Exercise - Articles: Geographical Names 1
Level A2
Add the definite article the. If no article is needed, add ø.
Grammar rules
Do not use an article
- before most country names (Germany, Italy)
- before city names (London, Berlin)
- before continents (Europe)
- before mountains (Mount Everest)
- before lakes (Lake Michigan)
- before most streets and squares (Oxford Street, Times Square)
Use the definite article the
- before country names in the plural (the United States) and those with the designation Kingdom/Republic/etc. (the United Kingdom)
- before rivers (the Rhine)
- before mountain ranges (the Alps)
- before oceans and seas (the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea)
- before the names of museums/theatres/etc. (the British Museum, the Royal Opera House)