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Articles
What Are Articles?
Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. Consider the following examples:
By using the article the, we’ve shown that it was one specific day that was long and one specific cup of tea that tasted good.
By using the article a, we’ve created a general statement, implying that any cup of tea would taste good after any long day.
The Definite Article
The definite article is the word the. It limits the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. For example, your friend might ask, “Are you going to the party this weekend?” The definite article tells you that your friend is referring to a specific party that both of you know about. The definite article can be used with singular, plural, or uncountable nouns. Below are some examples of the definite article the used in context:
The Indefinite Article
The indefinite article takes two forms. It’s the word a when it precedes a word that begins with a consonant. It’s the word an when it precedes a word that begins with a vowel. The indefinite article indicates that a noun refers to a general idea rather than a particular thing. For example, you might ask your friend, “Should I bring a gift to the party?” Your friend will understand that you are not asking about a specific type of gift or a specific item. “I am going to bring an apple pie,” your friend tells you. Again, the indefinite article indicates that she is not talking about a specific apple pie. Your friend probably doesn’t even have any pie yet. The indefinite article only appears with singular nouns. Consider the following examples of indefinite articles used in context:
Articles Articles
- Indefinite Article a, an Article
- Definite Article Article
A, AN
A, AN
A, An,
1)
A table, a week, a boy, a country, a pen, a dog, a key, a teacher, a student, etc.
e.g. O bought a pen yesterday.
There was a student learning English in school.
2)
A university, a blue eye, a European, a big umbrella, a uniform, Marisa has a big umbrella in her hand.
David is a European living in Thailand.
3) an
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An orange, an elephant, an umbrella, an hour, an honourable guest, an ear, etc. e.g
She ate an orange after her lunch.
Pramote is an honourable guest in the party.
4) Adjective
An important man, an interesting story, an able man, an able man, an impolite dress, etc. e.g.
He is an important man to visit me.
An interesting story was told by my grandfather
5) a, an,
A dog is a faithful animal.
A cow has four legs.
A country needs leaders.
An old man always walks slowly
All dogs are faithful animals a cow, a country, an old man a, an, the Dogs are faithful animals.
6)
My father works in a hospital. He is a doctor.
Somsri is an actress. You are a teacher.
I am a Thai. John is an American.
(Doctor, actress, Thai, American teacher a, an)
7) a, an,
A dozen half a dozen
A hundred a thousand
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A million a lot of
A great deal of a large number of
e.g. I bough a dozen of soap yesterday.
8)
A shilling a dozen
£ 3 a yard
Twice a day
Sixty miles an hour
Five dollars a pair
e.g. This cloth is £3 a yard.
My car is running 60 miles an hour.
9) a, an,
What a pretty girl she is
What an opportunity he missed!
What a hot day it is!
10) a, an,
Somsak is a soontorn Poo in our school.
He is a Hitler.
11) Quite, hardly, scarcely, rather,
Montree is quite a fool.
There is hardly a second to lose.
There is scarcely a prich left.
He is rather a lazy man.
12) a, an, many
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Many a boy could pass entrance examination
Many a, an, the
Many tourists visit Thailand this year.
13) a, an, How, So, As, Too,
How diligent a man he is!
Kitti is so good a student that everyone likes him.
He is as honest a man as I.
She is as beautiful a girl as Arpasra.
It’s too expensive a car for her.
It’s too big a shirt for me.
14) a, an a, an
A little, a few, a great deal, a good deal, a great many, a great number, a lot of, a large
Chai has a great many friends in Italy.
I have a little money left.
15) a, an, such such + a + Adjective + noun e.g.
It is such a hot day he can’t work.
It is such an interesting movie I can’t stand seeing.
16) a, an, Object
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when she met me, she did not say a word.
I haven’t a penny, so I can’t pay.
This man hasn’t a friend in the town.
17) a, an, (Proper Noun)
A Mr. Jones wishes to speak to you.
