Use the proper article

Множественное число существительных

1. Write the plural of the following nouns and read them aloud:

• a story, a fish, a knife, a man, a dress, a tooth, a lamp, a box, a brother, a brother-in-law, a dog, a foot, a bench, a hospital, a bed, a sentence, a lady, a toy, an exercise, a child, a woman, a sheep, a niece, a son-in-law, a family, a half, a library, a wife, a potato, a sportsman;
• a country, a wolf, a tomato, a brush, a baby, a watch, a sheep, a postman, a day, a shelf, a sister-in-law, a text, a roof, a cassette-recorder, a page, a handkerchief;
• a lawn, a bush, a deer, a pantry, a sitting-room, a study, a sofa, a phoneme, an exercise, a housewife, a sonin- law, a nursery, a child, a woman, a family, a boy, a shelf, a mouse, a penny, a face, a tomato, a mother-inlaw, a toy, a sentence, a leaf, a sheep, a piano, a policeman.

2. Put into the Singular:

1. These are phonemes. 2. We have English and French books. 3. Roses are beautiful flowers. 4. Houses have roofs. 5. Those are little children. 6. Foxes are animals. 7. Watches are small clocks. 8. Classrooms have blackboards. 9. These are old oaks. 10. Dogs have tails. 11. Those boys are good friends. 12. Balls are round.

 

3. Arrange the following nouns into two groups: a) countable nouns, b) uncountable nouns. Say which can be used with an indefinite article:

apple, literature, sugar, ball, music, sea, news, dress, tomato, soup, mountain, advice, friendship, foreigner, money, class, shop, poetry, corner, ice, artist, sentence, subject, mistake.

4. Pick out countable nouns from the list below and write them in the plural. Give examples with the remaining uncountable nouns:

porridge, daughter, salt, sugar, butter, milk, tea, cake, bacon, toast, marmalade, tea-pot, egg, bread, soup, waitress, chop, beer, potato, pleasure, water, mustard, sausage, pepper, fruit, knife, orange, discussion, watch.

Point out countable nouns by using an indefinite article.

Note. Remember that uncountable nouns in their general sense never take any article.

1. He is... honesty itself. 2.... iron is... metal. 3.... knife is made of... metal. 4. I want... glass of... milk. 5. I like... jam on... piece of... bread. 6. We can write... letter in... ink or with... pencil. 7. I prefer... book of... poetry to stories of... adventure. 8. Can you give me... piece of... advice? 9. No news is... good news. 10.... kindness is... good quality.

6. Change the following sentences into the plural where possible:

1. The house is not large but it is comfortable. 2. A study is a room where we study, read or write. 3. The furniture is old-fashioned. 4. There is a pantry in the house. 5. Have you got an exercise to do? 6. There is a green lawn behind the house. 7. Is his family large? 8. This television-set costs a lot of money. 9. What is there in that box? 10. This cupboard is new and modern. 11. There is no soup in my plate. 12. Is the curtain white or yellow? 13. There is a lot of snow in winter. 14. The woman's dress is bright. 15. A city is a big town. 16. The child's toy is on the floor.

Притяжательный падеж существительных

7. Replace the of phrases by the noun in the Possessive Case:

1. The wife of Doctor Sandford. 2. The elder sister of Helen. 3. The friend of my brother-in-law. 4. The best suit of my husband. 5. The novels of Dickens. 6. The hat of my sister-in-law. 7. The answers of the students. 8. The tools of the workers. 9. The dress of the girl. 10. The dresses of the girls. 11. The face of the woman is attractive. 12. The faces of these women are attractive. 13. The coat of my father-in-law is grey. 14. The coats of the passers-by are wet. 15. The voice of the man is too loud. 16. The voices of the men sound harsh. 17. The toys of the child are on the floor. 18. The toys of the children are on the floor.

Артикли

Use the proper article.

Note. Pay attention to the use of the article with the noun predicative, the noun object and the noun subject (in sentences with the introductory there).

1. Have you... grandfather? 2. There is... garden behind... house. 3. My brother-in-law is... writer and his wife is... doctor. 4. These are... difficult sentences. 5. I have... father,... mother and... little sister. 6. What's... matter with you? 7. We are... students of... English faculty. 8. There came... knock at... door. 9. Benny is already in... bed. 10. Once there lived... captain brave. 11.... Doctor Smith is still at... hospital. 12. This isn't... snow, this is... ice. 13. She has... velvet dress. 14. He is... good-looking young man of 20. 15. There are... beautiful flowers in... park. 16. Is she... college graduate?

9. Use the proper article:

1. Come to... blackboard and write... Exercise 12. 2. You have... spelling mistake in... word "nursery". 3. He is... old friend of mine. 4. There came... tap at... door and in another moment we saw... small girl enter... room. 5. He is... young artist and, I should say, rather talented. 6. He gave her... cigarette and lighted it. 7. I don't feel... sympathy towards this man. 8. They are going to build... new house. 97 Are... rooms in your flat large or small? 10.... hour is a long time. In... hour you can read... newspaper, or write... letter. 11. What... beautiful music he is playing! 12. In every remark he found... meaning but not always the true meaning. 13. There is... curiosity in her look. 14.... Sandfords have... nice house.... house isn't large but comfortable.

