One sentence in each pair needs the article 'the', the other does not. Fill in the in
the correct sentence, put a (x) in the other.
1. a) water is essential for life.
b) water in that jug needs changing.
2. a) That restaurant serves delicious
food.
b) Everyone enjoys
good food.
3. a) I cannot understand all
words in this song.
b) People say that
words have power to influence others.
4.
a) My sister is afraid of
dogs.
b)
dogs in my neighbourhood always bark.
5. a) R.D. Burman composed bewonderful music.
b)
music I like best is pop.
6.
a) Did you get
postcards I sent?
b) People often send
postcards during holidays.
7. a) Children start
school at the age of 5.
b)
school that my sister goes to is opposite our house.
8. a) A lot of furniture is made of
wood.
b) We walked through
wood yesterday.
9. a)
seats are available at the back of the hall.
b)
seats we had for the theatre last night were excellent.
10. a)
History can teach us many things about our past.
b) We watched a film during
history lesson today.
Answers
Answer:
1 water is essential for life
The water in that hug needs to be changed
2 The restaurant serves delicious food
everyone enjoys good food
3 I cannot understand all the words in this song
The people say that words have power to influence others
4 my sister is afraid of dogs
The dog in my neighbourhood always bark
5 R. D. Burman composed be wonderful music
The music I like best is pop
6 did you get postcards I sent?
The people of tons and postcards during holidays
7 children start the school at the age of 5
The school that my sister goes is opposite to our house
8. The lot of furniture is made by wood
we walked through Woods yesterday
9 The seats are available at the back of the hall seats we had for the theatre last night cinema was excellent
The history can teach us many thing about our past
we watched the movie during the history lesson today