English Grammar Exercises – The 4

Exercise 1   

Answer the questions. Choose the right answer from the box. Don’t forget the. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1 a   Which of the animals is tallest?  …………………….

   b   Which animal can run fastest?  …………………….

   c   Which of these animals is found in Australia?  …………………….

2 a   Which of these birds has a long neck?  …………………….

   b   Which of these birds cannot fly?  …………………….

   c   Which bird flies at night?  …………………….

3 a   Which of these inventions is oldest?  …………………….

   b   Which one is most recent?  …………………….

   c   Which one was especially important for astronomy?  …………………….

4 a   What is the currency of India?  …………………….

   b   What is the currency of Canada?  …………………….

   c   And the currency of your country?  …………………….

Exercise 2   

Put in the or a.

1   When was ……………………. telephone invented?

2   Can you play ……………………. musical instrument?

3   Jessica plays ……………………. violin in an orchestra.

4   There was ……………………. piano in the corner of the room.

5   Can you play ……………………. piano?

6   Our society is based on ……………………. family.

7   Martin comes from ……………………. large family.

8   ……………………. computer has changed the way we live.

Exercise 3   

Complete these sentences using the + the following:

injured     poor     rich     sick     unemployed     young

1   ……………………. have the future in their hands.

2   Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took ……………………. to hospital.

3   Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for …………………….

4   Helen has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for …………………….

5   In England there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed……………………. and gave the money to …………………….

Exercise 4   

What do you call the people of these countries?