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👉A CLOSER LOOK 2
Grammar
Articles
1 Complete the sentences with a/an or the.
1. Is Washington D.C. _____ capital of the USA?
2. Can you give me _____ example of an English-speaking country?
3. The London Eye is _____ great attraction in London.
4. Canada is _____ very cold country.
5. I love _____ New Zealand's countryside.
💡Remember!
We use the
- with superlatives.
Example: The largest city in Australia is Sydney.
- with the names of some places.
Example: My son is studying in the USA.
- if one of the words in the place name is a common noun (island, bridge, river, tower, ...).
Example: The Tower Bridge in London is over one hundred years old.
2. Put in the where necessary.
1. _____ Statue of Liberty is in _____ New York.
2. _____ Scotland is a part of _____ UK.
3. New Zealand consists of _____ North Island and _____ South Island.
4. Disneyland in _____ California is _____ one of biggest entertainment centres in the world.
5. Bangkok is _____ most popular city for tourists in _____ Kingdom of Thailand.
3. Put in a/an or the.
| Country | People (singular) | People (plural) |
| Canada | (1) _____ Canadian | Canadians |
| The USA | (2) _____ American | Americans |
| England | (3) _____ Englishman | (4) _____ English |
| New Zealand | (5) _____ New Zealander | Zealanders |
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4. Complete the sentences with a/an, or the.
1. The man sitting next to her is _____ Englishman.
2. _____ River Thames runs through London.
3. Here is _____ map of the city of Edinburgh.
4. What is _____ most popular sport in Canada?
5. We want to visit _____ attraction in Sydney.
6. _____ Statue of Liberty was a present from France.
5. Tick (✓) if the underlined articles are correct. If they aren't, write the correct ones in the space provided.
1. "What do you call a person from England?" - "The Englishman.". _____
2. Edinburgh is a capital city of Scotland. _____
3. Queenstown is a amazingly beautiful town. _____
4. Are ancient castles an attraction of Scotland? _____
5. Where can you see a red telephone box? _____
