DEFINITE ARTICLE THE
Exercise 1. Use article THE where necessary.
1. ___ Pacific is much larger than ___ Arctic or ___ Indian ocean, 2. ___ Sahara is the
biggest desert in ___ North Africa. 3. ___ Mont Blanc is the highest peak in ___
Alps. 4. ___ London stands on ___ river Thames. 5. Is ___ Mississippi longer or
shorter than ___ Rhine? 6. _____Portugal is a small country in ____Europe; on one
of its borders is ___ Spain, on the other ___ Atlantic Ocean 7 My best friend can
play ____ trumpet but he can’t play _________ baseball? 8. ___ USA is the biggest
country of ___ North America. 9. ___ Lake Ontario, or ___ Ontario, is one of the
largest lakes in ___ United States on the border with ___ Canada. 10.
_____Greece is situated near ___ Mediterranean. 11. ____ Statue of Liberty is in
____ New York. 12____ moon goes round ____ earth every 27 days. 13. ___
United Kingdom includes ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland. 14. Many
people are afraid of____ dogs.15____ Alps extend over 1,000 kilometres. 16 Do
many people go to ____ university in your country?
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH ARTICLE THE WHERE NECESSARY
1) Do you still live in …................ Bristol?
2) My grandmother likes ................. flowers very much.
3) I always listen to ............ radio in …........... morning.
4) What about going to........... Australia in ..........February?
5) ..................Loch Ness is ….......... most famous lake in ................Scotland.
6) ..............Great Britain consists of ............... three parts
7) We celebrate ...............New Year on ................... 31st of December.
8) .......................Montreal is a large city in .........… Canada.
9) Tom is in ….............. bathroom. He's having a bath.
10) Our friends …......... Browns are moving to................... New Jersey
in .............August.
11) Our children go to ….......... school by bus.
12) ............… roses are my favorite flowers.
13) Go down …..................... Kingston Street and turn left into ...................Oxford
Street.
14) Last year I was in ............USA and saw …....................... Niagara Fall.
15) .............Lake Baikal is ..................... deepest lake in .................... world.
16) My boss prefers to spend winter on ...................... Crete.
17) .........President in ..............USA works in ................White House.
18) ............Lopan is a small river in .............my city.
19) What do you usually have for ...............dinner?
20) What a noise! My little brother is playing ................... trumpet!
Ex 1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary.
1. They travelled by car around ___ Europe last month. 2. ___ Great American Lakes
are ___ Lake Huron, ___Lake Superior, ___ Lake Ontario, ___ Lake Michigan and ___
Lake Erie. 3. ___ north of ___ Scotland is known for its wild beauty. 4. Are ___ Urals
higher or lower than ___ Alps? 5. It was Burns who wrote "My heart's in ___
Highlands". 6. ___ Mediterranean Sea washes ___ Europe, ___ Asia and ___ northern
coast of ___ Africa. 7. What oceans does ___ Panama Canal connect? — I suppose ___
Atlantic and ___ Pacific Oceans. 8. ___ Seine flows through ___ Paris to ___ Atlantic
Ocean. 9. We get coffee mostly from ___ Brazil and ___ Columbia. 10. ___ Alaska is
the biggest and coldest state in ___ USA. 11. Where are ___ Canaries situated? 12. ___
United Kingdom consists of four parts: ___ England, ___ Scotland, Wales and ___
Northern Ireland, or ___Ulster. 13. ___ Himalayas are the highest mountains in ___
Asia. 14. I went to ___ German Republic last summer, but I haven't been to ___
Netherlands yet. Of course, I would like to see ___ Hague. 15. ___ Thames is not the
longest river in ___ Great Britain but it is rather wide and navigable. 16. ___ America
consists of two parts, ___ South and North America, doesn't it? 17. In ___ north there
are ___ Cheviots. These are the mountains which separate ___ England from ___
Scotland. 18. ___ Brazil is the largest country of ___ South America. ___ Amazon, the
widest river in ___ world, flows there. 19. What city is the capital of ___ Philippines?
20. ___ Republic of ___ China is the third largest country in ___ world after ___ Russia
and ___ Canada.
Ex 2. Which of the following nouns are used with the definite article?
1. _________ Andes 8. _________Niagara Falls 15. _________ Sahara
2. _________Baikal 9. _________Maldives 16. _________ Central
3. _________Crimea 10. _________ English America
4. _________Hague Channel 17. _________ Labrador
5. _________Antarctic 11. _________Cyprus 18. _________North Sea
6. _________ Panama Canal 12. _________Caucasus 19. _________ Volga
7. _________Lake Baikal 13. _________Hudson Bay 20. _________ Great Salt
14. _________Netherlands Lake
3. Complete the sentences using the proper articles:
1. ... Easter Island in ... Pacific Ocean was discovered in 1722. It is one of ...
most mysterious spots on ... earth.
2. ... Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current which flows from ... Gulf of Mexico,
along ... south-east coast of ... United States, and north-eastwards in ... Atlantic
Ocean.
3. The highest peak in ... North America is ... Mount McKinley.
4. … Monterey Peninsula juts out into ... Pacific Ocean.
5. If you want to see ... Lake Victoria and ... Mount Kilimanjaro, go to ... Kenya.
6. The travellers saw an oasis in ... Gobi, but it was a mirage
7. ... Moscow of the 1950's is not … Moscow of the 1990's.
8. It was … different Minsk, … Minsk he had never been to.
9. ... Mississippi is … longest river in … USA and … Sahara is the biggest desert
in … North Africa.
10. … Lake Ontario, or … Ontario, is one of the largest lakes in … north of…
United States on the border with … Canada.
11. … Greece is situated in … south of … Eastern Europe on the coast of …
Mediterranean.
12. Portugal is a small country in … west of Europe; on one of its borders is …
Spain, on the other … Atlantic Ocean.
Translate.
1. Вест-Индия это цепочка (chain) островов между Северной и Южной
Америкой. 2. Аргентина получила свое название от латинского “argentum”,
означающего “серебро”. 3. Эверест – высочайший пик в Гималаях. 3. Гаага –
город в западной части Нидерландов, где заседает (sit) голландский
парламент. 4. Вы бывали в Эрмитаже (Hermitage)? 5. Филиппины расположены
в Юго-восточной Азии. 6. Пиренеи расположены на западе Испании. 7. На
Кавказе горы моложе и выше, чем в Крыму. 8. Амазонка – самая крупная река в
Южной Америке. 9. Кто первым пролетел через (over) Северный Ледовитый
океан в Америку? 10. Египет расположен в северо-восточной Африке; его
северная граница – Средиземное море, восточная граница – Красное море.
