The document discusses the use of articles (a, an, the) in English. It provides examples of when to use indefinite articles, definite articles, and no article. It also lists exceptions when the definite article is not used, such as with names of countries, sports, meals, and other specific nouns. The exercises that follow test the reader's understanding of article usage in different contexts.

1. Articles
I. C¸ch dïng m¹o tõ kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh A/ An
1. Dïng víi danh tõ chØ nghÒ nghiÖp
Ex: I am a teacher
2. Dïng víi danh tõ ®Õm ®îc sè Ýt mµ kh«ng ®îc x¸c ®Þnh bëi bÊt cø
mét mÖnh ®Ò hay côm tõ nµo
Ex: She is just a baby
II. C¸ch dïng m¹o tõ x¸c ®Þnh THE
1. Dïng m¹o tõ x¸c ®Þnh tríc c¸c danh tõ ®îc lÆp l¹i lÇn thø hai trë lªn
Ex: There is a bedroom and a living room. The bedroom is big.
2. Tríc c¸c danh tõ chØ vËt duy nhÊt
Ex: The moon is full tonight
3. Tríc danh tõ ®îc x¸c ®Þnh bëi c¸c mÖnh ®Ò hay côm tõ theo sau
Ex: This is the man I told you
4. Tríc c¸c danh tõ sè Ýt chØ chñng lo¹i
Ex: The lion is fast disappearing
5. Tríc tªn c¸c nh¹c cô
Ex: She can’t play the piano but she can play the guitar
6. Tríc tªn c¸c ®¹i d¬ng, s«ng , d·y nói
Ex: The Thames flows into the North Sea
7. Tríc tªn mét quèc gia cã hai tõ hay tËn cïng b»ng sè nhiÒu
Ex: Have you ever lived in the United States?
8. Tríc d¹ng so s¸nh nhÊt, sè thø tù
Ex: She is the tallest in my class.
III- Kh«ng dïng m¹o tõ x¸c ®Þnh THE trong nh÷ng trêng hîp sau:
1. Before lake , mountain in singular
Ex: lake Geneva

2. 2. Before common nouns
Ex : I love flower
3. Before attractive nouns
Ex: Freedom , happiness
4. Before names of subjects
Ex: mathematics
5. Before names of nations with one word
Ex: china , France
6. Before names of sports
Ex : baseball , basketball
7. Before holiday , occasion
Ex : Christmas , Thanksgiving
8. Before names of stars
Ex : Venus , Mars
9. Before names of college or University, before nouns with ordinal
number after
Ex : Da Nang University, World war One
10. One names of continents
Ex: Europe , Africa
11. Before names of states
Ex : Florida , Ohio , California
12. Before names of meals :
Ex: Dinner , lunch , breakfast
13. Before names of towns , provinces ... street , square
Ex: new York , Glasgow , Regent street ...
14. Before names hotel , restaurant , bank
Ex: McDonalds restaurant , Barclays bank

3.  Note :
- Prison , school , university , college , church ,
- We can the these words in the main purpose
IV. Kh«ng dïng m¹o tõ trong nh÷ng trêng hîp sau
1. Tríc c¸c danh tõ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc vµ c¸c danh tõ sè nhiÒu chØ chñng lo¹i
Ex: I hate ants
2. Tríc c¸c danh tõ chØ tªn riªng
Ex: We live in Kon Tum
3. Tríc tªn c¸c b÷a ¨n
Ex: It's time for lunch
4. Tríc c¸c ph¬ng tiÖn vËn chuyÓn nãi chung chung
Ex: We went to Japan by plane
Exercise 1: Put a, an, the or φ in each space to complete the following sentences.
1. We went by ...... train to the west of England.
2. ....... people who live in........ Scotland are called ......... Scots.
3. ........ Columbus was one of ......... first people to cross .......... Atlantic.
4. Davis learned to play ....... violin when he was at .......... university.
5. Did you read ............. book I lent you ...........last week.
6. Is that .......... present Bill gave you for ........ Christmas?
7. ........... computer has already changed .............. our lives dramatically.
8. There was ........ accident yesterday at ......... corner of ........... street.
9. I need........... time to think about ........... the offer you gave me.
10. ........... little knowledge is ............... dangerous things.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Did they climb…………….?
A. the Rocky mountains B. Rocky mountains
C. a Rocky mountains D. A &C are correct
2. ……… is famous for small beautiful islands.
A. the Philippines B. Philippines C. the Philippine
D. all are wrong
3. Your first stop in ….. United States is in …….San Francisco

