Exercises

Institución Educativa Particular

«Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»

Articles

Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

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some jewelry

one bracelet

three bracelets

two bracelets

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We love to read books.

count noncount

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?NOUN

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I am studying grammar.

count noncount

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?NOUN

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Please pass the salt.

count noncount

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?NOUN

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We need some chairs.

count noncount

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?

?NOUN

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a braceletan earring

7-2 USING AN vs. A

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(a) A cow is an animal.

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Aan

singular count nouns

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(b) I have an idea.

(c) My friend has an old horse.

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anwords that begin with vowels

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(d) I have an ugly dog.

(e) I have a useful idea.

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/uh/ vowel sound

/yu/ sound

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(f) Give me an honest answer.

(g) Today is a hot day.

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/h/ sound

silent /h/, vowel sound

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I lost ___earring.an

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a an

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That is ___ ugly bug.an

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a an

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He is __ happy child.a

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a an

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Let’s go in __ hour.an

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a an

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The teacher is helping the student.

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specific students

specific pen/specific pencil

one moon

(a) Where are the students ?

(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?

(c) I love to look at the moon.

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We have a car and a boat.

____ car is new, but ____ boat is old. The the

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the a an

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I need to buy __ new car.

____ car I like is very expensive. The

a

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the a an

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I wish I had ____ umbrella. an

It is raining.

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the a an

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7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS

Apples are good for you.

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(count noun)

(count noun)

(noncount noun)

(noncount noun)

(a) ___ Apples are good for you.

(b) Ann uses ___ pens and ___ markers.

(c) Mary likes to eat ___ candy.

(d) ___ Spaghetti is easy to cook.

in general

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specific

(e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie.

The pumpkin pie was very good, but

the whipped cream was too sweet.

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specific candy

The candy you made is delicious.

(f) They like candy.

candy in general

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____ food I ate last night made me sick.

The

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the

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Plants need ____ sunshine to grow.

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the

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Healthy people eat ___ vegetables.They don’t eat ___ candy.

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the

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___ fruit looked fresh, and ___

bakery smelled good.

We went to a new grocery store.

The the

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the

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a braceletsome bracelets

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singular count nouns

plural count nouns

noncount nouns

(a) I have a book. She has an umbrella.

(b) We have some apples. You have some soccer balls.

(c) I got some mail. He has some information.

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She has _____ hat on her head.a

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singular count noun

a an some

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She has _____ nice hats.some

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plural count noun

a an some

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I need _____ water to wash my hands.

some

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noncount noun

a an some

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a head of lettuce

a loaf of

bread

7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

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an unspecified quantity

a specified quantity

(a) I’d like some juice. (b) I’d like a glass of juice.

(c) I’d like a cup of tea.

(d) I’d like a piece of fruit.

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What would you like to drink?

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I’d like some water, please.

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We need to buy a head of _______.cabbage

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beans cabbage

breadcereal

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Please hand me a loaf of _______.bread

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beans cabbage

breadcereal

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I need to find a can of ______ for dinner.beans

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beans cabbage

breadcereal

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Do you have a box of ______?cereal

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beans cabbage

breadcereal