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a, an, the, some, any1. Write a, an, or leave the blank:

a.  There are _____  chairs in the room.

 b.  There is a flower in the vase.

c.  I’ve got a yellow car.

d.  They’ve got _____  good friends.

e.  There are _____  shops in the village.

f.  I can see an animal in the tree.

g.  Can you see a mountain in the photo?

h.  There are _____  magazines on the table.

i.  There is an apricot in the fridge.

 j. 

He has got a nice house.

k.  Maria is a good girl.

In which of the sentences above can you use some?

a. There are some chairs in the room.

d. They’ve got some good friends.

e. There are some shops in the village.

h. There are some magazines on the table

2. Write the when it is necessary:

a.  I buy the newspaper in the morning.

 b.  The Moon is a satellite.

c.  I go to private lessons on _____  Tuesdays.

d.  He plays the trumpet.

e.  We study in _____  France.

f. 

He is the King of Spain.

g. 

The Mediterranean Sea is in the East of Spain.

h.  That is _____  Susan, my friend.

i.  This is the tallest boy in the team.

 j.  I am going to the chemist’s.

k.  The famous stars stay at the Ritz.

3. Write a, an, or the:

a.  I can see a bird and a butterfly in the picture. The bird is blue and green and the butterfly is

 purple and pink.

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 b.  My friend lives in a house on a tree. The tree is very tall and from the house he can see an 

island.

c.  The little boy has got a teddy bear. The teddy bear is soft and nice.

4. Put the nouns into the correct column. Use a, an, or some:

water, orange, wine, bread, apple, banana, tomato, coffee, juice, chair,

book, chocolate, apricot, rubber

Countable  Uncountable 

an orange

an apple

a banana

a tomato

a chaira book

an apricot

some water

some wine

some bread

some coffee

some juicesome chocolate

some rubber  

5. Put these sentences into the interrogative, negative or affirmative forms:

a.  There is some water in the bottle. (int/neg)

Is there any water in the bottle?

There isn’t any water in the bottle.

 b.  I am not making any fish and chips.( aff/int )

I am making some fish and chips.Am I making any fish and chips?

c.  Are there any biscuits? (aff/neg)

There are some biscuits.

There aren’t any biscuits.

d.  I don’t have any juice for breakfast.(aff/int)

I have some juice for breakfast.

Do I have any juice for breakfast?

e.  There are some children in the park.(int/neg)

Are there any children in the park?There aren’t any children in the park.

f.  She’s buying some magazines.(int/neg)

Is she buying any magazines?

She isn’t buying any magazines,

g.  Do you get any money every week? (aff/neg)

You get some money every week.

You don’t get any money every week.

h.  Are you doing any homework today? (aff/neg)

You are doing some homework today.

You aren’t doing any homework today.

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