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The document discusses articles (a/an/the) in English and provides examples of their use. It explains that a/an are used with non-specific, uncountable nouns when the speaker and listener both do not know the referent. An is used before words beginning with consonant sounds, while a is used before words beginning with vowel sounds. The is used with specific or previously mentioned nouns when both the speaker and listener know the referent. It then provides exercises for learners to practice using articles correctly in sentences.

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M o T (A/ An/ The)

The document discusses articles (a/an/the) in English and provides examples of their use. It explains that a/an are used with non-specific, uncountable nouns when the speaker and listener both do not know the referent. An is used before words beginning with consonant sounds, while a is used before words beginning with vowel sounds. The is used with specific or previously mentioned nouns when both the speaker and listener know the referent. It then provides exercises for learners to practice using articles correctly in sentences.

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Mạo từ (a/ an/ the)

a/ an + danh từ chưa xác định, nói chung (người nói biết, người nghe chưa biết h cả 2 người cùng
chưa biết)
an + danh từ bắt đầu bằng “ue oai”
vd: a bird can eat 2 corns a day
an iphone can cost more than 1500$
the + danh từ đã xác định (cả ng nghe và người nói đều biết)
vd: the girl in blue dress is my daughter
this is my iphone 14. The phone costs 1500$
UNIT 20. ARTICLE

I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:


1. He is _________ engineer.
a. an b. a c. the d. no article
2. My parents are always at _________ home on Sundays.
a. the b. a c. an d. no article
3. What's _________ weather like in winter in your country?
a. the b. a c. an d. no article
4. What’s her job? She’s _________ lecturer
a. an university b. a university c. one university d. university
5. Are you a vegetarian? Yes, I never eat _________
a. meat b. the meat c. some meat d. a meat
6. _________ is my favourite art
a. A music b. The music c. Music d. Some music

II. Put in the or a/an where necessary:


1. Rita is studying _________ English and _________ Math this semester
2. He works as _________ assistant in _________ same shop as I do
3. Last night, there was _________ bird singing outside my house
4. What do you eat for _________ breakfast this morning?
5. Rita plays _________ violin and her sister plays _________ guitar
6. While we were in _________ Alaska, we saw _________ Eskimo village
7. Tom can’t go to _________ movies tonight because he has to write _________ essay
8. Mel’s granfmother is in _________ hospital, so we went to _________ hospital to visit her
_________ last night
9. John and Mary went to _________ school yesterday and then studied in _________ library
before returning home
10. On our trip to _________ Spain, we crossed _________ Atlantic Ocean
11. This is _________ beautiful painting. Does _________ artist live near here?
12. I bought ____ new toothbrush this morning and I can’t find it. I’m sure I put it in ____
bathroom
13. Can you get _________ fresh cream cake when you’re out? _________ shop on _________
corner usually sells them
14. It’s _________ very nice school and _________ teachers are all really hard-working
15. We stayed in _________ very nice hotel. _________ room was comfortable and _________
food was excellent
16. I come to ____ school by ____ bus
17. Ankara is ____ capital of Turkey
18. ____ O’hare is ____ busiest airport in the United States
19. we arrived in Dallas on ____ third of August
20. Last night, we had ____ dinner in ____ restaurant
21. I was at ____ home all day yesterday
22. My favourite subject is ____ history, but I’m not very good at ____ math
23. My friend lives on ____ same street as I do
24. My sister’s ____ teacher in ____ school near Seattle. She has three children, two girls and
____ boy. ____ girls are in her class at school, but ____ boy isn’t old enough for school yet
25. How much are the driving lessons? Twenty dollars ____ hour
26. Jane and Bill are ____ very nice couple. She has ____ clothing store, and he works in ____
office in ____ city
27. I bought Elliot ____ new jacket last week but yesterday two of ____ buttons came off. I’m
taking it back to ____ shop
28. I had ____ bath this morning but ____ water was a bit cold
29. Hannah was at ____ airport, waiting for ____ friend to arrive
30. You can have ____ apple or ____ orange. ____ apples are nice and sweet
Bài 1: Điền mạo từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống.

I am studying in ………… university in HCM City.


Miss Lin speaks ………… Chinese.
I borrowed ………… pen from your pile of pencils and pens.
Eli likes to play ………… football.
I bought ………… umbrella to go out in the rain.
I lived on ………… Main Street when I first came to town.
Albany is the capital of ………… New York State.
My husband’s family speaks ………… Polish.
………… apple a day keeps your enemy away.
Our neighbors have ………… cat and ………… dog.
Bài 2: Điền vào chỗ trống mạo từ thích hợp.

There is ………… umbrella under my bed.


