An indefinite article

Exercise 1. Insert article where necessary.

1.This is ... book. It is my ... book. 2. Is this your ... pencil? — No, it isn't my ... pencil, it is ray sister's ... pencil. 3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My sister's ... husband is ... doctor. 4. I have no ... handbag. 5. Is this ... watch? — No, it isn't ... watch, it's ... pen. 6. My sister is at ... school. She is ... pupil. 7. My cousin has ... big ... black ... cat. My cousin's ... cat has two ... kittens. 8. I like your ... beautiful ... flower. Give me ... flower, please. 9. My ... mother is at ... home. She is reading ... interesting ... book. 10. My ... father is not at ... home. He is at ... work. He is ... doctor. He is ... good ... doctor. He works at ... hospital. ... hospital is large.

Exercise 2. Insert article where necessary.

1. This is ... good ... book. Take ... book from ... table. Put this ... book into ... bookcase.

2. ... weath­er is fine today. ... sky is blue. ... sun is shining brightly in ... blue ... sky.

3. Where is ... soup? — ... soup is in ... big saucepan on ... gas-cooker.

4. Where are ... cut­lets? — ... cutlets are in ... refrigerator on ... lit­tle plate.

5. There is no ... bread on ... table. Where is ... bread?

6. ... weather is fine today. Let's go and play in ... yard. There are many ... children in ... yard. They are playing with ... ball.

7. Where is ... table in your brother's ... room? — His ... table is near ... window.

8. I can see ... fine ... vase on ... shelf. Is it your ... vase?

9. We have no ... piano in our ... living-room.

10. My ... uncle is ... married. He has ... beautiful wife. They have ... son, but they have no ... daughter.

11. I can see ... nice ... coffee-table in ... middle of ... room to ... right of ... door. It is ... black and ... red. I like ... coffee-table.

12. Our ... TV-set is on ... little ... table in ... corner of ... room.

13. There is... beautiful picture in my father's ... study, ... picture is on ... wall to ... left of ... window.

14. This is ... boy. ... boy is at... school. He is ... pupil. This ... boy is my ... brother 's ... friend. He has ... cat, but he has no ... dog. He likes his ... cat. He gives ... cat ... milk every day.

15. Yesterday I received ... letter from my ... friend. ... letter was interesting.

16. We live in... big house. I like ... house very much.

17. Are you ... worker? — No, I am ... student.

Exercise 3. Insert article where necessary.

1. My brother is ... pupil. He goes to ... school. He goes to ... school in ... morning. He has five or six ... lessons every day. In ... afternoon he goes ... home. At ... home he does his ... homework. In ... evening he reads ... books. He usually goes to ... bed at ... half past ten. At ... night he sleeps. 2. My father goes to ... work in ... morning and comes ... home in ... evening. 3. I get up at ... half past seven in ... morning and go to ... bed at ... quarter to eleven in ... evening. 4. When does your mother leave ... home for ... work? — She leaves ... home for ... work at ... quarter past eight. 5. When do you leave ... home for ... school? — I leave ... home for ... school at... half past... eight.

Exercise 4. Insert article where necessary.

It was... hot day. ... sun was shining brightly in ...blue sky. ... wolf and ... lamb met at ... stream. ... water in ... stream was cool and clear. ... wolf saw that ... lamb was fat and wanted to eat it. He began to shout : "You, ... fool, you are making ... water dirty!" ... lamb was afraid. It looked at ... wolf and said in ... thin voice: "But, ... Mr. Wolf, I cannot make ... water dirty for you from ... place where I am standing, because ... stream runs from you to me." "Stop talking!" shouted ... wolf in ... angry voice. "I know you! I met you six months ago, and you were very rude to me." "You are wrong, ... Mr. Wolf," cried ... lamb, "you could not meet me six months ago: I am only four ... months old." "Never mind," said ... wolf, “if it wasn't you, it was your brother." And with these ... words he seized ... poor lamb and carried it into ... wood.