Soal Latihan tentang Penggunaan Khusus Articles dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Kunci Jawaban

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Soal Latihan tentang Penggunaan Khusus Articles dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Kunci Jawaban –Articles (kata sandang) dalam bahasa Inggris yaitu berupa kata a, an, dan the. Articles biasanya digunakan untuk menentukan / menunjukkanbahwa suatu kata benda (noun) sudah /belum teridentifikasi (unidentified /identified). Untuk menunjukkan unidentifiednoun dapat menggunakan article ‘a /an’, sementara article ‘the’digunakan untuk menunjukkan identifiednoun. Namun articles juga memiliki penggunaan khusus, salah satunya adalahuntuk menunjukkan proper nouns. Agarlebih jelasnya, berikut adalah soal latihan tentang penggunaan khusus articles dalam bahasa Inggris dan kuncijawabannya.

I. Why do you think the name ‘Dorothy Comm’ might be special? In gaps 1 – 10, write a, the or no article (if you think so).

Dorothy Bell Commis wondering what all the fuss is about. in the past three months the quiet 68-year-old from  -­  California, (1) _________ English professor and mother, has become (2) _________ international celebrity with appearances on television, and now, in her favourite newspaper, (3) __________ Times.

Her name is the reason for her fame. Dorothy, known to her friends as Dot Comm, rose to instant fame in (4) __________ October when she was ‘discovered’ by (5) __________ Excite, an Internet media company.

(6) _________ nameDot Com is heard several times an hour on television and radio stations throughout (7) _________ North America, and increasingly (8) _________ world,as (9) __________ companies who do business on (10) __________ Internetpublicise their web addresses. The vast majority of these addresses start with www and end with .com (dot com).

II.Read these descriptions of famous places written by learners. They made some mistakes with articles. Correct the underlined phrases or tick (v) them if they are correct. What cities are they describing?

Description 1

River Seine flows through this city. It’s famous for its tower which gives a wonderful view across the city. It’s called (1) the Eiffel Tower. There’s a world famous art gallery called (2) Louvre. Just outside this city is (3) Palace of Versailles.

City name: …………………………….

Description 2

This city is divided into two by (4) the Bosphorus Sea. Half of it is in (5) the Asia and half in (6) the Europe. It has many beautiful old buildings, including (7) the Blue Mosque and (8) the Topkapi Palace. It used to be called (9) the Constantinople.

City name:…………………………..

Description 3

This city is famous for its cathedral,(1) the Duomo, and the bridge over (11) Arno River called (12) the Ponte Vecchio. There are almost (13) hundred museums and art galleries in this city. (14) Most famous art gallery is (15) Uffizi.

City name: …………………………..

Put your answers here.

River Seine                 : (x) > The River Seine

1. the Eiffel Tower      : ……………………………………..

2. Louvre                     : ……………………………………..

3. Palace of Versailles : ……………………………………..

4. the Bosphorus Sea  : ……………………………………..

5. the Asia                   : ……………………………………..

6. the Europe               : ……………………………………..

7. the Blue Mosque     : ……………………………………..

8. the Topkapi             : ……………………………………..

9. the Constantinople  : ……………………………………..

10. the Duomo            : ……………………………………..

11. Arno River            : ……………………………………..

12. the Ponte Vecchio : ……………………………………..

13. hundred                 : ……………………………………..

14. Most famous         : ……………………………………..

15. Uffizi                    : ……………………………………..

III. A schoolchild wrote the following geographical description of Britain, but a computer error removed all examples of the. Add the in 4 more places (after the example).

The

˄ United Kingdom is an island surrounded by English Channel, Irish Sea Atlantic and North Sea. It’s made up of four regions:England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and although London is capital of whole country, each region has its own capital city (London, Edinburgh,Cardiff and Belfast). Best-known rivers are Thames, which flows through London, Severn which divides England and Wales, and in north of England, humber  and Hersey.

Kunci Jawaban:

I.

  1. An
  2. An
  3. The
  4. –
  5. The
  6. The
  7. –
  8. The
  9. –
  10. The

II.

1. the Eiffel Tower      : (v)

2.Louvre                     : (x) > The Louvre

3. Palace of Versailles : (x) > The Palace of Versailles

City name: Paris

4. the Bosphorus Sea  : (v)

5. the Asia                   : (x) > Asia

6. the Europe               : (x) > Europe

7. the Blue Mosque     : (v)

8. the Topkapi             : (v)

9. the Constantinople  : (v)

            City name: Istanbul

10. the Duomo            : (v)

11.Arno River            : (x) > The Arno River

12. the Ponte Vecchio : (v)

13.hundred                 : (x) > a hundred

14. Most famous         : (x) > the most famous

15.Uffizi                    : (x) > the Uffizi

            City name: Florence

III.

(The) United Kingdom is an island surrounded by English Channel, Irish Sea, Atlanticand North Sea. It’s made up of four regions: England, Wales, Scotland andNorthern Ireland, and although London is capital of whole country, each regionhas its own capital city (London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast). Best-known riversare (the) Thames, which flows through London, (the) Severn which divides England and Wales, and in north of England, (the) Humber and (the) Hersey.

Demikianlahsoal latihan tentang penggunaan khusus articlesdalam bahasa Inggris dan kunci jawabannya. Perbanyaklah berlatih soal agar pemahaman bahasa Inggris teman – teman lebih baik lagi. Semoga bermanfaat!