He is not ………… honorable man.
Aladdin had ………… wonderful lamp.
He returned after ………… hour.
You are ………… fool to say that.
French is ………… easy language.
Mumbai is ………… very dear place to live in
She is ………… untidy girl.
I bought ………… horse, ………… ox, and ………… buffalo.
Man, thou art ………… wonderful animal.
Bài 3: Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. Jane is making _____ cake for her birthday.


a. a b. an c. the

2. Jennifer tasted _____ birthday cake her mother had made.

a. a b. an c. the

3. The children have _____ new teacher called Mr. Green.

a. a b. an c. the

4. All pupils must obey _____ rules.

a. a b. an c. the

5. Dad turned on _____ radio to listen to _____ news.

a. a b. an c. the

6. Alex is in Boston studying for _____ MBA.

a. a b. an c. the

7. The teacher read _____ interesting article from the newspaper.

a. a b. an c. the

8. There was _____ huge crowd of people outside the church.

a. a b. an c. the

9. Julie talked for _____ hour about her school project.

a. a b. an c. the

10. _____ European expert was invited to speak to the committee.

a. a b. an c. the

Bài 4: Điền mạo từ thích hợp hoặc để trống.

1. Your soup is so good. ______ meat is pretty tender.

2. Are you interested in ______ science or ______ music?

3. They got married but ______ marriage wasn’t very successful.


4. Do you know any of ______ people who live across ______ road?

5. After ______ work the boss usually invites his staff to ______ pub.

6. When mom was ill ______ lot of her friends came to ______ hospital to visit her.

7. Many people hate ______ violence, but they like to watch it in ______ movies.

8. Have you ever visited ______ Madame Tussaud’s in London?

9. ______ life would be difficult without ______ useful machines and gadgets we have

today.

10. I’m on ______ night duty this week.

11. I know someone who wrote ______ book about ______ American presidents.

12. ______ World War II ended in 1945.

13. ______ fumes of cars and factories are ______ primary reasons for ______ air pollution.

14. He was ______ unsuccessful musician when he came to this town.

15. Don’t stay in that hotel. ______ beds there are very uncomfortable.

16. The car sped away at ______ hundred km ______ hour.

17. John doesn’t usually go to ______ church on ______ Sundays.

18. He was sent to ______ prison for ______ murder.

19. At ______ beginning of his speech he spoke about ______ tourism in general.

20. We usually go by ______ train, but today we’re taking ______ bus.

Các trường hợp sử dụng và không sử dụng The:

Trường hợp sử dụng The Trường hợp không sử dụng The

Khi vật thể được coi là duy nhất. Trước tên quốc gia, tên châu lục, tên núi, tên hồ, tên đường.

Trước danh từ mà được đề cập trước đó. Trước danh từ không đếm được hoặc danh từ số nhiều theo nghĩa chung,
không chỉ một trường hợp nào.
Trước danh từ mà được xác định bằng
cụm từ hay mệnh đề.

Trước danh từ chỉ vật riêng biệt.

Trước so sánh hơn nhất, trước first (thứ


nhất), second (thứ hai), only (duy nhất), E.g: I like noodles. (Tôi thích phở).

Trước sở hữu tính từ hoặc danh từ sở hữu cách.
Trước danh từ số ít tượng trưng cho
nhóm hay loài động vật. Trước tên gọi các bữa ăn.

Trước tính từ nhằm đại diện cho một Trước các tước hiệu.
nhóm người.
Trước man: The man → man
Trước danh từ số ít dùng trước động từ số
ít. Đại từ thay thế là He/She/It. Trước: spring (mùa xuân), autumn (mùa thu), last night (đêm qua), next
year (năm sau), from beginning to end (từ đầu tới cuối), from left to
Trước danh từ riêng chỉ biển, sông, quần right (từ trái qua phải).
đảo, dãy núi, tên gọi số nhiều của các
nước, sa mạc, biển.

Trước họ của một gia đình (mang nghĩa


là cả gia đình, số nhiều).

Mạo từ bất định A/An

Mạo từ bất định là mạo từ luôn đứng trước danh từ đếm được số ít, không được
đề cập từ trước hoặc dùng trong câu mang tính khái quát.

Các trường hợp sử dụng mạo từ bất định a/an và không được sử dụng:

Trường hợp không


Trường hợp sử dụng A Trường hợp sử dụng An
sử dụng A, An

Trước các danh từ bắt đầu bằng phụ âm hoặc một Trước các danh từ bắt đầu bằng các Trước danh từ số
nguyên âm có âm là phụ âm: e year (một năm), a nguyên âm “a, e, i, o”: an apple (một nhiều.
house (một căn nhà), a uniform (một bộ đồng phục), quả táo), an orange (một quả cam).
… Trước danh từ
Trước một số từ bắt đầu bằng “u”: an không đếm được.
Đứng trước một danh từ bắt đầu bằng “uni” và umbrella (một cái ô).
“eu”: a university (một trường đại học), a eulogy (lời Trước một số từ bắt đầu bằng “h” Trước tên gọi các
ca ngợi), a union (một tổ chức), … câm: an hour (một giờ). bữa ăn, trừ khi có
Dùng với các đơn vị phân số: ¼ = a forth, ⅙ = a
sixth, …

Trước “half” – “một nửa” khi nó theo sau một đơn vị


nguyên vẹn: a kilo and a half.
tính từ đi kèm.
Dùng trước các thành ngữ chỉ giá cả, tốc độ, tỉ lệ: $20
a box, 30 km a hour, …

Trước các số đếm nhất định thường là hàng ngàn,


hàng trăm: a/one thousand, a/one million, …

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