TheDefiniteorZeroArticleExercise

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churchprison
meals
thingsingeneral
streets

THE
shops
specificthings
Peoplefromcountries
theradio

The mayor was sent to prison

We have lunch at two
I love cheese
Oxford Street is in the centre of London

He went to the bakers

The cheese in that shop is great
The French
I heard it on the radio

AFillthegapswiththecorrectanswerinbrackets.
1 Weneedtobeat...............................inanhour.(theairport/airport)
2 Blast!Iforgotto...............................(gotothebank/gotobank)
3 I'mtired.I'mgoingto...............................now.(gotobed/gotothebed)
4 Wealways...............................beforeweleaveforwork.(makebed/makethebed)
5 Whattimedoyou...............................(havebreakfast/havethebreakfast)
6 Ilove...............................(thecheese/cheese)
7 Haveyouseen...............................inthenewdelicatessen?(thecheese/cheese)
8 Holisticmedicineispractisedby...............................(theChinese/Chinese)
9 Sadly,mygirlfrienddoesntlike............................... food.(theChinese/Chinese)
10 Ihategoingto...............................,don'tyou?(thechurch/church)
11 WemetfordrinksinTheLambandFlagnear...............................Garden.(theCovent/Covent)
12 I'mnervousbecauseI'vegottogoto...............................(thedentist/dentist)
13 I'mhaving...............................atBegonya'stonight.(thedinner/dinner)
14 Whydidn'tsomeonetellmehewasin...............................?(thehospital/hospital)
15 Suzanneworksat................................(thehospital/hospital)
16 HMVisin...............................Street.(theOxford/Oxford)
17 Allpoliticiansshouldbesentto...............................(theprison/prison)
18 Ilistento...............................inthemorning.(theradio/radio)
19 Thatpubissomewherein...............................ofthecity.(thesouth/south)
20 Helivessomewherein...............................Germany.(thesouthern/southern)
21 Inormallywatch...............................afterdinner.(theTV/TV)
22 Ilovedbeingat...............................(theuniversity/ university)
23 Herhusbandgothomeearlyfrom............................... (thework/work)

BCheckyouranswersandthenputthewordsfromthenumbersinboldfromAintothecorrectcolumn.
ZEROARTICLE

THE

gotobed

makethebed

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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008

Answers
1 Weneedtobeattheairportinanhour.
2 Blast!Iforgottogotothebank.
3 I'mtired.I'mgoingtogotobednow.
4 Wealwaysmakethebedbeforeweleaveforwork.
5 Whattimedoyouhavebreakfast?
6 Ilovecheese.
7 Haveyouseenthecheeseinthenewdelicatessen?
8 Holisticmedicineispractisedby theChinese.
9 Sadly,mygirlfrienddoesntlikeChinesefood.
10 Ihategoingtochurch,don'tyou?
11 WemetfordrinksinTheLambandFlagnearCoventGarden.
12 I'mnervousbecauseI'vegottogotothedentist.
13 I'mhavingdinneratBegonia'stonight.
14 Whydidn'tsomeonetellmehewasinhospital?
15 Suzanneworksatthehospital.
16 HMVisinOxfordStreet.
17 Allpoliticiansshouldbesenttoprison.
18 Ilistentotheradiointhemorning.
19 Thatpubissomewhereinthesouthofthecity.
20 HelivessomewhereinsouthernGermany.
21 InormallywatchTVafterdinner.
22 Ilovedbeingatuniversity.
23 Herhusbandgothomeearlyfromwork.

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ZEROARTICLE

THE

gotobed

makethebed

havebreakfast

thedentist

prison

theradio

TV
university

www.autoenglish.org

WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008