BBC Compacta Class 6 Solutions - Classroom Assignment- 43

(A) Fill in the blanks with 'the' where necessary. Put a  where 'the' is not required.

1. the, the 
2. The, the 
3. Mount, the, the
4. The
5. The, the
6. The, the
7. Rice, the, of the
8.  the
9. the, the
10. the, the, the
11. Cricket, the
12. Mother, and

(B) Underline the italicized expression which illustrates the correct use of article 'the' in the following sentences.

1. the
2. jail 
3. Drinking, The rich, the poor 
4. The Himalayas
5. swimming, The sea
6. Philosophy, the mother
7. Mom, the father
8. the dog
9. The higher, the cooler 

(C) In the following pairs, tick (  ) the sentences which are grammatically acceptable.

1. I'm afraid of lizards.
2. She bought all the books in the exhibition.
3. The giraffe is the tallest animal.
4. Beggars cannot be choosers.
5. The youngest student in our class is 10 years old.
6. My father has gone to work.
7. Who invented the television?
8. The Germans are very enterprising people.
9. All planets revolve round the sun.
10. I was born in the U.S.A.
11. The Great Wall of China can be seen from the moon.
12. Smiths who live next door are a strange family.