Exercise 1
Put in the or a where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty.
1) A: Our apartment is on ________ tenth floor.
B: Is it? I hope there's ________ lift.
2) A: Did you have ________ nice holiday?
B: Yes, it was ________ best holiday I've ever had.
3) A: Where's ……………………. nearest shop?
B: There's one at …………………. end of this street.
4) A: It's ________ lovely day, isn't it?
B: Yes, there isn't ________ cloud in ________ sky.
5) A: I've got a problem with computer. It isn't connecting to ________ internet.
B: That's interesting. I've got ________ same problem with mine.
6) A: We spent all our money because we stayed at ________ most expensive hotel in town.
B: Why didn't you stay at ________ cheaper hotel?
7) A: Would you like to travel in ________ space?
B: Yes, I'd love to go to ________ moon.
8) A: What’s Jupiter? Is it ________ star?
B: No, it's ________ planet. It's ________ largest planet in ________ solar system.
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1)
1 the tenth floor __a lift
2 a nice holiday … the best holiday
3 the nearest shop … the end of this street
4 a lovely day … a cloud in the sky
5 to the internet … the same problem
6 the most expensive hotel … a cheaper hotel
7 to travel in space … go to the moon
8 a star … a planet … the largest planet in the solar system
Exercise 2
Put in the where necessary. If you don't need the , leave the space empty.
1) I haven't been to ________ cinema for ages.
2) Sarah spends most of her free time watching ________ TV.
3) Do you ever listen to ________ radio?
4) _____ television was on, but nobody was watching it.
5) Have you had ________ dinner yet?
6) Lisa and I arrived at ________ same time.
7) What's ________ capital city of Canada?
8) What do you want for ________ breakfast?
9) I lay down on ________ ground and looked up at ________ sky.
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1 the cinema
2 watching TV
3 the radio
4 The television
5 had dinner
6 the same time
7 the capital
8 for breakfast
9 the ground … the sky
Exercise 3
Put in the or a where necessary.
1) Sun is star. ________
2) I'm fed up with doing same thing every day. ________
3) Room 25 is on second floor. ________
4) Moon goes round earth every 27 days. ________
5) It was very hot day. It was hottest day of year. ________
6) We had lunch in nice restaurant by sea. ________
7) What's on at cinema this week? ________
8) I like to eat good breakfast before I go to work. ________
9) We missed our train because we were waiting on wrong platform. ________
10) Next train to London leaves from Platform 3. ________
11) You'll find information you need at top of page 15. ________
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1 a star
2 the same thing
3 Room 25 is on the second floor.
4 The moon goes round the earth every 27 days. or … goes round Earth …
5 a very hot day … the hottest day of the year
6 We had lunch in a nice restaurant by the sea.
7 at the cinema
8 eat a good breakfast
9 on the wrong platform
10 The next train … from Platform 3
11 You'll find the information you need at the top of page 15 .
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary.
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1) Are you going out this evening?' ‘Yes, after ________’
2) There was no wind, so ________ was very calm.
3) The test wasn't too difficult, but I couldn't answer ________
4) ‘I'm going to ________ tonight.’ 'Are you? What film are you going to see?'
5) I didn't have time for ________ this morning because I was in a hurry.
6) Oh, ________ is open. I must have forgotten to shut it.
7) (airport announcement) Flight AB123 to Rome is now boarding at ________
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4)
1 dinner
2 the sea 5 breakfast
3 question 8 6 the gate
4 the cinema 7 Gate 21