school?
6. Before nationality and some adjectives with plural She got top marks in maths and chemistry.
- Use A before a word starting with a consonant meanings Patric’s family speaks French at home.
sound (phụ âm). eg. the Americans, the Japanese, the rich, the old Smoking causes lung cancer.
eg. a book, a house, a university, a cold day
7. Names of countries, oceans/seas, rivers, deserts,
- Use AN before a word starting with a vowel mountain ranges, groups of islands and regions
sound (nguyên âm). eg. the US the Sahara
eg. an apple, an eraser, an uncle, an hour, the UK the Alps
an interesting class the Netherlands the Middle East
the Philippines the Amazon
the Pacific the Thames
the North Sea ……
 PRACTICE
I/ Complete the sentence with A / AN / THE / Ø (Zero article)
1. _________ music is my passion.
2. Lots of children love _________ fish and chips
3. _________ French are said to be _________ grumpy people.
4. They play _________ football on Wednesdays.
5. _________ tigers are disappearing in _________ wild.
6. I have _________ shower every morning.
7. _________ boys are interested in _________ video games.
8. Mike plays _________ drums better I do.
9. Would you like _________ cup of coffee?
10. We had _________ nice trip on _________ Thames.
11. _________ Sun isn’t shining today, what _________ pity!
12. It’s getting difficult to find _________ good vegetables these days!
13. She started her career as _________ teacher, but now she’s _________ journalist.
14. Where did you put _________ plane ticket that I gave you on _________ Monday?
15. We should take _________ umbrella. It’s going to rain, I’m sure!
16. There is _________ man waiting for you in _________ office.
17. _________ blue whale is _________ biggest sea mammal in _________ world.
18. There is _________ exhibition in _________ town hall this week.
19. My brother likes to have _________ breakfast in _________ bed on _________ Saturday morning.
20. We went to ________ cinema and saw _________ very good comedy, we really had _________ good time!
21. She goes to _________ swimming pool three times _________ week.
22. They were born in _________ USA but now they live in _________ England.
23. Seven million visitors _________ year are attracted to _________ ski slopes on _________ Alps.
24. My elder brother is _________ student in _________ university of Melbourne.
25. We spent _________ week in Paris and had _________ great time going up _________ Eiffel Tower and
taking _________ trip along _________ Seine in _________ open boat.
26. I got my sister _________ CD and _________ new book for her birthday. I don’t think she likes _________
CD, though.
27. At _________ last minute, David decided to go away for _________ few days and stay in _________ hotel
by _________ sea.
28. I’ll meet you outside _________ post office. I’ll be there in _________ quarter of _________ hour.
29. We lived in _______ Netherlands before moving here. Be before that we worked in _______ Middle East.
30. _________ rich should do more to help _________ poor.

II/ Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence below

31. Denver is located at the foot of __________ Rocky Mountains.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
32. Toronto is located on __________ Lake Ontario.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
33. __________ Nile is the longest river in the world.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
34. __________ Sahara is the world's biggest desert.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
35. I spoke with __________Swedish film director that I told you about.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
 36. Do you speak __________ Swedish?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
37. At the beginning I spoke about __________ tourism in __________ towns.
A. the - the B. the - Ø C. Ø - the D. Ø - Ø
38. Spain is one of _________ largest European countries.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
39. The Browns live in a house. _________ house is very old.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
40. Do you know __________ people who live next door?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
41. The Beatles were very popular in the __________.
A. England B. 1965 C. 1960s D. Europe
42. __________ President of the United States will be visiting Australia next week.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
43. She did __________ MA in French literature
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
44. An atheist does not believe in __________ God
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
45. __________ Underground is a very convenient way of getting around __________ London
A. An - Ø B. The - Ø C. Ø - Ø D. The - The
46. I never listen to __________ radio. In fact, I haven't got __________ radio.
A. the - a B. Ø - a C. the - the D. a - Ø
47. Eight o’clock is __________ a good time to phone Nick. He’s always home in __________ evening.
A. Ø - the B. a - the C. a - Ø D. a – an
48. David is __________ sailor. He spends most of his life at __________ sea.
A. Ø - a B. a - Ø C. a - a D. a - the
49. __________ Titanic, __________ British steamer, sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg.
A. A - the B. Ø - a C. The - the D. The - a
50. “Paul, where is __________ Spanish dictionary? I’m writing __________ essay in Spanish and I need it?”
A. a - an B. Ø - the C. the - an D. Ø - Ø

III/ Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions
51. Amazon is still the most extensive rainforest on Earth, but a large part of it is now in danger of disappearing
A B C D
for good.
52. Samir works for an Egyptian company which specializes in the information technology.
A B C D
53. You’re a third person to ask me about the trip.
C B C D
54. When he was ten, he taught himself to play a violin.
A B C D
55. New York is the cool, cosmopolitan, crowded and constantly evolving city.
A B C D
56. Yesterday we visited the Buckingham Palace, hoping to see the Queen.
A B C D
57. The happiness means different things to different people.
A B C D