Exercise 1. Put in a/an, the or “–”.
1. Rome is capital of Italy.
2. Don’t sit on chair. It’s dirty.
3. Peter and Mary have two children, boy and girl. boy is seven years old and girl is three.
4. What is name of this village?
5. I live in old house on the outskirts. It’s two miles from city centre.
6. In North Street you will see three houses: red two-storey house, blue three-storey house and nice white house. I live in white house.
7. Tim lives in small village in country.
8. Close door, please. I’m cold.
9. My eyes are dark blue and my sister’s eyes are dark blue. They are same colour.
10. Can you play piano?
11. My birthday is in September.
12. Angela is only child in her family.
13. Today is Wednesday.
14. I’m fond of Smiths. They are very interesting people.
15. His mother’s holiday is in summer.
16. Jill likes playing guitar.

Exercise 1. Put in a/an, the or “–”.

1. Rome is the capital of Italy.
- We use "the" before "capital" because we are referring to a specific capital, which is the capital of Italy.

2. Don’t sit on the chair. It’s dirty.
- We use "the" before "chair" because we are referring to a specific chair, the one that is dirty.

3. Peter and Mary have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy is seven years old and the girl is three.
- We use "a" before "boy" and "girl" because we are referring to any boy and any girl, not specific ones.

4. What is the name of this village?
- We use "the" before "name" because we are asking for the specific name of a particular village.

5. I live in an old house on the outskirts. It’s two miles from the city centre.
- We use "an" before "old house" because we are referring to any old house, not a specific one. We use "the" before "outskirts" because we are referring to a specific location, the outskirts of a particular place. We use "the" before "city centre" because we are referring to a specific city centre.

6. In North Street, you will see three houses: a red two-storey house, a blue three-storey house, and a nice white house. I live in the white house.
- We use "a" before "red two-storey house", "blue three-storey house", and "nice white house" because we are referring to any house of those descriptions, not specific ones. We use "the" before "white house" because the speaker is referring to a specific house, the one they live in.

7. Tim lives in a small village in the country.
- We use "a" before "small village" because we are referring to any small village, not a specific one. We use "the" before "country" because the speaker is referring to a specific country.

8. Close the door, please. I’m cold.
- We use "the" before "door" because we are referring to a specific door, the one that needs to be closed.

9. My eyes are dark blue and my sister’s eyes are dark blue. They are the same color.
- We use "the" before "same color" because we are referring to a specific color, the color that both the speaker's and their sister's eyes are.

10. Can you play the piano?
- We use "the" before "piano" because we are referring to a specific musical instrument, the piano.

11. My birthday is in September.
- We do not use any article before "birthday" or "September" because these words do not require an article.

12. Angela is the only child in her family.
- We use "the" before "only child" because we are referring to a specific unique position, the only child in her family.

13. Today is Wednesday.
- We do not use any article before days of the week, like "Wednesday".

14. I’m fond of the Smiths. They are very interesting people.
- We do not use any article before family surnames, like "Smiths".

15. His mother’s holiday is in the summer.
- We use "the" before "summer" because the speaker is referring to a specific season, the summer.

16. Jill likes playing the guitar.
- We use "the" before "guitar" because we are referring to a specific musical instrument, the guitar.