The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar with Exercises

Exercises: articles and nouns

Articles and nouns - Exercise 1

Fill in the gaps with a, an, the or nothing.

Could you buy ... bottle of ... wine? ... Maxim and Sylvia are coming over for ... dinner.

... [h]uman blood is made up of ... red blood cells, ... white blood cells and ... plasma.

... Chinese is definitely much more difficult to learn than ... Russian.

Do you ever watch ... hockey? Did you see ... match ... last night?

... [l]ife on ... other planets is possible, but ... scientists haven't confirmed it yet.

... [w]indows were open, and ... air in ... room was fresh.

... Greg kicked ... football into ... net, and ... spectators cheered.

... [k]nowledge is ... power, but only if you know how to use it.

"I'll have ... cappuccino and ... sandwich." "With ... ham or ... cheese?"

Have you heard ... news? ... Cynthia gave ... birth to ... baby boy ... this morning.

Will you come to ... mall with me? I'd like to buy ... silk scarf.

Can I give you ... piece of ... advice?

... [a]nger is ... destructive emotion that does more harm than good.

... [l]ot of passengers were also injured in ... crash.

... [c]omputer virus is ... program that spreads by making ... copies of itself.

"How is ... your meal?" " ... [f]ish is superb, and ... chips are nice too."

... Moon travels around ... Earth at ... speed of 2,288 miles ... hour.

... Joanna works in ... old people's home as ... nurse.

Which do you prefer, ... tea or ... coffee?

... [e]lectric light bulb was invented by ... Joseph Swan at ... end of ... 19^th century.

What's ... next item on ... list?

... [w]ounded were taken to ... nearest hospital immediately.

I've been to ... USA, but I've never been to ... France.

... Atlantic Ocean lies between ... North America and ... Europe in ... north and ... Africa and ... South America in ... south.

You'll need half ... kilo of ... potatoes for this recipe.

... Orion and ... Pleiades are ... sky's two brightest objects and can be seen even without ... binoculars.

... Jerry can play ... guitar, but he is not ... very good singer.

Let's have ... breakfast at ... McDonald's.

I think ... April is ... most beautiful month of ... year.

I've never tried ... skiing, but I love ... skating.

Articles and nouns - Exercise 2

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

Where ... my gloves? I can't see ... anywhere.

is / it

are / them

She likes to buy her ... in designer shops.

cloth

clothes

Shingles ... not as dangerous today as, for example, in the Middle Ages.

are

is

My girlfriend's favourite TV ... are Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory.

series'

series

The police ... looking for the woman who was driving the red car.

are

is

About a dozen ... were grazing on the hillside.

sheep

sheeps

The men ... arrested.

was

were

Could you give me a hand with my ... ?

luggage

luggages

Both Karl and Alice ... to invite Emily.

want

wants

Children are given too ... these days.

much homework

many homeworks

New ... are discovered every day.

species

specieses

... the Dutch better at English than Germans?

Are

Is

Any ... fine for me. I am not choosy.

beers are

beer is

We've got some ... left over from last night.

hamburgers

hamburger

Most people ... spicy dishes.

like

likes

... kids are as interested in mathematics as Tina.

Few

A few

Rock breaks scissors, scissors ... paper, paper covers rock.

cuts

cut

I have been putting aside ... money each month for a new guitar.

little

a little

Sarah practises yoga every ... .

mornings

morning

My feet ... cold. I need some socks.

are

is

Michael has been a pilot for over two decades. He has a lot of ... .

experiences

experience

At the beginning of the new year, Felix had all his ... cut off.

hair

hairs

My eyesight has got worse. I need ... .

a new glass

new glasses

If enough ... subscribe to our channel, we can make savings on advertising.

person

people

... have you got now?

How much time

How many times

Articles and nouns - Exercise 3

Find the word which should not be in the sentence.

I like the pop music in general but I don't like what they play at most clubs.

There are a plenty of mistakes you can make when starting a business.

Did you have enough of time to finish the exercise?

Millions of young people will be going to the university next year.

She yawned, told us good night and went to the bed.

I have learnt a lot of useless things in my life, but my least favourite subject is still the History.

I go running three times a week, and I also do the yoga.

That's my brother on the left. He is the one wearing a rubber boots.

I was able to solve a few riddles but not the all.

The Queen was a very good band.

Articles and nouns - Exercise 4

Decide if the following sentences are correct or incorrect.

I really like the burgers at the Mike's Borrachos.

What's glass made of?

The Friday is my favourite day of the week.

What's for lunch?

Where did you buy this jeans?

The people generally enjoy talking about themselves.

The Canadians are said to be very polite and considerate.

I should put on other shirt. This one is stained.

Every children like playing with jigsaw puzzles.

Both students made the same mistake.

Articles and nouns - Exercise 5

Fill in the gaps with this, that, these, those, some, any, no, many, much, few, a few, little, a little, all, every, each, both, either, neither, other or another.

I don't know ... people who still use a land-line phone.

It's still quite early, so we've had very ... customers so far.

I don't like ... dress. This one's too bright, and that one's too short.

Who's the ... boy, standing next to Kevin?

I would say I have ... friends, but not a lot.

... man over there is my uncle Charlie.

... news is good news.

Not ... of what he said was true.

... bug is an insect, but not ... insects are bugs.

The committee interviewed ... candidate separately.

Have you got ... brothers or sisters? Or are you an only child?

... books here in my bag are from the university library.

The soup needs ... salt. Not much though, just a pinch.

This restaurant is awful. Let's go to ... place.

... her parents were artists, which inspired Jane to become a writer herself.

Articles and nouns - Exercise 6

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with a, an, the or nothing and then discuss the statements with your partner.

... [m]en are better ... drivers than ... women.

... [s]uccess is more important than ... happiness.

... [a]ge limit for buying ... alcohol should be raised to ... 25.

... [p]eople spend far too much time on ... Internet today.

... [b]est advice is what you do not want to hear.

... [c]lothes make ... man.

... [f]amily always comes before ... friends.

... [s]hops should be closed on ... Sundays.

... [r]ich get richer as ... poor get poorer.

... [e]verybody should have ... right to ... free education.

... [b]est way to gain ... self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.

... [e]very day is ... good day.

... [d]ogs make ... best pets.

... [d]riving should be taught at ... school.

... [t]ourism does more ... harm than ... good.

Articles and nouns - Exercise 7

Make questions with How much and How many to ask your partner. Ask for more information.

friends / have

time / spend on the Internet

alcohol / drink a week

English books / have

coffee / drink a day

hours a day / spend travelling

pairs of shoes / have

e-mails / get a day

times a month / go out

meat / eat