Exercise 6.4. Fill in the gaps with the proper articles, A / AN, THE or X for zero article. Pay special attention to the use of articles with nouns denoting seasons, months, days, and parts of the day.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
I know 1) meeting will be on 2) Sunday in 3) June, but I don't know 4) exact date yet.


On 5) south coast, 6) wintering birds appear to be gone by 7) early May.


There is as much beauty in 8) bright winter's evening as there is in 9) bright winter's day.


10) winter came on — 11) winter of 1843. It was 12) severe winter to the cottage.


13) Day in and day out, from 14) morning to 15) night, with only one holiday 16) whole year through, Pippa worked in 17) mill.


When Ana married, she joined her husband in 18) mountains. They lived in 19) tent. 20) ' life was hard then,' she told me. Unlike 21) women mentioned above, who stayed with their husbands only through 23) summer, Ana stayed 24) summer and winter. In 25) winter she broke 26) ice with 27) ax to get 28) water.


My team would spend 29) morning coding and testing needed software.


Gradually, he or she begins to feel better and, by 30) evening, may feel almost normal.