4. A. a / the B. the/ a C. the/ no article D. the/
the
4. Did they drive along…………….?
A. the Pacific Coast B. Pacific coast
C. Coast of Pacific D. A &C are correct
5. They went to…………… last year.
A. the New Zealand B. the New Zealands
C. New Zealand D. all are wrong
6. Are you interested in climbing…………..
A. Mount Phu Si B. the Phu Si
C. the Phu Si mount D. the Mount of Phu Si
7. My brother is studying at ..........Quy Nhon College.
A.a B. the C. an D. φ
8. My sister often goes to …… by bus.
A.a B. the C. an D. φ
9. Have you ever visited …..?
A. the Da Nang University B. Da Nang University
C. University Da Nang D. University of Da Nang
10. She lives on ………
A. Tran Phu Street B. the Tran Phu Street
C. Street Tran Phu D. Street of Tran Phu
11. They went to …….. last year.
A. Netherlands B. Netherland C. the Netherlands
D. a Netherland
12. They took a boat trip on ………
A. The Mekong B. Mekong C. Mekong River D.
River Mekong
13. We rowed our boat around ……..
A. West Lake B. the West Lake C. Lake West
D. Lake of West
14. A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ..…man looked English
but I think..……woman was Asia.

5. A. the/a B. a/the C. a/a D.
the/the
15. For breakfast I had..……sandwich and..……apple. The sandwich wasn’t very
nice.
A. the/an B. a/the C. a/an
D. the/the
16. What is..……longest river in..……world?
A. the/a B/ a/the C. a/a D.
the/the
17. We often watch..……television.
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
18. …….rose is my favorite color.
A. a B. an C. the D. φ
19. Tom is ……very kind boy.
A. an B. a C. the D. φ
20. She is …..most intelligent student in my class.
A. an B. a C. the D. φ
21. What do you often have for …..dinner?
A. an B. a C. the D. φ
22. How often do you go to …….school?
A. an B. a C. the D. φ
23. Kon Tum is famous for ……honey in …… Ngoc Linh Mount.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ φ
24. My father goes to work by ……bus. He often catches …. last one to come
home.
A. the/a B. a/the C. no article/ the D. φ/ φ
25. She isn’t …..first person I love but ….last woman I choose to get married.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ φ
26. I don't like stay at .......... hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at ..........
very nice hotel by ..... sea.

6. A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the D.
φ/ φ/ the
27. ....tennis is my favourite sport. I play once or twice ......... week if I can, but I'm
not ...... very good player.
A. φ/ the/ the B. φ /the/ the C. a/ φ / the
D. φ/ a / a
28. I won't be home for ........ dinner this evening. I'm meeting some friends
after ...... work and we're going to ........ cinema.
A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the
D. φ/ φ/ the
29. .......... unemployment is increasing at the moment and it's getting difficult
for ........ to find ....... work.
A. φ/ φ/ φ B. φ /the/ the C. a/ φ / the
D. φ/ a / a
30. There was..... accident as I was going ..... home last night. Two people were
taken to....... hospital. I think ...... most accidents are caused by .........people driving
too fast.
A. the/a/ the/ φ/ φ/ B. φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C. an /φ/ the/φ/ φ/ D. an/φ/ φ/ φ/ φ
31. Carol is ..... economist. She used to work in .............. investment department
of ....... Loyds Bank. Now she works for ...........American bank in .... United States.
A. the/a/ the/ φ/ φ B. φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C. an /the /φ/ an/ the D. an/φ/ φ/ φ/ φ
32. A: What's ..... name of .... hotel where you're staying?
B: .......... Imperial. It's in .......... Queen street in ........ city center. It's
near ..........station
A. the/a/ the/ φ/ φ B. φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C. an /the /φ/ an/ the D. an/φ/ φ/ φ/ φ/
33. I have two brothers: ........ older one is training to be ..... pilot with British
Airway, ....... younger one is still at ...... school .

