Упражнение 1.
Вставьте нужный артикль там, где это необходимо.
1. Mrs. Green likes … coffee and milk .
2. We make … butter from … milk.
3. We make a bottle of … glass.
4. … cow eats … grass in … field.
5. We make … table of … wood.
6…..cat has …. long tail.
7. … dog likes … meat and … bones.
8. We make … ring of … gold or … silver.
9. … snow is white and soft.
10. Mothers make … sweaters of … wool.
11. … fish swims in … water.
12. We write … letter on … paper in … ink.
13. … piano makes … music.
14. He writes about … love and … hatred.
15. We make … bread from … flour.
16. … orange grows on … tree.
17. …car runs on …. petrol.
1 8. … sugar is nice in … cup of … tea.
19. We eat … soup with … spoon.
20. We cut … bread with … knife.
21. .. .cow is … domestic animal.
22. … tiger is … wild animal.
23. He likes … jam on … piece of … bread.
Ответы:
1. Mrs. Green likes coffee and milk .
2. We make butter from milk.
3. We make bottle of glass.
4. A cow eats grass in a field.
5. We make a table of wood.
6. A cat has a long tail.
7. A dog likes meat and bones.
8. We make a ring of gold or silver.
9. Snow is white and soft.
10. Mothers make sweaters of wool.
11. A fish swims in water.
12. We write a letter on paper in ink.
13. A piano makes music.
14. He writes about love and hatred.
15. We make bread from flour.
16. An orange grows on a tree.
17. A car runs on petrol.
1 8. Sugar is nice in a cup of tea.
19. We eat soup with a spoon.
20. We cut bread with a knife.
21. A cow is a domestic animal.
22. A tiger is a wild animal.
23. He likes jam on a piece of bread.
Упражнение 2.
Вставьте артикль там, где необходимо.
1. This is … pen. That is … pencil.
2. This is … book. It is my … book.
3. Is this your … pencil? — No, it isn’t my … pencil, it is my sister’s … pencil.
4 .I have … sister. My … sister is … engineer. My sister’s … husband is … doctor. They have got two … children.
5. This is … girl. This … girl is their … daughter. Their daughter’s … name is Vera. — I have a sister. My sister is an engineer. My sister’s husband is a doctor. They have got two children.
6. That is … boy. That … boy is her … brother. Her brother’s … name is Nick.
7. This is our … flat. 8. We have got … car. Our … car is not very expensive but reliable.
9. I have no … pet.
10. My granny has got… headache. She has no … idea what to do.
11.I have … friend. His … name is Mike. My … friend is very good.
12. It’s … cat. Its … tail is long and bushy. It’s Mike’s … cat.
Ответы:
1. This is … pen. That is … pencil. — This is a pen. That is a pencil.
2. This is … book. It is my … book. — This is a book. It is my book.
3. Is this your … pencil? — No, it isn’t my … pencil, it is my sister’s … pencil. — Is this your pencil? — No, it isn’t my pencil, it is my sister’s pencil.
4 .I have … sister. My … sister is … engineer. My sister’s … husband is … doctor. They have got two … children.
5. This is … girl. This … girl is their … daughter. Their daughter’s … name is Vera. — This is a girl. This girl is their daughter. Their daughter’s name is Vera.
6. That is … boy. That … boy is her … brother. Her brother’s … name is Nick. — That is a boy. That boy is her brother. Her brother’s name is Nick.
7. This is our … flat. — This is our flat.
8. We have got … car. Our … car is not very expensive but reliable. — We have got a car. Our car is not expensive but reliable.
9. I have no … pet. — I have no pet.
10. My granny has got… headache. She has no … idea what to do. — My granny has got a headache. She has no idea what to do.
11. I have … friend. His … name is Mike. My … friend is very good. — I have a friend. His name is Mike. My friend is very good.
12. It’s … cat. Its … tail is long and bushy. It’s Mike’s … cat. — It’s a cat. Its tail is long and bushy. It’s Mike’s cat.
Упражнение 3.
Вставьте артикль там, где это необходимо.
