Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to decide whether to use
“the” or
no article (meaning we leave the blank empty).
Remember:
- Use
“the” when talking about something specific or already known.
- Use
no article with meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) when speaking in general — unless there’s an adjective describing it, then sometimes we use “a” or “the”, but here we only choose between “the” and no article.
Also note: For things like “lunch bell”, “dinner at home”, etc., think if it’s specific or general.
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1. Shall we have ______ dinner at eight?
→ “Dinner” is a meal, used generally →
no article
2. Can we have spaghetti for ______ dinner?
→ Again, “dinner” as a meal →
no article
3. I had a cup of coffee for ______ breakfast.
→ “Breakfast” as a meal →
no article
4. Would you like to have ______ dinner at home or shall we go out?
→ Still referring to dinner as a meal →
no article
5. I had toast and coffee for ______ breakfast today.
→ Meal again →
no article
6. Have you had ______ lunch yet?
→ General meal →
no article
7. He cooked ______ most amazing dinner.
→ “Most amazing” makes it specific/superlative → needs
“the”
8. The children can’t leave the classroom until ______ lunch bell rings.
→ “Lunch bell” is specific — there’s usually one lunch bell →
“the”
9. I had ______ breakfast in a café yesterday.
→ Just saying what meal they ate →
no article
10. Did I tell you about ______ delicious lunch that we had in Paris?
→ “Delicious lunch” + “that we had in Paris” = specific lunch →
“the”
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Final Answer:
1. no article
2. no article
3. no article
4. no article
5. no article
6. no article
7. the
8. the
9. no article
10. the
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of articles worksheets.