46876 definite and indefinite articles

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A/AN/THE or NO ARTICLE (X) Some useful grammar notes We use a/an when we don’t need to indicate which one but we use the when it’s clear which one we mean My cousin works for _1 international airline in _2 USA We say the when there’s only of something (including superlatives here) psychology We usually say the sea, the ground, the sky, the countryside but we say go to sea, be at sea meaning go/be on a voyage We need the definite article when we talk about the cinema, the theatre, the radio but we usually say television When we mean something in general we don’t use the article We use the + musical instruments and also the + adjectives such as rich, poor, old, young, unemployed, meaning plural We don’t use the definite article before the names of meals With words such as prison, school, church, university, college, hospital we don’t use the article when we think about what they are used for Did she go to university? Yes She has just graduated with first-class honours in Do you work for big company ? No, not yet I’m still student but I can play violin very well If you ever get _ computer virus, stop sending emails immediately If your monitor stops working, turn off 10 computer and wait _ viruses was 13 minute One of 14 over _ most famous people thought they had got rid of virus it sat waiting in 17 12 Love Letter, created in May, 2000 It was so dangerous that when 15 11 16 unopened file to be spread all world The man who created it was from _ 18 Philipines _ 19American programmer created 20Melissa virus in 1999 He was in _ 22 24 21 prison for only 20 months first virus to travel from _ 23 computer to computer was Brain, in 1986 I started going to _ 25 going to work with evening classes and soon I realised I was 26 computers for I’ve been very interested in 28 27 rest of my life smartphones and 29 tablets for some time now We don’t use go + article before bed, work, home 10 We don’t use articles before names of continents, countries, states, cities, towns or villages except when the countries are groups of islands Do you sometimes listen to 30 radio? Are you at _ 31home? Would you like to go to _ 32 theatre? I rarely see _ 33 play There isn’t _ 34theatre in my town Do you want _ 35coffee? I’ve just put _ 36kettle on Have you had _ 37 lunch? You look tired! Why don’t we spend the weekend in 38 countryside? I won’t go to 39work tomorrow I’ll stay _ 40home and have some rest I’ve got to go to _ 41 hospital to visit 42 friend of mine this evening Why is she in _ 43hospital? 44rich are always worried about their appearance She had 45 cosmetic surgery By the way, what 46lovely dress you’re wearing! Are you still working as _47 designer? Yes, I’ve just sold my summer collection to _ 48 famous department store chain in _ 49Ireland Such _ 50 lucky girl! My cousin works for AN international airline in THE USA Did she go to X university? Yes She has just graduated with X first-class honours in psychology Do you work for A big company ? No, not yet I’m still A student but I can play THE violin very well If you ever get A computer virus, stop sending X emails immediately If your monitor stops working, turn off THE THE 10 computer and wait A 11 minute One of THE 12 most famous viruses was Love Letter, created in May, 2000 It was so dangerous that when X 13 they had got rid of THE 15 virus it sat waiting in AN world The man who created it was from THE THE 20 Melissa virus in 1999 He was in X THE 22 first virus to travel from X I started going to X with X people thought unopened file to be spread all over THE 17 Philipines AN 19American programmer created prison for only 20 months computer to X 23 computer was Brain, in 1986 24 evening classes and soon I realised I was going to work 25 computers for THE 26 21 18 16 14 27 I’ve been very interested in X rest of my life 28 Do you sometimes listen to THE smartphones and X29 tablets for some time now 30 radio? Are you at X 31home? Would you like to go to THE 32 theatre? I rarely see A 33 play There isn’t A 34 theatre in my town Do you want A 35coffee? I’ve just put THE 36kettle on Have you had X 37 lunch? You look tired! Why don’t we spend the weekend in THE countryside? 38 I won’t go to X 39 work tomorrow I’ll stay X 40home and have some rest I’ve got to go to THE hospital to visit A42 friend of mine this evening 41 Why is she in X 43hospital? THE 44rich are always worried about their appearance She had A45 cosmetic surgery By the way, what A 46 lovely dress you’re wearing! Are you still working as A47 designer? Yes, I’ve just sold my summer collection to A 48 famous department store chain in X 49 Ireland Such A 50lucky girl!