1. He’s looking for … plain shirt, but all … shirts are striped.
2. I’m looking for … pair of … black pants.
3. She’s looking for … blouse. Polka-dot … blouses are very popular this … summer.
4 . I bought … new hat yesterday. … shop assistant said it was … latest style.
5 . I want to ask you to accompany me to … shop. I must buy … dress.
6. Where did you buy this overcoat? — I bought it a t … big store in Nevsky Prospect on … Tuesday.
7. My sister bought … blue hat on … Wednesday. … colour suits her very nicely as she has got … blue eyes.
8. I must buy … pair of … new gloves.
9. Where is … shoe department? — It is on … third floor.
10. I think … coat is a little tight.
11. We came to … big tailor’s shop to find out if we could have … business suit made to order.
12. I don’t like … hat you have chosen. … colour is not becoming to you.
13. Here is … department of ready-made clothes. Let’s go in and see if we can buy … nice pair of … trousers for you.
14. I am going to give him … silk tie as … birthday present. He likes … ties.
Ответы:
1. He’s looking for a plain shirt, but all the shirts are striped.
2. I’m looking for a pair of black pants.
3. She’s looking for a blouse. Polka-dot blouses are very popular this summer.
4. I bought a new hat yesterday. The shop assistant said it was the latest style.
5. I want to ask you to accompany me to the shop. I must buy a dress.
6. Where did you buy this overcoat? — I bought it at a big store in Nevsky Prospect on Tuesday.
7. My sister bought a blue hat on Wednesday. The colour suits her very nicely as she has got blue eyes.
8 . I must buy a pair of new gloves.
9. Where is the shoe department? — It is on the third floor.
10. I think the coat is a little tight.
11. We came to a big tailor’s shop to find out if we could have a business suit made to order.
12. I don’t like the hat you have chosen. The colour is not becoming to you.
13. Here is the department of ready-made clothes. Let’s go in and see if we can buy a nice pair of trousers for you.
14. I am going to give him a silk tie as a birthday present. He likes ties.
Упражнение 4.
Заполните пропуски артиклями.
1. … water is precious in this area and must be paid for. Don’t drink from this pond … water is stale.
2. They built … fire to mark the place for the plane to land.
3. Suddenly I felt… sharp pain in my side. … pain was really terrible.
4. What we need now is … time. … time we have is certainly not enough.
5. It was … great joy for … old woman to have all her children back home.
6. Paul found Russian literature … most interesting subject there.
7. How long have you been in … hospital? There was… hospital in this building a year ago.
8. Father has promised to give me … watch for my birthday. Look at … watch, what’s the time?
9. What letters arrived by … yesterday’s mail? 10. He had … opportunity to get… interesting work, but he refused.
11. … Petrovs are … friendly family.
12. He was bom on … bank of … Volga river.
13. I don’t like … life he lives. The book is about… man who lived … double life.
14. I often go to … Pushkin Theatre.
Ответы:
1. Water is precious in this area and must be paid for. Don’t drink from this pond, the water is stale.
2. They built a fire to mark the place for the plane to land.
3. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my side.The pain was really terrible.
4. What we need now is time.The time we have is certainly not enough.
5. It was a great joy for the old woman to have all her children back home.
6. Paul found Russian literature the most interesting subject there.
7. How long have you been in hospital ? There was a hospital in this building a year ago.
8. Father has promised to give me a watch for my birthday. Look at the watch,what’s the time?
9. What letters arrived by yesterday’s mail?
10. He had an opportunity to get interesting work, but he refused.
11. The Petrovs are a friendly family.
12. He was bom on the bank of the Volga river.
13.I don’t like the life he lives. The book is about a man who lived a double life.
14.I often go to the Pushkin Theatre.
Упражнение 5. *
Поставьте, где надо, правильный артикль (а где не надо, не ставьте).
1. “Is this your … friend?” — “No, it isn’t my … friend, it is my sister”.
2. I have … sister. My … sister is … teacher. My sister’s … husband is … pilot.
3. I have no … car.
4. She has got … terrible … headache.
5. They have … dog and two … cats.
6. My … cousin says he is going to be … manager one … day.
7. Would you like … apple?
8. This is … tree. … tree is green.
9. I can see three … children. … children are playing in … yard.
10. I have … car. … car is white. My … friend has no … car.
Ответы:
1. “Is this your friend?” — “No, it isn’t my friend, it is my sister”.
