English Grammar Exercises for A2 – Articles

1. Match sentences a-f with uses of the article or no article (1-6).

a   There is a strange man in our street.

b   Chad has a new car. The car is black and silver.

c   The moon is very bright tonight.

d   We meet in the café after school.

e   Gemma is a shop assistant.

f   I’m really interested in (-) science.

2. Complete the gaps with the or no article (-).

1   I enjoy walking in ……………………….. rain – it’s so peaceful.

2   Some young people don’t see ……………………….. point of studying ……………………….. history.

3   I’ll meet you at ……………………….. railway station at 6 o’clock.

4   Do you like ……………………….. action films?

5   I don’t like to see ……………………….. young children playing ……………………….. violent sports like rubgy.

6   It’s likely I’ll be late for ……………………….. school tomorrow.

7   I love ……………………….. food in this restaurant, but then I always enjoy ……………………….. Italian food.

8   All over ……………………….. world, ……………………….. people have similar problems.

3. Complete the gaps with a / an, the or no article (-).

1   This is ……………………….. school where I study English.

2   She has ……………………….. nice car, but she wants a better one.

3   Do you watch ……………………….. TV often?

4   There is ……………………….. interesting article in ……………………….. newspaper.

5   I want to go to ……………………….. cinema this evening.

6   I like watching ……………………….. baseball.

7   She is in ……………………….. hospital because she had ……………………….. accident.

8   Julie’s mum is ……………………….. doctor.

9   It is so nice to see ……………………….. sun again!

10   Is it time to go to ……………………….. bed already?

4. Complete the gaps with a / an, the or no article (-).

Hi Mason,

How are you? Are you enjoying 1……………………… winter holiday?

You asked about my school, so I’ll tell you a bit about it. It’s 2……………………… very old building – they built 3……………………… ‘new’ part in 1930! It’s very nice inside, though. 4……………………… classrooms are bright and clean, and some of them have interactive whiteboards. Of course, everyone wants to use 5……………………… classrooms with 6……………………… new whiteboards! We have lovely playing fields near the school, but there isn’t 7……………………… swimming pool.

I looked up your school online, and it looks like 8……………………… very new building from 9……………………… photographs I saw. Do you like it there?

Write to me soon.

Best wishes,

Tom

5. Complete the sentences with there is or there are.

1   ………………………….. three new students in our class.

2   ………………………….. a great drama class at my school.

3   ………………………….. about 50 laptops in our computer lab.

4   I think ………………………….. a good film on at the cinema.

5   ………………………….. only two shows I watch on TV.

6   ………………………….. some really nice clothes in that shop.

7   Ethan, ………………………….. a man here who wants to talk to you.

8   I know ………………………….. an answer to this problem, but I can’t find it.

9   ………………………….. people from many different countries in London.

10   ………………………….. I want to go home. ………………………….. a storm coming.

6. Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1   It is a first day of school tomorrow. ✗  ……the…….

2   They are three students from China in my class this year. ✗  ………….

3   I play in football team with classmates from my school. ✗  ………….

4   My dad leaves for the work at 7 a.m. every morning. ✗  ………….

5   Kelly’s sister is an dancer. ✗  ………….

6   It is a great film on TV tonight. ✗  ………….

7   We have the great computer lab in our school. ✗  ………….

8   We have a new car. A car is very fast. ✗  ………….

9   I’m giving Maggie the CD of dance music for her birthday. ✗  ………….

10   I’m interested in the geography. It’s my favourite subject. ✗  ………….