Mastering Articles (A, An, The): A Conversation Exercise

Exercise: Complete the Conversation

Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an or the.

Nagarajan : Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is ____ house we saw online. What do you think of ____ location?

Dhanalakshmi : It is in ____ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.

Nagarajan : And ____ bus stop is not too far away.

Dhanalakshmi : How many rooms are there?

Nagarajan : There are three rooms, ____ kitchen and ____ balcony.

Dhanalakshmi : There is ____ lawn behind ____ house, right?

Nagarajan : That’s right ____ lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ____ living room, online? What does it look like?

Dhanalakshmi : ____ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has ____ nice view of ____ hills. But ____ kitchen looks ____ little small.

Nagarajan : And, I remember you said there isn’t ____ store room, right?

Dhanalakshmi : No, but there is ____ attic, where we can store things.

Nagarajan : I hope this house is ____ better option.

Dhanalakshmi : Let's wait for three o’clock.

Nagarajan : Look. There she is!

Answer Key

Here is the completed conversation with the correct articles (a, an, the) added.

Nagarajan: Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is the house we saw online. What do you think of the location?

Dhanalakshmi: It is in a nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.

Nagarajan: And the bus stop is not too far away.

Dhanalakshmi: How many rooms are there?

Nagarajan: There are three rooms, a kitchen and a balcony.

Dhanalakshmi: There is a lawn behind the house, right?

Nagarajan: That’s right, the lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of the living room online? What does it look like?

Dhanalakshmi: The living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has a nice view of the hills. But the kitchen looks a little small.

Nagarajan: And, I remember you said there isn’t a store room, right?

Dhanalakshmi: No, but there is an attic, where we can store things.

Nagarajan: I hope this house is a better option.

Dhanalakshmi: Let's wait for three o’clock.

Nagarajan: Look. There she is!

Fill in the blanks

1. ______ is the ratio of mass to volume.

*2. On heating solids get converted into _________ and _________ get converted to gases. 

*3. We usually find matter in__________, __________ and __________ forms. 

4. Matter has ________ and _______ 

5. _____________ is physical quantity which expresses the amount of matter in a body. 

6. Phases describes a ________ state of matter. 

7. The mass per unit volume of substance is called _____________. 

8. The phase or state of matter can change when the ______ changes 

9. The process by which solid gets converted into liquid state at a fix temperature is __________. 

10. In the process of _______ solid gets directly into gaseous state without undergoing to through the liquid state. 

*11. ________and__________ are sublimatory substance. 

12. The boiling point of water is _________. 

13. Water freezes at ______ oF and Boils at _______ oF 

14. A fourth state of matter is called as ___________. 

15. ___________ is the process by which liquids gets converted into gaseous form at any temperature below its boiling point. 

16. Ice floats on water since ________. 

17. The atom in a crystal are arranged in a regular repeating pattern called ______.