A Mrs. Sumali called while you were out
He thinks he is an Einstein.
18)
Have a headache
Have a pain
Have a cough
Have a cold
Have a toothache
Have an earache
A, an, the
Have influenza
Have rheumatism
e.g. Today my sister has a headache but I have toothache, so we can’t work.
19) a, an, The
A boy and a girl were walking along the street. They were arguing where they should go for their week-end. The boy wanted to go to chiangmai, but the girl said she liked to see a movie.
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when she met me, she did not say a word.
I haven’t a penny, so I can’t pay.
This man hasn’t a friend in the town.
17) a, an, (Proper Noun)
A Mr. Jones wishes to speak to you.
A Mrs. Sumali called while you were out
He thinks he is an Einstein.
18)
Have a headache
Have a pain
Have a cough
Have a cold
Have a toothache
Have an earache
A, an, the
Have influenza
Have rheumatism
e.g. Today my sister has a headache but I have toothache, so we can’t work.
19) a, an, The
A boy and a girl were walking along the street. They were arguing where they should go for their week-end. The boy wanted to go to chiangmai, but the girl said she liked to see a movie.
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when she met me, she did not say a word.
I haven’t a penny, so I can’t pay.
This man hasn’t a friend in the town.
17) a, an, (Proper Noun)
A Mr. Jones wishes to speak to you.
A Mrs. Sumali called while you were out
He thinks he is an Einstein.
18)
Have a headache
Have a pain
Have a cough
Have a cold
Have a toothache
Have an earache
A, an, the
Have influenza
Have rheumatism
e.g. Today my sister has a headache but I have toothache, so we can’t work.
19) a, an, The
A boy and a girl were walking along the street. They were arguing where they should go for their week-end. The boy wanted to go to chiangmai, but the girl said she liked to see a movie.
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Keep up a correspondence
At a distance
With a view to
With an eye to
e.g. He has a habit of asking silly question.
It is a pity to leave her here alone.
I am in apposition to know that he will resign shortly.
On an overage more people die from overeating than from starvation.
They kept up a correspondence with each other for many years.
21) a, an Object verb
Have a walk take a shower
Have a haircut have an idea
Give an answer take a pride in
Give a push take a rest
Go for a drive make a change
Come to a decision Give an idea
Make a stop give a kiss
Give a bath
e.g. Every morning we have a walk after bed.
We can have a haircut from the barber.
My friend goes for a drive every evening.
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The
- The (Prepositional Phrase)
The man in this car is the Prime Minister.
Man
The girl in blue dress is my relative.
- The (Subordinate Clause)
The pen which I bought for you is red.
Which I bought for you
The man whom you spoke to is my friend.
- The
She owns a dog and a cat in the house. The dog is white, and the cat is black.
- The
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The Chao Praya River
The Thames
The Philippines
The East Indies
The Suez Canal
The Panama Canal
The Indo-China Peninsula
The Scandinavian Peninsula
The Pacific Ocean, The Indian Ocean
The Red sea, The Caribbean Sea
The Persian Gulf, The Gulf of Siam
The British Strait, The Bering Strait
The Great Lakes, The Finger Lakes
The Sahara Desert
The Cape of Good Hope
The alps, the Rockies
The North Pole, the South Pole
The Equator
The Holland Tunnel
The Central Library
The British Museum
Mount Whitney
5)
The Prim Minister
The President
The Manager
The Principal
President Ronald Reagan
Prime Minister Prem
6) The Kingdom, Union Republic
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The soviet Union
The United Kingdom
The Irish Republic
The Republic of China
The United States of America
The Union of south Africa
The Nether Lands
The Philippines
Thailand France
England India
7)
The Daily news
The Lido, The Siam
The National Theatre
The Oriental Hotel
The Chao Praya Massage
The Rofeno Night Club
The Bangkok Rotary Club
The Newsmen Association of Thailand
The Siam Motor Company
The Longman Publisher
The Central Department store
The tourist Organization of Thailand
The Y.M.C.A Institute
8) Common Noun Proper Noun
The School of Suan Kularb
The University of Mahidol
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The College of Thonburi
The Temple of Bencha
The Village of Nong Ma Wor
Proper Noun Common Noun
Suan Kularb School
Thammasart University
Mahadhat Temple
9) The (Geographical Area)
The North the South
The East The west
The North is colder than the South.