7. A. the/a/ the/ φ B. φ/ φ/ a/the C. the /the /φ/ a
D. a/φ/ φ/ φ
34. ....... atmosphere at ........ party was likely and free.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ φ
35. ........ Mississippi River flows into ....... Gulf of Mexico in ......... state of
Louisiana.
A. the/a/ the B. the/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the
D. φ/ φ/ the
36. ........Gulf of Panama is on .........Pacific side of ..........Panama Canal.
A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D.
φ/ φ/ the
37. After......... World War II, .........United Nations was formed.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D.
φ/ the
38. People eat chocolate all over ...... world. It is probably ......... most popular candy
in ........ world.
A. the/a/ the B. the/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the
D. φ/ φ/ the
39. ...... lack of exercise is one of ........ major factors contributing to obesity.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D.
φ/ the
40. .........Singapore is located on ............... Malay Peninsula.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D.
φ/ the
41. ........Roman Empire ruled .......... Mediterranean world from about 500B.C. to
about 500 A.D.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D.
φ/ the
42. Compared with ........New Orleans, ...........San Francisco has ........ very cold
climate.

8. A. φ/ φ/ a B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D.
the/a/ the
43. After he left ........University of Massachusetts, he went to .......Ball State in
Indiana.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the D.
the/ φ
44. Probably, .........most vital application of ..........laser is in ..........field of
........medicine.
A. the/ φ/ φ/ a B. the/ a/the/ the C. the / φ/ the/φ
D. the/a/ the/ φ
45. When we visited ..........South, we stopped at ......... Civil War Museum
in ..........Atlanta.
A. φ/ φ/ a B. the/ the/ φ C. the / the/ the
D. the/a/ the
46. My house is opposite ......... Hoa Binh Theater on ........... Ba Thang Hai Street.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the D. φ / φ
47. Do you live in ..........big city or in ........... small town?
A. the/a B. a/a C. the / the D. φ / φ
48. A: Do you know Lan's sister? _ B: Yes. In fact, she is .............friend of mine.
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
49. Are you taking ..........French this semester?
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
50. Have you ever been to ..............countryside?
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
51. At first she was trained to be ….. scriptwriter , but later she worked as ….
secretary.
A. the/a B. a/a C. the / the D. φ / φ
52. Are you ….. Catholic or ……Buddhist? I am ……. atheist.
A. φ/ φ/ a B. a/ a/ an C. the / the/ the D.
the/a/ the
53. …..men are often paid more than… women for …..same job.

9. A. φ/ φ/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D.
the/a/ the
54. ….Germany is ……. Important economic power.
A. the/a B. a/a C. the / the D. φ /
an
55. …..breakfast is …..first meal of the day.
A. the/a B. a/a C. φ / the D. the
/ φ
56. …..milk is often added to ….tea in ……UK
A. φ/ φ/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D.
the/a/ the
57. I have bought ……..FM radio for my aunt, who lives in ……. countryside.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the
D. φ / an
58. There are many millions of stars in ........... space.
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
59. We took ............taxi to ..........airport.
A. the/a B. a/the C. φ / the D. the
/ φ
60. Did Jane get ............job she applied for?
A. the B. a C. an D. φ

10. A. φ/ φ/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D.
the/a/ the
54. ….Germany is ……. Important economic power.
A. the/a B. a/a C. the / the D. φ /
an
55. …..breakfast is …..first meal of the day.
A. the/a B. a/a C. φ / the D. the
/ φ
56. …..milk is often added to ….tea in ……UK
A. φ/ φ/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D.
the/a/ the
57. I have bought ……..FM radio for my aunt, who lives in ……. countryside.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the
D. φ / an
58. There are many millions of stars in ........... space.
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
59. We took ............taxi to ..........airport.
A. the/a B. a/the C. φ / the D. the
/ φ
60. Did Jane get ............job she applied for?
A. the B. a C. an D. φ