Englishcurrent Worksheet: Using ‘The’ with Names of Places
Instructions: Add the definite article ‘the’ if necessary.
1. _____ Prague is the capital of _____ Czech Republic.
2. When I was in _____ England, I visited _____ Tower of London.
3. _____ Rhine is a river that goes through _____ Netherlands.
4. On my trip in _____ Asia, I had a chance to visit _____ Mount Aso in Japan and _____ Yangtze
River in _____ China.
5. I left _____ Hong Kong via _____ Hong Kong International Airport.
6. _____ Mohave Desert is located in _____ United States.
7. _____ Appalachian Mountains are in _____ North America.
8. When I was in _____ New York, I visited _____ Empire State Building and _____ Seneca
Lake.
9. _____ Sea of Japan is located between _____ Japan and _____ South Korea. It is part of _____
Pacific Ocean.
10. _____ MET Museum is located on _____ Fifth Avenue.
11. I met a man from _____ New Zealand when I was skiing in _____ Swiss Alps.
12. On my trip around the world, I visited _____ Jamaica, _____ Bahamas, _____ Australia, and
_____ Republic of Congo.
13. John lives on _____ Fraser Street in _____ Sydney.
14. _____ Poland is part of _____ European Union.
15. The tourist arrived at _____ Manaus Airport and then took a tour of _____ Amazon River.
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Answers
1-none, the 2-none, the, 3-none, none, the, none, 4-the, 5-none, the 6-the, the 7-the, none 8-none,
the, none 9-The, none, none, the 10-The, none, 11-none, the 12-none, the, none, the 13-none, none
14-none, the 15-none, the
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