Southern California
Southeast Asia
Central Africa
(Adverb)
I am going south, but she is coming from north.
My house is in east, your is in west.
10) (Superative degree)
Payao is the best boxer in Thailand.
Apasara is the most beautiful girl in the world
(Adverb) The
He has done it best
You like to do something worst.
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I think of her most.
11) (Ordinal Number) The
The first student is the head of the class.
Smith is the third son of his family.
Nivat wrote me a letter first.
Who wants to speak second?
(Second Adverb)
12) (Adjective)
The brave are to be admired.
The rich are not always happy.
The poor live in slums.
13) The
The Taj Mahal
The Washington Monument
The Empire State Building
The White House
Having arrived in the U.S.A, we went to see the White House.
Everyone knows the Jaj Mahal well in India.
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The Queen Mary
The Queen Elizabeth
The Bdritannia
The Blue Train
The Sky Rocket
The Mayflower
15) The
The Bangkok Bank
The Siam Commercial Bank
The two Vikings Restaurant
The golden Dragon Restaurant
The Black Forest
16) (Comparative degree)
The hotter it is, The better I like it.
The more he learns, the less he knows.
The farther she went, the lonelier she felt.
17)
The moon The universe
The sun The sky
The earth The Pope
The world The wind
The Hague The Vatican
The Sudan The Yemen
The Riviera The Camague
The Costa Brava The Mall
18)
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The Tripitaka
The bible
The Koran
After ordination the monks have to study the Tripitaka.
19) (Age) (Historical event)
The Chakkri Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty
The Middle Ages
The French Revolution
The Renaissance
The Civil War
20)
The Kenedys
The Browns
The Robinsons
The Robinsons are going to live here soon.
21)
This is the George Dickson I want to contract.
The Prasert in your company is a good dworker
22)
The Bangkok of 2475 was far smaller then the Bangkok of 2527.
The London of 1665 was far smaller than the London of today.
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Thde horse is a four-footed animal.
The cobra is very dangerous snake.
The mosquito carries disease.
Man is a social animal.
Man is mortal
Woman is physically inferior to man.
(A man, A woman)
24)
By the yard by the dozen
By the pound by the kilo
Cloth is sold at Pahurat by the yard.
Eggs in Thailand are sold by the dozen.
Butter in England are sold by the pound.
Meat and fruit are sold by the kilo.
25) Phrase Clause
Please open the door.
Her house is near the river.
Put this bag in the back of the car.
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Archan Sangwian is the Sonthorn Poo of our school.
Idi Amin is the Hitler of Ukanda.
He is the Soonthorn Poo in our school.
He is a Soonthorn Poo in our school.
27)
The Britsh Council
The United Nations
The Ford Foundation
My country is a member of the United Nations.
We want to practice speaking English a the British Council.
28)
The Social Action Party
The Conservative Party
The Labor Party
The Communist Party
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The Social Action Party is well-known in Thailand.
We do not need the communist Party for our country.
29) (Musical instrument) Play, buy, give the
Somsak is playing the piano (the violin, the saxophone, the guitar)
Yesterday may father bought the violin from the market.
He gave me the guitar as the present for my birthday.
30) English French Thai Chinese (Adjective)
The English language is the universal language.
Somsri is going to sit for an examination of the Rench subject tomorrow
The Chinese language is more difficult than the Thai Language.
Adjective
He speaks English every day.
I want to study Chinese.
