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Articles with geographical names

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We went on a trip to ... Lake District.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

2.

Cities, towns and villages are used with the zero article, but there is one exception - the name of the city - ...

(a)  

3.

The definite article is used with the names of provinces and some territories, for example:

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4.

I've been to ... Alps, but I've never climbed ... Mont Blanc.

a)

the, the

b)

the, -

c)

-, -

d)

-, the

5.

... Great American Lakes are ... Lake Huron, ... Lake Superior, ... Lake Ontario, ...Lake Michigan and ... Lake Erie.

a)

The, -, -, -, -, -

b)

The, the, the, the, the, the

c)

The, -, -, -, the, -

d)

-, -, -, -, -, -

6.

It was a different Minsk, the Minsk he had never been to.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

7.

.... Hawaii is the 50th and most recent U.S. state to join ... United states.

a)

the, -

b)

The, the

c)

-, the

d)

-, -

8.

In ... South of ... Kazakhstan there are ... Ustyurt Plateau and ... Tupqaraghan Peninsula jutting into ... Caspian Sea.

a)

the, -, -, the, the

b)

the, -, the,-, the

c)

-, -, the, the, the

d)

the, -, the, the, the

9.

The definite article is used with the names of plains and plateaus.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Translate:

Она предпочитает проводить лето на Ривьере.

(a)  

11.

The Vatican City is one of the most beautiful places in Rome.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

12.

In what cases do we use the definite article with the names of countries/counties/states? (2 cases)

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13.

It was Burns who wrote "My heart's in ... Highlands".

a)

the

b)

-

14.

Where are ... Canaries situated?

a)

-

b)

the

15.

... Niagara Falls is a set of falls located on ... Niagara river.

a)

The, the

b)

-,the

c)

-, -

d)

The, -