Singular and Plural
Complete the sentences. Choose from the box.
a
are
them
doesn’t
pair
it
glasses
some
don’t
1. My eyesight is getting worse. I need ________________.
2. The trousers you bought for me ____________________ fit me.
3. The jacket you bought for me ____________________ fit me.
4. I need ____________________ scissors to cut this piece of material.
5. I can’t find my binoculars. Have you seen ____________________?
6. I went shopping and bought a ____________________ of jeans.
7. Where ____________________ my sunglasses?
8. I went shopping and bought ____________________ pair of pyjamas.
9. I don’t know much about politics. I’m not interested in _______________.
Read about what these people do. What are their jobs? Choose from:
chef
interpreter
journalist
nurse
plumber
surgeon
tour guide
waiter
1. Sarah looks after patients in hospital. She’s a nurse.
2. Gary works in a restaurant. He brings the food to the tables.
He ______________________________
3. Jane writes articles for a newspaper. _________________________________
4. Kevin works in a hospital. He operates on people.
______________________________
5. Jonathan cooks in a restaurant. ___________________________________
6. Dave installs and repairs water pipes. ________________________________
7. Anna shows visitors around her city and tells them about it.
_________________________________
8. Lisa translates what people are saying from one language into another, so that
they can understand each other. ______________________________
Put in a / an or the.
1. I had _______ sandwich and _______ apple for lunch.
_______ sandwich wasn’t very good, but _______ apple was nice.
2. This morning I bought _______ book and _______ magazine. _______ book is in
my bag, but I can’t remember where I put _______ magazine.
3. I saw _______ accident this morning. _______ car crashed into _______ tree.
_______ driver of _______ car wasn’t hurt, but _______ car was badly
damaged.
4. There are two cars parked outside: _______ blue one and _______ grey one.
_______ blue one belongs to my neighbours. I don’t know who _______ owner
of _______ grey one is.
5. My friends live in _______ old house in _______ small village. There is _______
beautiful garden behind _______ house. I would like to have _______ garden
like that.
Put in the or a where necessary.
1.
A: Our apartment is on _______ tenth floor.
B: Is it? I hope there’s _______ lift.
2.
A: Did you have _______ nice holiday?
B: Yes, it was _______ best holiday I’ve ever had.
3.
A: Where’s _______ nearest shop?
B: There’s one at _______ end of this street.
4.
A: It’s _______ lovely day, isn’t it?
B: Yes, there isn’t _______ cloud in _______ sky.
5.
A: We spent all our money because we stayed at _______ most expensive
hotel in town.
B: Why didn’t you stay at _______ cheaper hotel?
6.
A: Would you like to travel in space?
B: Yes, I’d love to go to _______ moon.
7.
A: What did you think of _______ movie last night?
B: It was OK, but I thought _______ ending was a bit strange.
8.
A: What’s Jupiter? Is it _______ star?
B: No, it’s a planet. It’s _______ largest planet in _______ solar system.