31) Common Noun Abstract Noun Collective Noun the
We like to watch the screen more than the stage.
The pen is mightier thank the sword.
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32) (in apposition)
Rome, the capital of Italy, is a beautiful city.
Robert, the singer from the U.S.A, is now working on the stage.
33)
Many
Most
Both
All Of the
One-third
Five
The majority
Etc.
Some
Most
All Of the
One-fourth
Etc.
Many of the men are working in Saudi Arabia.
Some of the students I know are Lazy.
One-third of the workers go home by bus.
All of the water is not good to drink.
34) The Adjective Adjective
Seri is the younger of the two boys.
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Of the two cars this is the more expensive.
35)
The beginning
The middle
The end
The beginning of English learning is to know how to write the alphabets.
36) The
The past
The present
The future
The past of your life is not important, but for the present I love you indeed.
37) The
In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening
At noon (at the noon) at midday (midday) at night (at the night) at midnight (at the midnight)
38) (Prepositional Phrase)
In the winter in the summer
In the autumn in the spring
I don’t like to go to Chiengmai in ;the winter.
She likes spring more than summer.
The rainy season
The dry season
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The cool season
(Phrase)
The winter of this year is colder than that of last year.
39) (Mass media) The
The radio
The telephone
The wireless
The post-office
We heard this news on the radio.
He is on the telephone when you come in.
Our r school is not far from the post-office.
40) The
The Holy Roman Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The British Empire
The Nanchao Empire
The British Empire is well-known is the world.
4)
The Monroe Doctrine
The Maxist Doctrine
Thai people don’t like the Maxist Doctrine.
42) Gerund Abstract Noun of (of-phrase) Gerund abstract Noun the
The instructing of young children is difficult.
The construction of this road is very useful for people.
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43)
The head The collar
The neck The cheek
The arm The leg
The hair
44)
The walts
The tango
The disco
The walts and even the tango seem to be out of fashion these days, but the disco is very hit.
45) The
All Both
Double Half
Just triple
Quarter
All the tourists stay at the Erawan Hotel
Both the servants are watering in the garden.
Double the price for this house is not very expensive.
It’s just the thing I want.
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Make the beds clear the tables
Wash the dishes tell the truth
At the present time the very man (boy, girl, day, book, house, etc.)
Mother makes the beds for us every night.
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At the present time country-men like to work in Bangkok.
The very man stole my wrist-watch last night.
A, An, The
A, An, The
- (Uncountable Noun) (Phrase) (Clause) Article
I want to drink tea and coffee.
Light travels faster than sound.
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
Phrase Clause
I like the coffee which comes from Peru.
The water in my glass is very clean to drink.
- (Abstract Noun) Phrase Clause Article
Honesty is the best policy.
Drinking too much whisky makes him very bad health.
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Negligence is the path of death.
Phrase Clause
The honesty of this boy deserved to be praised.
The singing of the birds a wakes me every morning.
3) (Plural Noun) Clause Article
Students should come to school in early morning.
Women like beautiful clothes.
Phrase Clause The
The students in this school are interested in English.
The books which I bought yesterday are interesting.
14) Article
English French
Engineering history
Geography biology
Mathematics biology
Mathematics Economics
We study English twice a week.
Manu wants to continue engineering in U.S.A.
(Adjective)
Wantani is going to learn the English language next week.
The economics subject is more difficult than history
5) Article
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Football Basketball
Pingpong Tennis
They play football with their friend every day.
The girls of this school pay attention to tennis.
(Adjective) the
We are going to watch the football match.
Do you enjoy the basket-ball game?
6) Article
Asia Europe
Australia North America
Thailand England
India France
Japan China
Texus California
New York Washington
Bangkok London
Paris Tokyo
Suan Kularp School
Amnuay Silp School
Ubol Teacher’s College
Thonburi Teacher’s College
Thammasart University
Cambridge University
(Proper Noun) (Adjective) The Proper Noun
The New York subways are very hot in summer.
