Exercise 2. Use an indefinite article where necessary, try to answer what these things are or who these people were.
Example: an ant? – It is an insect.
ants, bees? – They are insects.
Beethoven? – He was a composer.
Beethoven, Bach? – They were composers.
1. a tomato? – It is...
2. an oak? – It is...
3. a mosquito? – It is ...
4. a rose? – It is...
5. a dandelion? – It is...
6. a cauliflower? – It is...
7. a skyscraper? – It is...
8. Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter? – They are...
9. The Nile, the Rhine, the Mississippi? – They are...
10. Canada, Great Britain, Russia? – They...
11. London, Moscow, New-York? – They...
12. Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn? – They...
13. Pele? – He was...
14. Shakespeare? – He was...
15. Einstein? – He was...
16. Marilyn Monroe? – She was...
17. Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon? – They were...
18. Elvis Presley, John Lennon? – They were...
Exercise 3. Use an indefinite article where possible, try to guess what his or her occupation is.
Example: Ron flies aeroplanes. – He is a pilot.
1. Vera types letters and documents in an office. – She is...
2. Stella looks after patients in hospital. – She is...
3. Mary teaches Mathematics. – She...
4. Pete writes articles for a local newspaper. – He...
5. Ben drives a taxi. – He ...
6. Roy writes novels. – He...
7. Alice cooks food in a Chinese restaurant. – She...
8. John translates what people are saying from one language into another so they can understand each other. – He...
9. Tim arranges people’s holidays for them. – He...
10. The Thatchers have a farm and keep a lot of animals. – They are...
11. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes work at one and the same plant. – They...
12. The Ricardo brothers bring letters and parcels. – They...
Exercise 4.Use an indefinite article with a noun-object (after “have”) where possible.
1. Have you got ... telephone?
2. Have уоu got ... camera?
3. I have ... visa to visit foreign countries but not all of them.
4. Bill has got ... big feet.
5. Well, I have quite ... big family. I have... father, ... mother, ... sister and ... brother.
6. Jack has got... very long legs, so he is... fast runner.
7. When do you usually have … breakfast?
8. Oh, I’m so tired, let’s have ... rest.
9. Have ... good time at the weekend.
10. Do you have ... fountain-pens on sale?
11. Where can I have ... coat made to order?
12. In this store we have ...wide choice of ... coats and ... suits.
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13. Would you like to have ... cup of ... tea?
14. Come along, it’s time to have ... tea.
15. “Is Mary in?” – “No, she is out. She is having ... walk now.”
16. Do you have ... spare minute? I’d like to have ... talk with you.
17. Jack likes to keep fit, so he has ... swim every day.
18. Ann, did you have ... nice meal?
19. We had ... party last Friday. It was great.
20. “How often do you have ... bath?” – “Not often. I don’t like washing.”
21. Excuse me, have you got ... light, please?
22. Mr. Roger has ... apple trees and ... pear trees in his garden.
23. She has ... beautiful curly hair.
24. They have ... very important news for you.
Exercise 5. Use an indefinite article in some grammar structures where possible.
A.
1. It is ... lovely landscape.
2. This is ... cat, and that is ... dog.
3. These are ...wild animals, be careful.
4. This is ... nice hat, isn’t it?
5. “What’s this?” – “This is ... very rare stamp.”
6. These are ... nice woolen scarves.
7. It is ... awful feeling.
8. It is ... good advice.
9. Well, it is ... very wise choice.
10. This is ... fashionable hotel.
11. Those are ... noisy kids.
12. It is ... trivial situation.
13. This is ... dry wine.
14. It is such ... beautiful music.
15. This is … juice, and that is ... milk.
16. It’s ... long and lonely road.
B. * If it is necessary, use the pronoun “some” with uncountable nouns.
1. There is ... bedroom upstairs.
2. There are ... rolls and ... buns on the plate.
3. There is ... milk in the glass.
4. There is ... snow on the trees.
5. There are ... clouds in the sky.
6. There is ... kitchen, ... study and ... living room on the ground floor.
7. There are ... flowerbeds around the house.
8. There is ... small church by the river.
9. There is ... cheese, ... bread, ... butter and ... big apple on the table.
10. There are ... vegetables and ... fruit in the vase.
11. If there is ... will, there is ... way.
12. There is ... money in the purse.
13. Is there ... garden behind the house?
14. There is ... greenery everywhere in spring.
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15. There is ... gate in front of the cottage.
16. There is ... despair in her eyes.
C.
1. What ... nice man your father is!
2. Such ... lovely kids your nephews are!
3. What ... beautiful music he is playing!
4. What ... nasty weather we are having today!
5. Such ... beautiful flower!
6. What ... fine day!
7. What ... awful shoes!
8. Such ... old car!
9. What ... smart person you are!
10. Such ... useful advice!
11. What ... good piece of advice!
12. What ... tasty soup!
13. What ... delicious dish!
14. Such ... delicacy it is!
15. What ... delicacies they are!
16. What ... strong tea!
17. Such ... bright stars!
18. What ... pale moon!
19. What ... fat cat eating ... fat rat!
20. Such ... foolish creature!
21. What ... pleasure!
22. What ... pity!
23. What ... difficult phoneme this is!
24. What ... deep snow!
25. What ... difficult sentences they are!
26. What ... hot water!
27. What ... cold evening!
28. What ... good ideas!
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