SỬ DỤNG MẠO TỪ A AN THE

1. A, AN : chỉ người vật bất kỳ 2. THE: xác định bởi người nói và người nghe NOTE: the được sử dụng khi danh từ đó được nhắc lại lần 2. NOTE: dùng “the” để + Chỉ vật duy nhất (không dùng “the” trước tên một hành tinh hoặc chùm sao: Venus, Orion, Mars) Ex: the earth, the sun, the moon. + Trước tên các châu lục: Arctic Ocean : Bắc Băng Dương Pacific Ocean : Thái Bình Dương Atlantic Ocean : Đại Tây Dương Indian Ocean : Ấn Độ Dương + Sông ngòi, biển, vịnh và hồ ở số nhiều (không dùng THE trước tên của một cái hồ (hoặc hồ ở số ít) The Mekong river, the Great Lakes,… + Tên các loại nhạc cụ: Ex: the piano, the guitar.

ARTICLES EX 1: Fill “ a”/ “ an” into the gap: umbrella teacher apple kitchen boy orange river mountain elephant radio Indian mountain dog article ear girl lesson uncle house bicycle head arm hour toy owl eye cat EX 2: Fill “ a”/ “ an” into the gap: 1. This is egg. 2. It is bus. 3. That is ruler. 4. It is apple. 5. This is house. 6. It is cat. 7. That is girl. 8. This is motorbike 9. It is umbrella. 10. That is kite. 11. This is dog. 12. This is orange. 13. That is car. 14. This is van. 15. It is ant. 16. It is fan EX 3: Fill “ a”/ “ an”/ “ the” in the blank: 1. This is beautiful painting. Does artist live near here? 2. I bought new toothbrush his morning and I can't find it. I'm sure I put it in bathroom. 3. Can you get fresh cream cake when you go out? shop on corner usually sells it. 4. It's very nice school and teachers are all very hard-working. 5. "Look! There's cat in garden." "Yes, it's cat from next door." 6. There's man at door. He wants to see you. 7. We stayed in very nice hotel room was comfortable and food was excellent. 8. I bought new jacket last week but yesterday two of buttons came off. I'm taking it back to shop. 9. I had bath this morning but water was a bit cold. 10. I was at airport, waiting for friend to arrive. Ex 4: Choose the best answer: 1. Salem doesn’t like talkative people. A. x B. the C. many D. a 2. It’s true that rich lead a different life from the poor. A. an B. a C. the D. x 3. Mary lives in Canada near Lake Otario. A. the B. x C. a D. an 4. The explorer crossed Pacific Ocean in a canoe. A. an B. a C. the D. x 5. She has been playing flute for ten years. A. an B. a C. the D. x 6. For breakfast we usually have coffee and toast. A. an B. a C. the D. x 7. What time do you start work in the morning? A. an B. a C. the D. x 8 Barbara hopes to go to university next year. A. an B. a C. the D. x 9. They went on a cruise down Nile and saw the Pyramid A. an B. a C. the D. x 10. Sarah thinks life is more difficult in a foreign country. A. an B. a C. the D. x 11. The judge sentenced the thief to six months in prison A. an B. a C. the D. x 12. I’ve noticed that Spanish eat a lot of vegetables. A. an B. a C. the D. x 13. A volcano has erupted in Philippines recently. A. an B. a C. many D. the 14. examinations always make him nervous. A. an B. a C. the D. x 15. We went to cinema twice a month. A. an B. a C. some D. the Ex 5: Supply a suitable article: A/ AN/ THE 1. This is easy question 2. Please speak little louder 3. May I have your phone number? 4. May I ask you question? 5. A man decided to rob __________bank in the town where he lived. He walked into ___________bank and handed ___note to one of ________cashiers._______cashier read_________note which told her to give _________man some money. Afraid that he might have_________gun, she did as she was told__________man then walked out of ________building, leaving note behind. However, he had no time to spend money because he was arrested same day. He had made mistake. He had written note on back of envelope. And on other side of envelope was his name and address. This clue was quite enough for detective on the case. Ex 6: Supply a suitable article: “a”/ “an”/ “the”/ “-“ 1. Mary is Catholic. 2. They usually go shopping in Oxford Street. 3. Bill is American. 4. Kent is Dane. 5. She listens to classical music. 6. water boils at 100 degrees. 7. These apples are £ 1.25 kilogram. 8. He was driving 65 miles hour when police stopped him. 9. life is hard. 10. She's bank manager. . toast. A. an B. a C. the D. x 7. What time do you start work in the morning? A. an B. a C. the D. x 8 Barbara hopes to go to university next year. A. an B. a C. the D. x 9. They went on a cruise. cruise down Nile and saw the Pyramid A. an B. a C. the D. x 10. Sarah thinks life is more difficult in a foreign country. A. an B. a C. the D. x 11. The judge sentenced the thief to six months. arrive. Ex 4: Choose the best answer: 1. Salem doesn’t like talkative people. A. x B. the C. many D. a 2. It’s true that rich lead a different life from the poor. A. an B. a C. the D. x 3. Mary