10. Use the proper article:

1. He read... leading article slowly moving his lips over... words. 2.... thought of Nessie faded from his mind. 3. I was... interpreter during... war. 4. We were shocked by... scene that followed. 5. And then... lady came in,... tall young lady. 6. We were met by... handsome young man.... man was... guide. 7.... street was empty. But suddenly she noticed... old woman on... opposite side of... street. 8. Long ago this park was... large private garden. 9. She changed... wrapper in which she did the housework for... black satin blouse and... skirt. 10.... marble clock on... mantelpiece softly chimed twelve. 11. He had... wild desire to run away. 12. I want you to explain... incident we had this morning. 13. What... nice cheerful fellow he is! 14.... young woman of about 30 with... pleasant face rose to greet them when they entered... room.

11. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with nouns denoting parts of the day:

1. Late in... afternoon they went back to London. 2. It was such... cold and windy night that we had to look for shelter. 3....morning was breaking when we started. 4. It happened on... very day of his arrival. 5. It was... evening when we parted at last. 6. It has been... wonderful evening for me. 7. It is pleasant to go to the country on... warm summer day. 8.... night was so wet that no one was about. 9.... morning was perfect. 10. It is... early morning. 11.... night was silent. 12. I thought it was... morning. 13. It was... late night when he arrived. 14.... evening was still and warm. 15. It all happened early in... morning. 16. What... exciting day it has been! 17. It is... last day that we are together. 18. We arrived there late at... night.... next morning we were to begin our work. 19. It was... day to tempt one out-of-doors - cool and bright.

12. Use the proper article:

1.... Elbrus is... highest peak of... Caucasus. 2.... Japan is situated on... islands. 3.... London is on... Thames. 4.... Poland is to... west of... Russia. 5.... USA is in... North America. 6. In... north of our country... summer is very short. 7. What is... capital of... Spain? 8. This expedition has just returned from... Antarctic. 9.... Urals separate Europe from... Asia. 10.... Ireland is... island, isn't it? 11.... Mississippi is... longest river in... world. 12.... names of... rivers, seas and oceans are used with... definite article. 13. Turning to... East he saw that... sun had risen. 14. I hear he is off to... Central Africa. 15.... Severn is... longest river in... Great Britain. 16.... Great Britain lies in... eastern part of... Atlantic Ocean.

13. Use the proper article:

1. What shall we have for... dessert today? 2. Let's go to... canteen and have... bite. 3.... cucumbers and... tomatoes are... vegetables. 4. I don't like... mineral water, I prefer... cup of... tea. 5. Pass me... butter, please. 6.... water,... milk, tea and... coffee are drinks. 7. Is there anything to your taste on... menu? 8. Will you bring... knife from... kitchen? 9. Only after... second course he felt he was not hungry any longer. 10. Is... pudding to your taste? 11. They sat down to... table and began eating. 12. It was... stewed-fruit and... ice-cream to follow.... icecream was rather melted.

 

14. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with the names of meals:

1. We have... breakfast at 8. 2. When... lunch was over they went upstairs to rest a little. 3. We all agreed that it was... very pleasant dinner. 4. It is not good to smoke before... breakfast. 5. Nobody objected to... light supper. 6. At... dinner we sat far from each other and could not talk. 7. All that made... excellent breakfast. 8. When I came down to... tea all had already gone. 9.... dinner was marvellous. 10. She was not sure whether she should order... supper herself. 11. It all happened at... official luncheon. 12. When... dinner was over she decided to talk with him. 13. As for...supper itself it was... very tasty one. 14. For... breakfast was bacon and eggs and coffee. 15. We must organize... little dinner to celebrate the event. 16. If you come half an hour before... supper you will always find him at home. 17. After... dinner sit a while, after... supper walk a mile. 18. That night we had... lonely little dinner. 19. She came down to... breakfast. 20. I shall speak to him at... dinner.

 

15. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with the noun in apposition:

1.... girl was alone,... rather short young woman of twenty-seven. 2. Her companion,... handsome darkhaired youth, had left. 3. Last night we saw "An Ideal Husband",... play by Oscar Wilde. 4. She was seventeen then -... beautiful young creature. 5. This is my friend,... writer. 6. Beside him hung the portrait of his wife,... thin woman in black. 7. Tokyo,... capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. 8. Our Institute,... grey four-storeyed building, is not far from the railway. 9. Shakespeare,... great English playwright, lived in the 17th century. 10. Mr Bennett,... man of fifty, resembled my father. 11. I saw hir Speaking to a young man,... Englishman.

