I.
In the following sentences supply the
articles (a, an or the) if they are necessary. If no
article is necessary, write Ø.
1. Jason’s
father bought him a
bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
2. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of
friendship from Ø France to Ø United States.
3. Rita
is studying an
English and a
math
this semester.
4. The judged
asked a witness to tell the truth.
5. Please
give me a cup
of Ø coffee with Ø cream and a sugar.
6. The big books on the table are for my history class.
7. When
you go to the
store, please buy a bottle of Ø chocolate milk and a dozen oranges.
8. There
are only the
seats left for a
tonight’s musical at the
University.
9. John
and Mercy went to Ø school
yesterday and then studied in the
library before returning home.
10. What
did you eat for the
breakfast this morning?
11. Rita
plays a violin
and her sister plays a
guitar.
12. While
we were in Ø Alaska, we saw the Eskimo village.
13. a chair that you are sitting is broken.
14. On
our trip to Ø Spain, we crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
15. Phil
cannot go to the
movies tonight because he has to write an essay.
II.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form
of other.
1. This
pen isn’t working. Please give me another one
2. If you’re
still thirsty, I’ll make other pot
of coffee.
3. This
dictionary has a page missing. Please give me the others
4. He
doesn’t need those books. He needs the other
5. There
are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and the others are from other
countries.
6. Six
people are in the store. Two were buying meat. The other was looking at magazines. The others one was eating a candy bar. The other one were walking around looking
for more food.
7. This
glass of milk is sour. others
glass of milk is sour too.
8. The
army was practicing its drills. One group was doing artillery practice. other was marching; another was at attention; and the others was practicing combat
tactics.
9. There
are seven students from Japan. The other are
from Iran, and another are
from the other
places.
10. We
looked at cars today. The first two we far too expensive, but the other ones were reasonably
priced.
