Fill in articles: the, a(n) or – (zero article)
1. ___Oil has nearly doubled in ___ price recently.
2. Have you got ___ shampoo for ___dry hair?
3. I need ___ good sleep.
4. “We’re having ___ terrible weather. I want to go home!”
5. ___ Queen had ___ dinner with ___ President.
6. I love listening to ___ wind.
7. Is there ___ water on ___ moon?
8. I wish ___trains were cleaner and more punctual.
9. ___ Baby deer can stand as soon as it’s born.
10. ___ Tiger is in ___danger of becoming extinct.
11. We’re just taking our first steps into ___space.
12. Should ___police carry ___guns?
13. I left my coat in___hospital.
14. She’ll come ___day after ___day and never say ___word.
15. What kind of ___person is she?
16. I was surprised at ___ amount of ___ money collected.
17. ___ best way to do it is start from ___top to ___bottom.
18. ___woman without ___ man is like ___fish without ___bicycle (old feminist joke)
19. ___ Queen Elizabeth had ___dinner with ___President Kennedy.
20. I think I’ve got ___ flu.
21. She hit him hard in ___ stomach.
22. He was elected ___chairperson just before___ Christmas.
23. ___ Ice is what you certainly won’t find in ___ Sahara desert.
24. He cancelled his subscription of ___ Washington Post.
25. ___ Salisbury Cathedral is ___ tallest cathedral in ___ South of ___England.
K E Y
1. – Oil has nearly doubled in price
recently.
14. She’ll come day after day and never say a
word.
2. Have you got a shampoo for dry hair? 15. What kind of a/- person is she?
3. I need a good sleep. 16. I was surprised at the amount of money
collected.
4. We’re having terrible weather. 17. The best way to do it is start from top to
bottom.
5. The Queen had dinner with the President. 18. A woman without a man is like a fish
without a bicycle (old feminist joke)
6. I love listening to the wind. 19. Queen Elizabeth had dinner with
President Kennedy.
7. Is there water on the moon? 20. I think I’ve got - / the flu.
8. I wish the trains were cleaner and more
punctual.
21. She hit him hard in the stomach.
9. A baby deer can stand as soon as it’s
born.
22. He was elected chairperson just before
Christmas.
10. The tiger is in danger of becoming
extinct.
23. Ice is what you certainly won’t find in the
Sahara desert.
11. We’re just taking our first steps into
space.
24. He cancelled his subscription of the
Washington Post.
12. Should the police carry guns? 25. Salisbury Cathedral is the tallest
cathedral in the South of England.
13. I left my coat in the hospital.