16. Use the proper article:

1. Did you finish... school... last year? 2.... examiner has already come. 3. What was your mark in... History? 4. He has made... great progress since... beginning of... term. 5. It is easy for... child to study... foreign language. 6. Where is... money? - It is on... table. 7.... boy is good at... Mathematics,... Physics and... Chemistry, but his knowledge of... Literature and... English is rather poor. 8. What... fine weather we are having today! 9. At last he found... very interesting work. 10.... news he brought yesterday is very important. 11. What... clever advice! 12.... Phonetics is... branch of... Linguistics. 13. If you want to speak without... mistakes you must study... Grammar hard. 14. What is... news? 15.... exercise 12 must be done in... written form. 16. Do you often work in... laboratory? 17. She attends... course of... lectures on... Russian Literature at

... University. 18. I am not interested in... Chemistry. 19. Her subject is... History of... Art. 20. It was clear she had... good news. 21.... advice is good but I cannot follow it.

17. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with the names of seasons:

1.... winter was bitterly cold. 2. It was... early autumn. 3.... summer is my favourite season. 4. October is... rainy month. 5. There are many wonderful verses about... winter. 6. In... spring... days become longer and... nights grow shorter. 7.... children have... long vacations in... summer and... short vacations in... winter and... spring. 8.... summer is... good time for sports. 9. It is pleasant to go to... country on... hot day in... summer. 10. It was... cold rainy autumn. 11. What is... weather like in Siberia in... winter? 12.... Russian winter is famous for its frosts. 13. Look at... sky. It is covered with... dark clouds. 14. When it is... winter in one part of our country it is already... summer in another.

18. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the with-phrases (attributive and adverbial):

1.... driver was... young fellow with... large red hands,... long legs and... orange hair. 2. They watched them go with... amused look. 3. She always met me with... smile. 4. He sat down to table with... great pleasure. 5. They have been working with... enthusiasm all this time. 6. It was... little house with... green windows and... brown door. 7. It was... cold winter with... sunny weather and... severe frosts. 8. The child looked at us with... surprise. 9. He was... young man with... pleasant open smile. 10. He spoke with... bitterness.

19. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the article in adverbial phrases of manner:

1. She nodded to me with... smile. 2. I shall do it with... pleasure. 3. He closed the door with... bang. 4. Everybody looked at her with... approval. 5. They were talking in... low voices. 6. Though he said it in... whisper I heard everything. 7. She was pulling her gloves on in... very slow way. 8. She went up the steps like... bird. 9. I was trembling like... leaf. 10. She said it in... matter-of-fact voice. 11. The young man smiled in...amazement. 12. She was weeping like... child. 13. With... deep sigh she rang the bell. 14. They were walking along... side by... side. 15. He worked from... morning till... night but earned very little. 16. She told me everything... word for... word. 17. The boys were all dirty from... head to... foot. 18. I always meet them walking... arm in... arm.

20. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the of -phrases:

a) 1. He leaned on... back of... chair. 2. He saw the boy on... roof of... house. 3.... neck of... bottle was very narrow. 4. It was... face of... old man. 5.... cover of... book was very bright.

b) 1. He gave her... little bunch of... flowers. 2. I am looking for... box of... matches. 3. She joined... group of... students standing near by. 4.... whole pack of... cigarettes got wet and he couldn't smoke. 5. The house was reached by... flight of... steps.

c) 1. She asked for... glass of... water. 2. We could see... drops of... dew on the grass. 3. What do you say to... bottle of... beer? --No beer, thanks, I prefer... glass of... mineral water or just... cup of... tea. 4. He took... jug of... milk standing on the kitchen-table and poured himself a little. 5. Here's... piece of... chalk for you to write with.

Местоимения

21. Use the personal pronouns given in brackets in the Objective Case:

1. Do you know... (he)? 2. Who is there? - - It's... (I). 3. They invite... (we) to their party. 4. And do you invite... (they)? 5. Ask... (she) to come, too.

 

22. Insert the appropriate form of the possessive pronoun:

1. This doesn't look like my tooth-brush; it must be.... 2. Take your bag, I have taken...; come on! 3. They say they have lost... tickets; perhaps these are.... 4. John has come to see me;... father and... are old friends. 5. Mary and I have made new dresses to wear at... party; she says... is better than.... 6. Ann is going to help little Kitty to clean... shoes.

23. Replace the words in bold type by personal pronouns:

1. Tom and Bob are always hungry after classes. 2. Tom usually goes to the canteen with his fellowstudents. 3. Mother doesn't like mustard. 4. Give Kitty some tea. 5. Is Kitty thirsty? 6. Mother often asks Ann to help little John. 7. Bob doesn't like beer and always prefers a glass of mineral water.

24. Fill in the blanks with some, any, not any, mucn, many, not much, not many, very little, a little, very few, a few.

1. Are there... college-graduates among your friends? - Yes, there are.... 2. Are there... students in the next classroom? -No, there aren't.... 3. I haven't got time, I must hurry. 4. I have... time and can help you. 5. There are... cups on the table, but there aren't glasses. 6. I have very... time and can't stay any longer. 7. We know very... about it. 8. I have... questions to ask. 9. Very... people know Doctor Sandford. 10. There are... girls in the family, are there? 11. There' s very... chalk at the blackboard, go and fetch.... 12. There are... students in the hall, are there? 13. There isn't... tea in the tea-pot. 14. There isn't... paper in the box, I need more. 15. There aren't... pencils in the box, don't take.... 16. It's a secret. Very... people know about it. 17. Please add... more tea in my cup.