A/an and The Exercises

UNIT 67   A/an and The Exercises

67.1  Put in  a/an or the.

Example: There was a man and a woman in the room. The man was American, and the woman looked Indian

1.  This morning I bought_____  newspaper and ______ magazine _______ newspaper is in my bag, but I don't know where ______ magazine is.

2.  My parents have ____ cat and  ______ dog. ______dog never bites ________ cat, but often _____ cat scratches _______ dog

3.  I saw ____ accident this morning _____ car crashed into ____ wall. _____ driver of  _____ car was not hurt, but _____ car was badly damaged.

4.  When you turn onto Pine Tree Drive, you will see three houses: ____ red one, ____ blue one, and ______ white one. I live in _____ white one.

5.  We live in ______ old house in _____ middle of town. There is ______ garden behind ______ house _____ roof of t house is in bad condition .

                      
67.2    Put in a/an or the.

Examples: I'm looking for a job.
Did Ann get the job she applied for?

1.  Would you like _______ apple?

2.  Could you close ______ door, please?

3.  We live in _____ small apartment near ______ center of town.

4.   Have you finished with ______ book l lent you last week?
 
5.   We went out for ______ meal last night. _______ restaurant we went to was excellent.

6.   Did _____ police find ________ person who stole your bicycle?

7.   This is a nice house. Does it have _______  garden?

8.   It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in _____ garden.

9.   This morning I had the soft-boiled egg and toast for breakfast.

10.   ______ President of the United States is elected every four years.

11.   As I was walking along the street, I saw ______ S20 bill on ______ sidewalk.

12.   I went into the store and asked to speak to ______ manager.

13.   Do you have ______  car?" No, I've never had ______ car in my life.

14.   There's no need to buy a paper _______ newspaper carrier brings it every morning.


67.3   Complete these sentences using the + noun

Example: It was getting dark in the room, so turned on the light.

1.   There were no chairs, so we all had to sit on________________________

2.   As soon as I saw the fire, I called_________________________

3.   We didn't have any stamps, so we had to go to_______________________

4.   I had a toothache, so I made an appointment with____________________________

5.   Ann had to catch a train, so I took her to____________________________

6.   When we found that someone had broken into our house, we called___________________________

7.   Bill wasn't feeling well, so he went to ____________________________

8.   We didn't have any money, so we had to go to_____________________________

9.   The plane was delayed, so we had to wait at__________________________for three hours.

10.   Jill had a car accident, She'll be in_____________________________ for at least two weeks.