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no articles |
I like bananas.
I love coffee. David and Mrs Humphrey are here. He plays tennis. I stayed at home yesterday. |
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a(n) |
He bought a new computer.
He gave me an orange bicycle. |
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the |
I read the books you gave me. Can you play the guitar? |
EXERCISE 1
Put [a], [an], [the] or nothing in the spaces provided:
1. ___________ Mr Taylor wrote to ____________ Marjorie about ___________new books.
2. Do you prefer_______ holidays at_________ home or abroad?
3. Has________ Sophie seen_________ new kittens yet?
4. I don’t play_________ football but I like______________ team sports.
5. I started learning to play___________ piano but now I play___________ drums.
6. Do you want___________ ice cream or__________ bar of chocolate?
EXERCISE 2 | Single/ Plural
The plural of a / an is zero article when we refer to things in general.
The plural of a / an is some or any when we refer to quantity.
We use numbers instead of a / an / some / any only when we are counting.
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| There is a mouse in my kitchen. | There are mice in my kitchen. |
| She’s got a book. | She’s got some books in her bag. |
| There’s a dog in the street. | There was one dog in the street: now there are four. |
Fill in the gaps with ‘a’/’an’/’some’/’any’ or nothing:
1. There are____________ apples on that tree.
2. Have you got____________ Walkman?
3. I borrowed____________ money from my brother.
4. Do you want __________old leather bag ?
5. Why is___________ car so expensive?
6. Is it true__________ cheetah can run faster than________ leopard?
7. Have you got___________ pets?
8. We’ve got________ eggs,____________ butter and___________ flour.
We can make___________ pancakes.
EXERCISE 3
Match the first and second halves of the following to form meaningful sentences or short conversations.
| 1. I only ordered one ice cream | A. It’s a clock. |
| 2. Would you like some cake? | B. not a teacher. |
| 3. The giraffe has a very long neck | C. but the waiter brought two. |
| 4. I am a student, | D. He’s the headmaster. |
| 5. This is Mr Martins. | E. Yes, but just a small piece. I’m on a diet. |
| 6. What’s this in English? | F. but it can’t run as fast as the cheetah. |