The A, An and The Exercise

Fill the gaps with a, an or the.

Excuse me. Have you got ______ time?

I want ______  new printer for Christmas.

I was four the first time I saw ______ elephant.

I spoke to ______ boss this morning about having next Friday off.

It was ______ exciting movie.

She had ______  boiled egg for breakfast.

Have ______  nice day.

Where did you buy ______ oranges?

______ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

______ avalanche killed four skiers in Austria today.

______  huge ape ran out of the forest and stole my picnic hamper.

Can you tell me ______ way to the post office, please?

My students like to do their activity books lying on ______ floor.

Samantha's bought a new car. It's ______ red one, parked next to that motorbike.

I like this jumper but it's brown. Have you got it in ______ different colour?

It's such ______  nice day that I think I'll go and read my book in the park.

______ River Thames flows right through the middle of London.

I saw ______ eagle hovering high above the valley.

The Definite or Zero Article Exercise

Fill the gaps with the correct answer in brackets.

I'm tired. I'm going to ______________. ( the bed / bed )

Blast! I forgot to go to ______________. ( the bank / bank )

I hate going to ______________, don't you? ( the church / church )

I'm nervous because I've got to go to ______________. ( the dentist / dentist )

I loved being at ______________. ( the university / university )

We need to be at ______________ in an hour. ( the airport / airport )

I normally watch ______________ after dinner. ( the TV / TV )

I listen to ______________ in the morning. ( the radio / radio )

All politicians should be sent to ______________. ( the prison / prison )

Her husband got home early from ______________. ( the work / work )

I'm having ______________ at Begonya's tonight. ( the dinner / dinner )

I love ______________. ( the cheese / cheese )

Have you seen ______________ in the new delicatessen? ( the cheese / cheese )

Why didn't someone tell me he was in ______________? ( the hospital / hospital )

He lives somewhere in ______________ Germany. ( the southern / southern )

That pub is somewhere in ______________ of the city. ( the north / north )

Holistic medicine is practiced by ______________. ( the Chinese / Chinese )

I love ______________ food. ( the Chinese / Chinese )

HMV is in ______________ Street. ( the Oxford / Oxford )

We met for drinks in The Lamb and Flag near ______________ Garden. ( the Covent / Covent )