Articles with geographical names Exercises

Look at “We sailed along ___ Nile.”. Use the + river/sea/mountain range/plural country to express the conventional definite article used with these geographical categories. Complete sentence: “We sailed along the Nile.”.

Look at “Our next stop is ___ Lisbon.”. Use no article + most cities/countries/single mountains to express the conventional absence of an article with most simple place names. Complete sentence: “Our next stop is — Lisbon.”.

Look at “She studied in ___ United Kingdom.”. Use the + United/Republic/Kingdom names to express the definite article in descriptive official country names. Complete sentence: “She studied in the United Kingdom.”.

Look at “They crossed ___ Alps by train.”. Use the + river/sea/mountain range/plural country to express the conventional definite article used with these geographical categories. Complete sentence: “They crossed the Alps by train.”.

Complete sentence: “They hope to climb Mount Fuji.” Use no article + most cities/countries/single mountains to express the conventional absence of an article with most simple place names. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong. No article is written before this geographical name. The dash or no article is only a way to enter an empty grammatical slot in the form; it is not a word in the completed sentence.

Look at “He travelled to ___ Czech Republic.”. Use the + United/Republic/Kingdom names to express the definite article in descriptive official country names. Complete sentence: “He travelled to the Czech Republic.”.

Complete sentence: “The ship entered the Mediterranean.” Use the + river/sea/mountain range/plural country to express the conventional definite article used with these geographical categories. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

Look at “We spent a week in ___ Netherlands.”. Use the + river/sea/mountain range/plural country to express the conventional definite article used with these geographical categories. Complete sentence: “We spent a week in the Netherlands.”.

Complete sentence: “Our partner office is in Japan.” Use no article + most cities/countries/single mountains to express the conventional absence of an article with most simple place names. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong. No article is written before this geographical name. The dash or no article is only a way to enter an empty grammatical slot in the form; it is not a word in the completed sentence.

Look at “She works in ___ United States.”. Use the + United/Republic/Kingdom names to express the definite article in descriptive official country names. Complete sentence: “She works in the United States.”.

Look at “The exhibition will tour ___ Brazil.”. Use no article + most cities/countries/single mountains to express the conventional absence of an article with most simple place names. Complete sentence: “The exhibition will tour — Brazil.”.

Complete sentence: “The delegation arrived from the United Arab Emirates.” Use the + United/Republic/Kingdom names to express the definite article in descriptive official country names. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.