USING ARTICLE “THE” WITH GEOGRAPHICAL
NAMES
We generally use either “the” or “no
article” with geographical names in English. There isn't a lot of logic! We just
need to learn if we need “the” or “no article” for each kind of place.
1: We use “no article” with:
1: We use “no article” with:
Lakes: We visited Lake Geneva.
Mountains: I saw Mount Fuji from the aeroplane.
Continents: She loves living in Asia.
Most countries: She travelled to Chile last year.
(But: The USA / the United States, the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United
Kingdom / the UK.)
Counties, states, provinces, regions: They live in California.
Cities, towns, villages: He stayed in Paris for a week last
year.
Islands: Bali is popular with Australian
tourists.
2: We use “the” with:
Rivers: The River Nile flows through Egypt.
Mountain ranges: We ski in the Alps every year.
Deserts: She travelled across the Sahara.
Oceans and seas: We sailed around the Mediterranean.
Groups of islands: They went to the Canary Islands.
ARTICLE “THE” WITH GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES EXERCISE
1
Direction: Choose ‘the’ or ‘no
article’.
1. I went sailing around _____ Lake
Geneva.
2. I’ve been living in _____ London
for six years.
3. _____ Danube runs through many
European cities.
4. Wild horses live in _____ Gobi
Desert.
5. _____ Pacific Ocean has many
different types of fish.
6. I love swimming in _____
Mediterranean.
7. We spent our holiday on the shore
of _____ Lake Windermere.
8. _____ Nile is a very beautiful
river.
9. She stayed in _____ Belgrade for
several weeks.
10. Her husband comes from _____
California.
11. They studied the geology of _____
Sahara Desert.
12. They crossed _____ Black Sea by
boat.
13. He has always wanted to visit _____
Rome.
14. She lived in _____ Asia for
several years.
15. _____ Tuscany has many beautiful
cities.
16. I spent a year travelling around
_____ Europe.
17. Her village is near _____ Lake
Titicaca.
18. Would you like to visit _____
South America?
19. They live near _____ Thames.
20. I think _____ Cornwall is a very
beautiful part of England.
ARTICLES WITH
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES EXERCISE 2
Direction:Choose ‘the’ or ‘no
article’.
1. They visited a village in _____
Andes
2. They went to _____ Philippines on
their honeymoon.
3. _____ Korea is near Japan and
China.
4. Have you ever seen _____ Mount
Fuji?
5. _____ Azores are a group of
islands in the Atlantic.
6. She went to _____ United Kingdom
to study English.
7. They drove round _____ Corsica.
8. _____ Australia is a really
enormous place.
9. What countries share a border with _____
Norway?
10. _____ Greece gets very, very hot
in the summer.
11. _____ Baffin Island is part of
Canada.
12. I’ve never been to _____ United
States.
13. We went to Ireland and stayed in
_____ Dublin.
14. She comes from _____ Netherlands.
15. _____ Mount Everest is the
highest mountain in the world.
16. She always loved skiing in _____
Alps.
17. He used to work in _____ India.
18. I often go on holiday to _____
Canary Islands.
19. They loved visiting _____ Serbia.
20. Does _____ England have many big
cities?
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