A/an, the, no article – English Grammar Test for A1
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A: I bought ___ book yesterday.
B: Really? Is ___ book interesting?
2
A: She wants to eat ___ apple.
B: But ___ apples on the table are not fresh.
3
A: Do you have ___ pen?
B: Yes, there is one on ___ desk.
4
A: He saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
B: I think ___ elephant was very big.
5
A: She usually drinks ___ water in the morning.
B: Yes, but today she had ___ cup of tea.
6
A: I need ___ hour to finish this exercise.
B: Don’t worry, ___ teacher will wait.
7
A: They stayed in ___ hotel near the beach.
B: Oh, I know ___ hotel. It is expensive.
8
A: He met ___ European student yesterday.
B: Yes, ___ student is from Spain.
9
A: We had ___ lunch at 12 o’clock.
B: ___ lunch was delicious.
10
A: I saw ___ stars in the sky last night.
B: Yes, ___ stars were very bright.
11
A: She is ___ honest woman.
B: Yes, everyone likes ___ woman.
12
A: We need ___ chairs for the meeting.
B: Don’t worry, ___ chairs are in the next room.
13
A: He usually plays ___ football after school.
B: Today he watched ___ football match instead.
14
A: They visited ___ museum in London.
B: Oh, I know ___ museum. It is very famous.
15
A: She bought ___ orange at the market.
B: But I don’t like ___ oranges from that shop.
16
A: He is eating ___ sandwich now.
B: Yes, ___ sandwich looks delicious.
17
A: We saw ___ mouse in the kitchen.
B: I think there are more ___ mice there!
18
A: I met ___ old man on the street.
B: ___ man was very kind.
19
A: She needs ___ information about the trip.
B: Don’t worry, ___ teacher will give her the details.
20
A: They are studying ___ English at school.
B: Yes, but they found ___ English in the book difficult.
21
A: She is drinking ___ milk.
B: But ___ milk in the glass is cold now.
22
A: He has ___ new job in the city.
B: Yes, ___ job is very good for him.
23
A: We usually go to ___ church on Sunday.
B: Yesterday we visited ___ church near the river.
24
A: He wants to play ___ guitar.
B: I like ___ guitar in that song.
25
A: She bought ___ dress yesterday.
B: ___ dress is beautiful.
26
A: There is ___ owl in the tree.
B: Yes, ___ owl looks very big.
27
A: She is drinking ___ coffee.
B: But she doesn’t like ___ coffee in this café.
28
A: They went to ___ hospital to visit their uncle.
B: Yes, but their cousin was taken to ___ hospital last week.
29
A: He saw ___ dog on the street.
B: ___ dog was very hungry.
30
A: I bought ___ pair of shoes.
B: ___ shoes are very comfortable.
Answer
1 a book / the book – first mention = a, second = the.
2 an apple / the apples – first mention = an, then specific apples.
3 a pen / the desk – pen introduced, desk specific.
4 an elephant / the elephant – first mention, then specific.
5 Ø water / a cup – uncountable water, singular countable cup.
6 an hour / the teacher – silent h → an, specific teacher.
7 a hotel / the hotel – first mention vs specific.
8 a European student / the student – /ju:/ → a, then specific student.
9 Ø lunch / The lunch – meals general vs specific meal.
10 Ø stars / The stars – general vs specific ones last night.
11 an honest woman / the woman – silent h, then specific woman.
12 Ø chairs / The chairs – plural general vs specific.
13 Ø football / The football match – sport general vs specific match.
14 a museum / the museum – first mention vs specific.
15 an orange / the oranges – singular vs specific plural.
16 a sandwich / the sandwich – first mention vs specific.
17 a mouse / Ø mice – singular vs plural general.
18 an old man / the man – first mention vs specific.
19 Ø information / the teacher – uncountable noun vs specific teacher.
20 Ø English / the English – subject general vs specific text.
21 Ø milk / the milk – general vs specific.
22 a new job / the job – first mention vs specific.
23 Ø church / the church – general institution vs specific place.
24 the guitar / the guitar – instrument always with the.
25 a dress / the dress – first vs specific.
26 an owl / the owl – first vs specific.
27 Ø coffee / the coffee – general vs specific.
28 the hospital / Ø hospital – visitor vs patient institution.
29 a dog / the dog – first vs specific.
30 a pair / the shoes – first vs specific.