Articles

I. Read, translate and remember:

a pen, a bed, a man, a table, an apple, an eve, an end; a fine pen, a little apple, a silly man, a little size, a fine life, an ill man, an old lamp, an ugly face, a tall girl, an oval table, a sweet, a big dog.

II. Put in “a” or “an” (Вставьте “a” или “an”):

plate, little aim, old man, exam, fact, fine tie, ox, red apple, ugly face, little step, silly film, ill dog, aid, deep lake, edge, funny story, student, easy test, orbit, arrow, sweet cake, blue pen, atom, tasty ice-cream.

III. Study the meaning of the article:

1. This is a cat. The cat is grey. 2. The lamp is bad. 3. These are students. The students are in the laboratory. 4. Tom is a lucky man. 5. I am a first-year student. 6. My sister is an engineer. 7. The Sun is a star. 8. Give me that book, please. Don’t read the book. 9. The Blacks are from India. 10. This is his hotel. The hotel is little but fine. 11. Mr. Bent is an old man. 12. Mrs. Hope is the director of our company. She is a good director. 13. I have a car. The car is old but good. 14. The notebook is in the desk. 15. Pete is little. 16. That is a fine pen. 17. Ann is sad. 18. My cat is black. 19. The film is silly. 20. Kate is happy. 21. Our city is big and fine. 22. Kiev is my native city. 23. His dog is silly. 24. Buy me a pen, please.

IV. Put in the article “a/an” where necessary (Вставьте неопределённый артикль, где необходимо):

1. This is … pen. It’s … black. 2. That is … sad … film. 3. It is … my … flat. 4. Is this … his … table? – Yes, it is. 5. That is … Betty. 6. Take … my … pen. 7. This is … bad … desk. 8. Make … little … bed. 9. That is … tie. It is … black. 10. See … this … film. 11. Pay … that … man. 12. Send … them … plan. 13. Let … me … sleep. 14. Take … five … pens. 15. Make … eleven … tables.

V. Change the sentences using “the” where possible (Измените предложения, используя определённый артикль, где возможно):

e.g. That cat is silly. = The cat is silly.

1. This test is fine. 2. That text is silly. 3. My pen is black. 4. Kate is sick. 5. This boy is shy. 6. This box is little. 7. Ben is in this shop. 8. That cap is nice. 9. His flat is nice. 10. My cake is on that table. 11. Ann is at that desk. 12. Nick is at his desk. 13. My pen is black. 14. Mary is in her room.

VI. Put in the article:

1. This is black cat. 2. Lamp is fine. 3. These are boxes. 4. Minsk is fine city. 5. That is his flat. 6. Those are friends. 7. Tests are easy. 8. His present is nice. 9. Eat apples. 10. Hats are red. 11. Ben is at table. 12. Parents are at home. 13. She is in bed. 14. Cat is in box. 15. Kate is student. 16. They are at university now. 17. Lamp is on desk.18. Pens are in desk. 19. This is cat. Cat is nice. 20. Pete’s student. 21. This is hat and that is cap. Hat is black and cap is blue. 22. Tom is teacher. He is French teacher. 23. Helen is doctor. She is good doctor. 24. He is driver. He is fine driver. 25. This is Helen. She’s silly girl. 26. This is our classroom. It isn’t large. 27. These are desks. Desks are brown. 28. Mike is three. He is smart.