2. I have a sister. My sister is a teacher. My sister’s husband is a pilot.
3. I have no car.
4. She has got a terrible headache.
5. They have a dog and two cats.
6. My cousin says he is going to be a manager one day.
7. Would you like an apple?
8. This is a tree. The tree is green.
9. I can see three children. The children are playing in the yard.
10. I have a car. The car is white. My friend has no car.
Упражнение 6.
Вставьте артикль (если необходимо), в поговорку.
1. … apple … day keeps … doctor away.
2. … appetite comes with eating.
3. … good beginning makes … good ending.
4. … bird in … hand is worth two in … bush.
5. Among … blind … one-eyed man is king.
6. … brevity is … soul of wit.
7. … cat has nine lives.
8. … charity begins at … home.
9. … clothes make … man.
10. … curiosity killed … cat.
Ответы:
1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
2. The appetite comes with eating.
3. A good beginning makes a good ending.
4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
5. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
6. Brevity is the soul of wit.
7. A cat has nine lives.
8. Charity begins at home.
9. Clothes make the man.
10. Curiosity killed the cat.
Упражнение 7. ***
Вставьте артикль, если это необходимо.
1. ………. teachers are like weather, one minute good, one minute bad.
2. Opening ………. fridge door, Jake took out ………. beer, opened it and drank ………. cold beer from ………. bottle, enjoying it; ……….
beer always tasted better from ………. bottle.
3. She is on ………. diet, so she ordered ………. calorie-free dinner.
4. ………. evidence of ………. happy marriage is when ………. husband and ………. wife obviously enjoy each other’s company.
5. We’d like to have ………. wedding in ………. fall, in ………. early October, just as ………. foliage begins to turn yellow.
6. Emma’s eyes rested on ………. memorandum again. Here was ………. opportunity she had been waiting for and she seized it.
7. ………. red suits her; she’s got ………. great style. It’s ………. special kind of chic only ………. French seem to have.
8. ………. plane now was climbing up through ………. sky, so blue that its clarity hurt ………. eyes. It’s ………. sky from ………. Turner painting in ………. National Gallery, Emma thought, ………. Yorkshire sky on ………. spring day when ………. wind has driven ………. fog from ………. moors.
9. He is ………. music man and makes ………. constant travels from one end of ………. globe to ………. other.
10. After ………. light supper she went to ………. bed early. Almost immediately she fell into ………. sound sleep, and it was ………. dreamless sleep for most of ………. night. Then just as ………. dawn was breaking she awakened with ………. start and sat bolt upright in ………. bed.
Ответы:
1. Teachers are like weather, one minute good, one minute bad.
2. Opening the fridge door, Jake took out a beer, opened it and drank the cold beer from the bottle, enjoying it; beer always tasted better from a bottle.
3. She is on a diet, so she ordered a calorie-free dinner.
4. The evidence of a happy marriage is when a husband and a wife obviously enjoy each other’s company.
5. We’d like to have the wedding in the fall, in early October, just as the foliage begins to turn yellow.
6. Emma’s eyes rested on the memorandum again. Here was the opportunity she had been waiting for and she seized it.
7. Red suits her; she’s got a great style. It’s a special kind of chic only the French seem to have.
8. The plane now was climbing up through the sky, so blue that its clarity hurt the eyes. It’s the sky from a Turner painting in the National Gallery, Emma thought, the Yorkshire sky on a spring day when the wind has driven the fog from the moors.
9. He is a music man and makes constant travels from one end of the globe to the other.
10. After a light supper she went to bed early. Almost immediately she fell into a sound sleep, and it was a dreamless sleep for most of the night. Then just as dawn was breaking she awakened with a start and sat bolt upright in bed.
Упражнение 8.
Вместо точек вставьте, где требуется, артикли:
1. Lomonosov, … great Russian scientist, was born in … small village, on … shore of … White Sea.
2. Chkalov was … first man to fly over … North Pole.
3. … great Russian writer Gogol was born in … Ukraine in 1809.