The Thamasart University done is very beautiful.
Article.
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Summer, winter, spring
Communism, Buddhism
Monday, Tuesday
January, February
These pupils have breakfast at home.
Thai people believe in Buddhism.
8) Article
Niagara Falls
Sarika Falls
Miami Beach
Pattaya Beach
Times Square
Siam Square
Central Park
Lumpini Park
Memorial Bridge
Johnson Hall
Town Hall
Paddington Station
Hua Lum Pong Station
Don Muang Airport
Kennedy Airport
Windsor Castle
Montien Castle
Buckingham Palace
Grand Palace
Westminster Abbey
Canterbury Abbey
Hampton Court
9) Article
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(Magazines)
Newsweek
Time
He wants to read Newsweek alone.
The
The Siam Rath newspaper
The Thai Rath Newspaper
(Article)
Father hasn’t come yet.
Mother is out shopping.
Uncle is coming to see us.
Waiter, bring me a glass of water.
All right doctor, I’ll do what you say.
11) (A human couple) Article
Father and son
Lock and key
Day and night
Husband and wife
I saw father and son working in the garden.
The old man kept his treasure under lock and key all day and night.
There are husband and wife staying here.
12) Article
Private Road
Sharp Curve
Beware of Rock falls
Plane Crashes on Motorway
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Bangkok Bank Ltd.
Standard English Grammar
13) Kind of, sort of, type of, make of, brand of, variety of, species of,
What kind of suit are you wearing?
Kitti is the sort of student that teachers are proud of.
Amporn is the type of worker we need very much.
What brand of cigarette do you prefer?
14) (Proper Noun) Article
I want to meet Mr. Smith.
I met a Mr. Smith at that restaurant last night.
15) Article
President Reagan is coming to Thailand soon.
She wrote a letter to major Wiwat.
Prime Minister Prem visited the North of Thailand.
The
The Predident wishes his people many years of happiness on New Year’s Day.
The abbot went outside the temple.
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Proper Noun Article
Americans are fond of baseball.
Thais eat rice.
The
The Cubans and the Russians have become friends.
The
The French are fond of dancing.
The Brithish prefer tea to coffee.
17) Proper Noun Adjective Complement Article
My friend is American.
We are Thai. (Adjective Complement s)
The Smiths are American.
(Adjective) Article
He is an American boy.
Somsri is a Thai girl.
We are the Thai students.
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18) Article
Sukhumvit Road
Wireless Road
Rajadamnoen Avenue
Dusit Zoo
Rejdevi Circle
Songkran Day
Christmas
Thanksgiving
New Year’s Day
Easter
Her House is on Sukhumvit Road.
The traffic on Rajdamnoen Avenue is not heavy.
We don’t go to work on New Year’s Day.
Thais throw some water at the others on Songkran Day.
19) Article
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World war two 2
April 20 20
Please open on page ten and read after me.
This is Chapter nine for me to read.
The
The fourth of January
The first of May
20) Article
Cholera Malaria
Influenza rheumatism
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Every year many people die to of malaria.
Mary can’t go to school because of influenza.
21) “by” Article
By car By taxi
By train By plane
By boat By bicycle
Article
On foot at sea
By land By water
On horseback On buffalo
Most of the students go to university by bus.
Some labours go to work on foot.
I go to Nonthaburi by water.
22) Article object Object
Please bring me a cup and saucer.
(a cup and a saucer)
John is used to using a knife and fork.
(a knife and a fork)
23) Article Subjective Complement turn
Samart was a singer before he turned teacher.
He turned traitor and fought against me.
24) Article
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UNO SEATO
Who UNESCO
The U.K = The United Kingdom
The U.S.A = The United States of America
TWA BOAC
CPA PAN AM
My father has worked with UNESCO for five years.
They are going to arrive here by TWA.
