2. Put in a/an or the (this exercise only has singular countable nouns)
1. Could you pass me _______ book (there's only one).
2. Could you pass me _______ book (any book is okay).
3. I'd like _______ spoon (there are lots in the drawer).
4. I'd like _______ spoon (there's only one on the table).
5. She took _______ chair from the dining room (there are lots of chairs in the dining room).
6. She took _______ chair from the dining room (there's only one chair in the dining room).
7. He handed me _______ fork (there was only one).
8. He handed me _______ fork (there were several).
9. He picked me up at _______ station (there is one station in our town).
10. He picked me up at _______ station (I can't remember which station).
11. Would you mind opening _______ door ? (I mean the door of the room we are in).
12. He walked into _______ door and hit his head (The listener doesn't know which door - it could be any door).
13. She fell into _______ river (there's one river in our town).
14. She fell into _______ river (the listener doesnít know which river - it could be any river in the country).
15. I drank _______ cup of coffee (she made me one cup of coffee).
16. Could you buy me _______ cup of coffee? (any one is fine).
17. We met in _______ bookshop (there is only one bookshop in our town).
18. We met in _______ bookshop (it could be any bookshop).
19. I had dinner in _______ Chinese restaurant (there's one near our house).
20. I had dinner in _______ Chinese restaurant (there are hundreds in London and you don't know which one).
