Articles – English Grammar Exercises for A2

1. Complete the conversation at a tourist office with the correct articles: a, an, the or Ø.

A   Good morning. Please take (1) …a… seat. I’ll be with you in (2) ………. moment … Now, how can I help you?

B   Could you help us to find (3) ………. hotel in (4) ………. London, please?

A   Yes, of course. Would you like (5) ………. hotel in the city centre?

B   Yes, if possible.

A   OK, how about (6) ………. Hotel Stella? They’ve got some rooms free.

B   Is it near (7) ………. underground station?

A   Yes, it is. It’s about five minutes’ walk from (8) ………. Marble Arch station. And it’s very close to (9) ………. Hyde Park. It’s one of (10) ………. nicest hotels in London.

B   Great. Can you ask if they have (11) ………. double room for three nights? And can you check (12) ………. price?

A   Yes, sure. I’m afraid (13) ………. hotels in London are really expensive. A lot of (14) ………. people think that London’s (15) ………. most expensive city for (16) ………. tourists in (17) ………. world.

B   Yes, (18) ………. hotel that we stayed in last year cost over £200 a night!

A   Right, I’ve booked it for you. When you come out of (19) ………. underground station, go along (20) ………. Edgware Road for about 200 metres and it’s on (21) ………. right, opposite (22) ………. cinema.

B   Brilliant. Thanks very much.

2. Correct the sentences.

1   That film was most exciting thriller I’ve ever seen.

     That film was the most exciting thriller I’ve ever seen.

2   In the UK, the police officers don’t usually carry guns.

     ………………………………………………………..

3   I love the Italian ice cream. It’s the best in the world!

     ………………………………………………………..

4   They drove to Paris by car and then stayed in the lovely hotel near the Eiffel Tower.

     ………………………………………………………..

5   France is the most popular country for the tourists in the world.

     ………………………………………………………..

6   Doctors in USA are paid much more than nurses.

     ………………………………………………………..

3. For each noun, decide which article (a, an, the or Ø) is NOT possible. Cross out one wrong article.

1   A / Ø / The books are expensive.

2   We went to a / Ø / the shop.

3   They come from Ø / the India.

4   A / Ø / The tourists often used to come here.

5   An / Ø / The ice is dangerous – you can fall over easily.

6   We found it by a / Ø chance.

7   They made a / Ø / the clothes in that factory.

8   I need to go to an / Ø / the airport.

9   She’s at Ø / the work at the moment.

10   An / Ø / The Indian food is delicious.

4. Decide if the underlined words are the same thing or two different things. Write S or D.

1   He didn’t find the book that he was looking for. But he found a really interesting book in the cupboard.   …D…

2   He put some popcorn into a bowl, and it popped. Then he put some chocolate into a bowl and it melted.   ………

3   Two climbers were going up a mountain. Far ahead, they could see somebody on top of the mountain. ………

4   He took a photograph of his son and entered it in a competition. He was very surprised to see the picture on TV. ………

5   I saw a girl at the station. She looked like the girl that lives next door, but she has black hair. ………

6   A   I sent you a message about school. Did you get it?

     B   No, I don’t think so. Maybe you sent the message to somebody else? ………

5. Complete the story with the correct articles: a, an, the or Ø.

They found (6) ……… wall under the ground. (7) ……… wall had (8) ……… beautiful paintings on it. After more digging, they found (9) ……… whole city.

6. Complete the text with the, a/an or no article.

New species of lizard discovered on menu

In 2010, Ngo Van Tri, of (1) ……… Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, was at (2) ……… small village restaurant. While he was eating, he saw (3) ……… box of lizards on (4) ……… cooking bench. He thought they looked unusual, so he sent some pictures to (5) ……… biologist in America, L. Lee Grismer.

When Grismer saw (6) ……… pictures he was sure (7) ……… lizards were special. He wanted to be (8) ……… scientist to make (9) ……… discovery, so he got on (10) ……… plane to (11) ……… Vietnam. Then he rode on (12) ……… motorbike for eight hours to get from (13) ……… airport to (14) ……… restaurant. But, unfortunately, while he was travelling (15) ……… restaurant owner cooked (16) ……… lizards and served them to his customers. When Grismer arrived, they were all gone. Luckily, (17) ……… nearby restaurant also had the same kind of lizards on their menu. The species of lizard was new to scientists – but not to the Vietnamese villagers!

7. Complete the conversation with a/an or the.

A   I saw (1) ……… brilliant film last week.

B   Oh yeah, why was (2) ……… film so good?

A   It was (3) ……… great story. I think it’s probably (4) ……… best crime film I’ve ever seen. It’s about (5) ……… group of criminals in (6) ……… USA. They want to steal (7) ……… painting from (8) ……… gallery.

B   It sounds good. I saw (9) ……… good film last week, too. (10) ……… story’s simple, but (11) ……… actors are great. And it’s got (12) ……… amazing ending.