25) Article School, church, market, prison, bed, sea, hospital, college, court, work
We go to school.
Go to church.
Go to market.
Go to prison.
Go to bed.
Go to sea.
Go to hospital.
Go to college.
Go to court.
Go to work.
They go to the school.
Go to he church.
Go to the market.
Go to the prison.
Go to the bed.
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Go to the sea.
Go to the hospital.
Go to the college.
Go to the court.
Go to the work.
26) Object Verb Article (Idioms)
Attend class break silence
Bring word Head first
Cut Class Leave home
Catch fire Leave school
Declare war Lay siege
Drop anchor Lose patience
Lost heart Lose temper
Make friends with Shake hands
Make fun of Take advantage of
Sent word Take breath
Set foot Take care of
Set to work Take notice of
Set sail Take offence
Cast anchor Take part in
Weige anchor Take pity on
Give eat Take pride in
Have faith in Take revenge
I left school when I was twelve years old.
Sunan is too young girl to catch fire by herself.
27) Article Object Proposition
At home In debt
At sunrise In bed
At daybreak In jail
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At dinner In face at danger
At school In order of size
At night In case of fire
On time On deek
In hand On dermand
I town Under cover of
In jest At work
In place of For love
At noon In sight of
At sunset In time
At ease On foot
By day On horseback
By land On earth
By air
Today she is at home, not to work as usual.
I have money in hand to buy a new car.
The students go there on foot in time.
Insert a, an, or the where necessary. If it is not necessary, put a cross (X) in the blank.
- ……. Friend of mine has two pencils an …….. pen.
- It is better to tell………. Truth than to tell………………..lies
- ………….. Thames,…………Chao Praya and ………………..Nile are famous rivers.
- Which is ……….. quickest way to……………..Thammasat University ?
- Grandfather often tells ….. boys and girls…… stories before bed time.
- She dislikes…………. Towns but she like……….. countryside.
- ……………..horses and ……. Highest mountains in ……India.
- Himalayas are ………….highest mountains in …… India.
- Whate………. Nuisance! I have ……. Hole in my pocket.
- ……….. little sugar is enough to add……….flour.
- Would you like………cup of coffee and ……. Cake?
- Please put your suitcase in ……….back of ……………car.
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- They had……… dinner together at …… good restaurant yesterday.
- …… Dong Recks are ……… range of …. Hills in …… East of Thailand.
- …….hope springs eternally in…… human mind.
- What …. Pity she can’t write …….essay.
- He like …. Lot of …..milk in his tea, and ……. Few lumps of …… sugar.
- To make ….. bread we mix……..flour,………..water,……. Yeast, and …… pinch of salt.
- …….. dictionary is ……. Great help to…….. students with………. Bad memories.
- In Thailand…….traffic keeps to……..left, but in …………. United States it keeps to ……..right.
- Idi Amin is …… traffic keeps to ……. Left, but in…… United States it keeps to …. Right.
- He is …… Soonthon Poo of……… modern Thailand.
- “……… democracy,” said President Lincon, means……….government of ……. People, by……. People, for …….. People.
- To day I have ………. Headache and ……. Fever.
- She said, “……….. pen is mightier than……. Sword”.
- On day….1…..women was thirsty. She went down to …..2…. stream to drink, and fell into….3….water. she tried to swim to ….4…bank, but in vain. She was going to drown soon, but…5…. Dove, who was sitting on….6….branch of ….7….tree close by, saw…8…poor ant and pitied her. She dropped….9… small twig into…10…water, and ….11… ant climbed upon it and she safely reached…12..bank.
Some days afterwards, …13… man came to his place with nets to catch birds. He saw this dove and fixed his nets on …14…ground to catch her…15…dove did not see him and …16…man was just going to pull…17…string and catch…18..dove. But the little ant had seen him, and at once stung…19..man’s foot….man jumped up with…21…pain …22…dove heard…23..moise, and flew away just in ….24…times.
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