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Question 1

We use the when there is only o__ of something.

Answer 1

We use the when there is only one of something.

What is the longest river in the world.

The Earth goes around the sun.

Paris is the capital of France.

Have you ever crossed the Equator.

But we use a/an to say what kind of thing something is:

The sun is a star.

The hotel we stayed was a very nice hotel.

Question 2

We say the sky / the sea / the ocean / the country / the environnement, but we say sp___ without t__.

Answer 2

We say the sky / the sea / the ocean / the country / the environnement, but we say space without the.

We looked up at all the stars in the sky.

Would you like to live in the country?

We must do more to protect the environnement.

There a billions of stars in space.

I tried to park my car, but the space is too small.

Question 3

False or true? We use the before same.

Answer 3

False or true? We use the before same.

Your sweater is the same color as mine.

Are these keys the same? No, they’re different.

Question 4

Does we say “go to movies (or theater)” or “go to the movies (or theater)”?

Answer 4

Does we say “go to movies (or theater)” or “go to the movies (or theater)”?

We usually say the radio but telivision. _{(but “Can you turn off the television, please?)}

Question 5

Does we use the with the names of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)?

Answer 5

Does we use the with the names of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)?

What did you have for breakfast?

We had lunch in a very nice restaurant.

What time is dinner?

But we use “a” if there is an adjective before:

We had a very nice lunch. (not We ha very nice lunch)

Question 6

False or true? We do not use the before noun + number.

Answer 6

False or true? We do not use the before noun + number.

Our plane leaves from Gate 10.

Do you have these shoes in size 9?

In the same way, we say:

Room 126 (in a hotel), Page 29 (of a book), Question 3 (on a test), Platform 6 ? (at the train station)

Question 7

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Where did you have ___ lunch?

Answer 7

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Where did you have ___ lunch? _{(nothe: name of meals)}

Question 8

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Did you have ___ nice vacation?

Answer 8

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Did you have a nice vacation? _{(a: kind of something)}

Question 9

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Do you often listen to ___ radio?

Answer 9

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Do you often listen to the radio? _{(we usually say the radio but TV)}

Question 10

Put in the or a/an where necessary. No, in fact, I don’t have ___ radio.

Answer 10

Put in the or a/an where necessary. No, in fact, I don’t have a radio. _{(the radio set here, not radio)}

Question 11

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Would you like to travel in ____ outer space?

Answer 11

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Would you like to travel in ____ outer space? _{(way space not the space)}

Question 12

Put in the or a/an where necessary. I’d love go to ____ moon.

Answer 12

Put in the or a/an where necessary. I’d love go to the moon. ^{(the: only one of something)}

Question 13

Put in the or a/an where necessary. We went for a walk by ___ ocean.

Answer 13

Put in the or a/an where necessary. We went for a walk by the ocean. _{(we say the ocean)}

Question 14

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Do you go to ___ movies very often?

Answer 14

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Do you go to the movies very often? _{(we say the movies/theater)}

Question 15

Put in the or a/an where necessary. What did you have for ___ breakfast this morning?

Answer 15

Put in the or a/an where necessary. What did you have for ___ breakfast this morning? _{(no <strong>the</strong> with name of meals)}

Question 16

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Excuse me, where is ___ room 125, please?

Answer 16

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Excuse me, where is ___ room 125, please? _{(zero before <em>noun + number</em>)}

Question 17

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Sarah spends most of her free time watching ___ television.

Answer 17

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Sarah spends most of her free time watching ___ television. _{(zero, except fot the TV set)}

Question 18

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Lisa an I arrived at ___ same time.

Answer 18

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Lisa an I arrived at the same time. _{(we always use the before same)}

Question 19

Put in the or a/an where necessary. You’ll find the information a ___ top of ____ page 15.

Answer 19

Put in the or a/an where necessary. You’ll find the information a the top of ____ page 15.

^{(no <strong>the</strong> before<em>noun + number</em>)}

Question 20

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Paul lives in ___ small town in ___ country.

Answer 20

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Paul lives in a small town in the country.

Question 21

Put in the or a/an where necessary. We missed the train because we were waiting on ___ wrong platform.

Answer 21

Put in the or a/an where necessary. We missed the train because we were waiting on the wrong platform.

^{(that specific one)}

Question 22

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Flight AB123 to Tokyo is now boardin at ___ Gate 21.

Answer 22

Put in the or a/an where necessary. Flight AB123 to Tokyo is now boardin at ___ Gate 21.

^{(zero with noun + number)}