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Definite article exercise
Fill in the fields with
the definite article (the) when necessary. You may need to put some
nouns in plural.
1. … are very
independent animals (wolf)
2. When you look at … ,
you can see many clouds (sky)
3. … are tourists'
favourite destination. (Alps)
4. … always want the
best for their children.(parents)
5. When I take … I
always pay for my ticket. (bus)
6. I don't like travelling
by … (bus)
7. There is a big
difference between … and … (cat,dog)
8. There is a big
difference between … of a word and … we pronounce it.
(meaning,way).
9. We have to walk for 2
hours until we reach …. (castle)
10. … is very important
for both men and women (beauty)
11. … is that we are out
of money. (truth)
12. … does not bring …
but it enriches it (money,happiness)
13.I don't have … for
learning English (time)
14. Students don't have …
necessary for studying 4 hours every day.
15. I want to go on a trip
to …(Lake Ontario)
16. … plays a very
important role in our life. (school)
17. My mother drives me to
… every day.
18. ...is a very beautiful
place in London (Hyde Park)
19.I watch...every day
(television)
20.I love to travel by...
(plane)
21....best way to relax is
reading a book.
22....are very loyal (dog)
23....of ... is still to
be revealed.(mystery, Maya)
24....mustn't ruin your
life (sadness)
25.Can you show me... on
the map? (Pacific Ocean)
26.I never have...in the
morning. (breakfast)
27....I am going on a trip
(Monday)
28.On...of June we
celebrate my father's birthday. (three)
29. I have... on my shoes
because I have been walking on ...(sand/beach)
30. ...is a natural
resource (water)
31. In today's anatomy
class we discussed about...(health)
32. ...is the land of
promise for many people (United States of America)
33. My mother is
preparing...(lunch)
34. Can you give me back
...you owe me? (money)
35. There are many people
on ...(street)
36. Madrid is ...of Spain
(capital)
37....is the American
currency. (dollar)
38 Everyone wants to
have... and ... (fame,money)
39.Today I am staying at
...(home)
40. I have to decide
on...for this year. (holidays)
41... is the colour of the
sky. (blue)
42. I would like to travel
to ...(moon)
43. How is ...today
(weather)
44. What...is it?( time)
45.Can you give me more
details about ...and place of the accident? (time)
46. My friend has...of a
mule (intelligence)
47. You need ...and ...to
bake a cake (flour,oil)
48. I need help to do...
because I don't understand anything (homework)
50. Our teacher gives us a
lot of ...(homework)
51. I never go out at
...(midnight)
52. You don't have ...to
kill animals (right)
53. If you want to get to
the town hall you have to turn...(right) and then turn...(right/left)
54. I usually go to my
native town in...(summer)
55. My brother was born in
...of 1986 (summer)
56. Today I will go to
...(cinema)
57. ...contains a lot of
caffeine (coffee)
58....helps the
development of our society (science)
59. She has a degree
in...(philosophy)
60. I do ...every morning
(bed)
61. Today I am staying in
...(bed)
62. ...were built
by...(Pyramid, Egyptian)
63.... are huge
constructions built in the name of gods (Pyramid)
64.The high content in
...makes...the best food choice (nutrient,fruit)
65. I want to have a walk
in ...(park)
66.... shows how
intelligent a person is.(IQ)
67.I am going to read a
book about ...(sleep)
68.... is always right
(mother-in-law)
69.I am going to
...(doctor)
70.She works in
...(hospital)
71.We went to ... to visit
her.(hospital)
72.... have become more
expensive.(loan)
73.I love spending time in
...(nature)
74.We have to do celebrate
this event in ...(family)
75.My friend is dreaming
of doing ...(catwalk)
76.My mom is preparing
...for me (luggage)
77....are kids' favorite
treat. (sweets)
78.Can you please turn on
...?(light)
79.I sweeten my coffee
with ...(honey)
80.This evening I am
planning of listening to...(music)
81.My best friend invited
me to... this evening (dinner)
82.I wake up at 7 am in
...(morning)
83.May I turn on ...
because I cannot hear anything?(volume)
84.He is really keen on
studying ...(accounting)
85.I am looking at the ...
because I am afraid I will be late for ...(watch,school)
86.My father is looking
for ...because he has been unemployed for the past 2 months. (work)
87.I wake up every day
before ...and I come home after (sunrise,sunset)
88.The mechanic needs to
change ...of my car (oil)
89.We are running out of
...in this house. (oil)
90.Every single day we
hear ... about ... (news, greenhouse effect).
91.... is now one of the
hottest topic of discussion on... (environment,television)
92.I have heard on ...that
...is getting better these days (radio,weather)
93.My sister is teaching
me to play... although I like ...(tennis,chess)
94.I cannot eat... or
...because I am allergic to them. (fish, vegetable)
95.Since I am sick I take
... every 6 hours (medicine)
96.Have you checked ... to
see what day is today? (calendar)
97.I bought a lot of
presents for ...(Christmas)
98.Next week we celebrate
...(Easter)
99.I don't like to see ...
and ... around the house (chaos,mess)
100.I never have ...when I
go to the restaurant (dessert)
101.My
favorite literary genre is ...(science fiction)
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Answers:
1. (Wolves)
2. (the sky)
3. (the Alps)
4.(Parents)
5. (the bus)
6. (bus)
7. (cats,dogs)
8. (the meaning,the
way).
9.(the castle)
10. (Beauty)
11. (The truth)
12.(Money,happiness)
13.(time)
14. (the time)
15. (Lake Ontario)
16.(School)
17.(school)
18. (Hyde Park)
19.(television)
20. (plane)
21.(The best way)
22.(Dogs)
23.(The mystery, the
Maya)
24.(Sadness)
25. (the Pacific
Ocean)
26. (breakfast)
27 (Monday)
28.(the third)
29. (sand/the beach)
30. (water)
31. (health)
32.(the United
States of America)
33.(lunch)
34. (the money)
35. (the street)
36. (the capital)
37.(The dollar)
38 (fame,money)
39.(home)
40. (the holidays)
41. (Blue)
42. (the moon)
43. (the weather)
44. ( time)
45.(the time)
46. (the
intelligence)
47. (flour,oil)
48. (the homework)
50. (homework)
51. (midnight)
52. (the right)
53. ( right/ left)
54. (summer)
55. (the summer)
56. (the cinema)
57. (Coffee)
58. (Science)
59. (philosophy)
60. (the bed)
61. (bed)
62. (The Pyramids,
the Egyptians)
63.(The temples)
64.(nutrients,fruit)
65. (the park)
66.(The IQ)
67.(sleep)
68. (Mother-in-law)
69.(the doctor)
70.(hospital)
71.(the hospital)
72.(Loans)
73.(nature)
74.(family)
75.(the catwalk)
76. (the luggage)
77. (Sweets)
78.(the light)
79.(honey)
80.(music)
81. (dinner)
82.(the morning)
83.(the volume)
84.(accounting)
85.(the
watch,school)
86. (work)
87. (sunrise,sunset)
88. (the oil)
89. (oil)
90. (news, the
greenhouse effect).
91. (The
environment,television)
92. (the radio, the
weather)
93.(tennis,chess)
94. (fish,
vegetables)
95. (medicine)
96. (the calendar)
97.(Christmas)
98.(Easter)
99. (chaos,mess)
100. (dessert)