4. Leningrad is situated on … Neva.
5. … Elbrus is … highest peak of … Caucasian Mountains.
6. … Crimea is surrounded by … Black Sea.
7. … Caucasus separates … Black Sea from . . Caspian Sea.
8. … rice and … cotton grow in … Ukraine now.
9. … people who live in … Holland speak … Dutch.
10. … Europe and … America are separated by … Atlantic Ocean.
11. … Morocco is in … North Africa.
12. They were born on … same day and in … same town.
13. I want to write … letter to my sister. Have you … fountain pen?
14. … last page of … book is torn.
15. They met at … gate of … school.
16. I am leaving for Leningrad … next week.
17. He read … letter … second time.
18. My room is on … second floor.
19. What … silly mistakes I have made!
20. … large steel bridge joins … two banks of … river.
21. In our part of … country … November is … stormy month.
22. What … cold weather we are having!
23. All hooks must be returned to … library before … next Monday.
24. … next train leaves at 8.20.
25. What … beautiful music they are playing!
26. What … strange idea!
27. My daughter will go to … school … next year.
28. There is … large school in … village.
29. They reached … Pacific Ocean by means of … Panama Canal.
30. Has Helen returned … book she borrowed … last month? I saw her on Monday and she said she would return it … next day.
31. I called on … Stepanovs yesterday, but did not find them at home as they had already left for … Crimea.
32. He lives in … country in … summer.
33. I spent … summer of 1949 in … Sochi.
34. I like … autumn in Moscow.
35. He said that he would call on us … following Sunday.
36. … West Indies are in … Atlantic between … North America and … South America.
37. … last evening … sunset was beautiful.
38. … view from … top of … mountain is excellent.
39. We saw … ship sailing near … coast.
40. Both … copper and … lead are found in this mine.
41. In … department store you can buy … food, … shoes, … clothing, and …other goods.
Ответы:
1. Lomonosov, the great Russian scientist, was born in a small village, onthe shore of the White Sea.
2. Chkalov was the first man to fly over the North Pole.
3. The great Russian writer Gogol was born in the Ukraine in 1809.
4. Leningrad is situated on the Neva.
5. Elbrus is the highest peak of the Caucasian Mountains.
6. The Crimea is surrounded by the Black Sea.
7. The Caucasus separates the Black Sea from the Caspian Sea.
8. Rice and cotton grow in the Ukraine now.
9. The people who live in Holland speak Dutch.
10. Europe and America are separated by the Atlantic Ocean.
11. Morocco is in North Africa.
12. They were born on the same day and in the same town.
13. I want to write a letter to my sister. Have you a fountain pen?
14. The last page of the book is torn.
15. They met at the gate of the school.
16. I am leaving for Leningrad next week.
17. He read the letter a second time.
18. My room is on the second floor.
19. What silly mistakes I have made!
20. A large steel bridge joins the two banks of the river.
21. In our part of the country November is a stormy month.
22. What cold weather we are having!
23. All hooks must be returned to the library before next Monday.
24. The next train leaves at 8.20.
25. What beautiful music they are playing!
26. What a strange idea!
27. My daughter will go to school next year.
28. There is a large school in the village.
29. They reached the Pacific Ocean by means of the Panama Canal.
30. Has Helen returned the book she borrowed last month? I saw her on Monday and she said she would return it next day.
31. I called on the Stepanovs yesterday, but did not find them at home as they had already left for the Crimea.
32. He lives in the country in (или the*) summer.
33. I spent the summer of 1949 in Sochi.
* Если имеется в виду конкретное, это лето.
34. I like autumn in Moscow.
35. He said that he would call on us the following Sunday.
36. The West Indies are in the Atlantic between North America and South America.
37. The last evening the sunset was beautiful.
38. The view from the top of the (или a*) mountain is excellent.
* Если имеется в виду с любой горы.
39. We saw a ship sailing near the coast.
40. Both copper and lead are found in this mine.
41. In a department store you can buy food, shoes, clothing, and other goods.
