Question

1. COMPLETE THE LIST WITH A / AN.
.......... orange
.......... bottle of wine
.......... carton of milk
.......... ice-cream
.......... banana
.......... small melon
.......... hamburger
.......... piece of ham
.......... pizza
.......... apple
.......... hour
.......... ice-cream
.......... school uniform
.......... accident
.......... orange hat
.......... egg
.......... house
.......... green apple
.......... white egg
.......... European country
.......... airport
.......... umbrella
.......... station
.......... English university
.......... library

2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A / AN.
Paul goes to university every day. In his backpack there is .......... book, .......... pencil case, .......... apple and .......... egg
and mayonnaise sandwich. Some days he also buys .......... icecream for dessert. Today he has .......... English exam.
The exam is not very difficult. He writes ..........short story about .......... adventurer. The story begins like this: “It is ..........
special day for Oliver. At ten o´clock in the morning he gets on .......... plane. His destination is Australia...”

3. SOME OF THESE PHRASES ARE WRONG. CORRECT THEM. (ALGUMAS FRASES ESTÃO ERRADAS.
CORRIJA-AS.)
a) a engineer ................................................
b) a house .....................................................
c) a hour ........................................................
d) an orange book .........................................
e) an expensive university ............................
f) an uniform ..................................................

4. DECIDE WHETHER YOU NEED THE DEFINITE ARTICLE OR NO ARTICLE. (DECIDA SE VOCÊ PRECISA DO
ARTIGO DEFINIDO OU NÃO.)
a) Do you like............ beer? - No, I don't drink any alcohol.
b) I need .......... help. - Sorry, I have no time.
c) Don't drink ........... water out of that tap. It's orange!
d) Are you sure this chair is made of .......... plastic? It looks like wood.
e) Do you like .......... German food? - Not really!
f) I think that .......... homework our English teacher gave us is too difficult.

g) I'm not keen on ........... food they serve in the school cafeteria.
h) Vegetarians don't eat .......... meat.
i) You should clean your teeth twice a day with .......... toothpaste.
j) I usually eat .......... rice for lunch.
k) Most wedding rings are made of .......... gold.
l) I feel sick. I think it was .......... cheese I had for dinner.
m) Have you seen .......... soap? - No, it should be on the sink.
n) Bees make .......... honey.
o) Some children in Africa have never seen .......... snow.

5. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT ARTICLE (A, AN, THE, X) WHEN NECESSARY. (PREENCHA OS
ARTIGOS CORRETOS A, AN, THE, X, QUANDO NECESSÁRIO.)
1. Robert and Jessica went to _________ party last night.
2. Can you tell me how to get to _________ cinema from here?
3._________ college is closed today.
4.Gregory is one of _________ strangest people I know.
5. I recommend you try _________ tomato soup at this restaurant.
6._________ beer is not good for you.
7. Would you like to see _________ film?
8._________ apple a day keeps _________ doctor away.
9. I can't believe I failed _________ yesterday's test!
10. Do you have _________ dictionary that I can borrow?
11. There were many dogs in the park. One dog was _________ Dalmatian.
12. Pandas and _________ tigers are both endangered animals.
13. Magda is wearing _________ blue dress with red shoes
14. Bornholm is ________ island in the Baltic Sea.
15. Christmas comes once ________ year.

Answer 1

Há uma regra bem simples: quando a palavra começa com um som de vogal (a, e, i, o, u), então, use 'an' – você vai perceber que pronunciar essas palavras fica até mais fácil com 'an'. E o contrário: quando a palavra começar com som de consoante, use 'a'