AULA 1 ▪ The Pacific Ocean

ARTIGOS ▪ The Atacama Desert

(DEFINIDOS E INDEFINIDOS)
▪ The Rocky Mountains
5) Antes de adjetivos substantivados
TEORIA
▪ The rich
▪ The blind
Em inglês, temos, ao todo, três artigos,
▪ The homeless
sendo um definido e dois indefinidos.
6) Antes de adjetivos no grau
São eles: THE (o, a, os, as), A (um, uma)
superlativo
e AN (um, uma).
▪ The best
1. THE (DEFINITE ARTICLE)
▪ The fastest
▪ The most important
O artigo definido “THE” apresenta as
seguintes aplicações. 7) Antes de substantivos
considerados únicos em sua
1) Antes de substantivos tomados
espécie
no sentido específico;
▪ The sun
▪ Gold is a precious metal.
(geral) ▪ The moon

▪ The gold of my watch is cheap. ▪ The world

(específico) 8) Antes de nomes de instrumentos
2) Antes de sobrenomes musicais
no plural indicando ▪ The violin
os membros de uma família ▪ The piano
▪ The Smiths ▪ The drums
▪ The Browns 2. A (INDEFINITE ARTICLE)
▪ The Kennedys O artigo indefinido “A” apresenta as
3) Antes de nomes de países no seguintes aplicações.
plural 1) Antes de palavras iniciadas por
▪ The United States som consonantal
▪ The Netherlands ▪ A man
▪ The Philippines ▪ A tiger
4) Antes de nomes de rios, mares, ▪ A book
oceanos, desertos e cadeias de 2) Antes de palavras iniciadas por “H”
montanhas pronunciado
▪ The Amazon River
▪ The Red Sea
 ▪ A hero
▪ A horse EXERCÍCIOS
▪ A house
3) Antes de palavras iniciadas por 1. (EEAR 2008) Choose the
“U”, “EU” e “EW” alternative in which the
▪ A university definite article is used
correctly.
▪ A European
▪ A ewe
a) The Brazilians are very friendly.
4) Antes de palavras iniciadas por
b) The old man is arriving right now.
“ONE”
c) The spring is the season of flowers.
▪ A one-dollar bill
d) The New York is a very beautiful
▪ A one-way street city.
▪ A one-story house
3. AN (INDEFINITE ARTICLE) 2. (EEAR 2009) According to the
O artigo indefinido “AN” apresenta as use of the definite article,
seguintes aplicações. choose the best alternative.
a) He is learning guitar and piano.
1) Antes de palavras iniciadas por
b) The France is famous for its wine.
som vocálico
c) The Biology is an important
▪ An engineer
science.
▪ An ox d) The Queen of England lives in
▪ An apple London.
2) Antes de palavras iniciadas por
“H” mudo 3. (EEAR 2016) Select the
▪ An honest man alternative that best
▪ An honor completes the dialogue.
▪ An hour
3) Antes de palavras iniciadas por
consoantes que, quando
pronunciadas isoladamente,
possuem som vocálico
▪ An X-ray
▪ An S.O.S call
▪ An F.M. station
a) an – a – an – a
b) a – an – an – a
c) an – an – a – a
d) an – an – an – a

4. (EEAR 2013) Fill in the blanks with

the correct articles:

a) The / A / a
b) The / An / a
c) An / The / a
d) A / An / the

5. (EEAR 2018) Choose the best

alternative to complete the
blanks in the text.

a) a – a – a – the
b) the – a – a – the
c) a – the – the – the
d) the – a – the – the
 juice.
REVISÃO 1 c) Tom has a new leather coat.
ARTIGOS d) My teacher is a honest man.
(10 QUESTÕES) e) The Smiths bought an house in
the center of Rio de Janeiro.
Questão 01 Questão 04

(AFA 2000) Choose the correct (EFOMM 2019) Which option is

alternative to fill in the INCORRECT?
blanks: a) She has been to a university in
milk and meat are good for Australia.
our health. b) They have to wear an uniform to
a) ∅/∅/∅ work.
b) ∅ / the / ∅ c) He is such a young man.
c) The / the / ∅ d) The boss will be back in an hour.
d) The / the / the e) That is a humid area of the city.

Questão 02 Questão 05

(EFOMM 2018) Which (ITA 1990) A alternativa que

alternative is correct? corretamente preenche as
a) I visited the United Kingdom and lacunas é:
the Brazil two years ago.
b) The Bahamas is a group of
a) the - the
islands in the West Indies.
b) ∅ - the
c) Sahara is the largest hot desert
c) ∅ - an
in the world.
d) the - a
d) The coast of the country is
e) the – an
bathed by Atlantic Ocean.
e) My brother likes seaside, but I Questão 06
prefer mountains.
Questão 03 (ITA 1994) Escolha a
alternativa correta para
preencher as lacunas.
(ESFCEX 2006) Which sentence
contains the correct use
of “a” or “an”?
a) Margaret wears an uniform
every day. a) an, a, the
b) Peter likes to drink a orange b) ∅, ∅, a
c) a, a, the b) a / an / The / The
d) an, ∅, ∅ c) an / a / The / The
e) the, ∅, ∅ d) a / an / - / The
Questão 07 e) an / a / The / -
Questão 10
(ESPCEX 2000) Choose the
alternative that best (ESFCEX 2007) Which answer
completes the sentence contains the articles that
below: appropriately complete the
sentences below?

a) the / ∅ / a / the
b) ∅ / an / a / a
c) ∅ / a / a / an
d) the / an / a / an a) an – the – the – the – the – an.
e) ∅ / the / ∅ / the b) a – the – a – the – a – the.
Questão 08 c) an – a – a – the – an – an.
d) a – the – the – the – a – an.
e) an – a – the – the – a – a.
(EFOMM 2003) Mark the
correct answer.
Questão 11

(EEAR) Complete the text with

a) the / the / a / the the correct article.
b) the / the / the / a
c) ∅ / the / the / a
d) the / ∅ / the / a
e) ∅ / ∅ / the / a
Questão 09

(CN 2017) Complete the

sentences using an article
when necessary.

a) (1) the – (2) an – (3) the

b) (1) the – (2) the – (3) a
c) (1) the – (2) a – (3) the
a) a / an / - / -
d) (1) a – (2) the – (3) a
 d) the – the

Questão 14
Questão 12

(EEAR) Select the alternative that

best completes the extract below.

a) the – a Fill in the blanks, in the text, with the

b) a – the appropriate articles, respectively:
c) the – an a) a / a
d) the – the b) a / the
c) the / a
d) the / the
Questão 13

(EEAR)Fill in the blanks with the Questão 15

suitable options, respectively:

Fill in the blank in lines 3 and 6 with the

a) a – a right words:
b) a – the a) a – an
c) the – a
b) a – the
c) an – the
d) the - the