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NO ARTICLE THE 
Single-name countries The ___ of ___ Islands

Italy
Ukraine
France
Indonesia
The United States of America
  The Philippines
Australia England Guinea Brazil The Republic of China *The Netherlands
Peru Spain Iceland Uruguay The Democratic People's Republic of Korea   The Barbados
Japan Haiti Cuba Mexico The Islamic Republic of Iran   The Maldives
          *not really an island country

"The" is used before a country name if:

  • if the name contains "of"
  • if the country is composed of islands (not Japan)
 Map of U.SThe United States of America

 

The United Nations - Member States  http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html

 
 

Practice

 

Decide if these countries use "the" in front of the name.

Select the correct article for each country.  Then, click the check button at the bottom and compare your answers.

 
# YOUR RESPONSE CHECK ANSWER FLAG
1.

Use the "check" button at the bottom of the page after entering all your responses.)

flag of China
2.

flag of Dominican Republic
3.

flag of Kazakhstan
4.

flag of Phlippines
5.

flag of Japan
6.

flag of Netherlands
7.

flag of Greece
8.

flag of Ivory Coast
9.

flag of United Arab Emiates
10.

flag of Ukraine
11.

flag of Iran
12.

flag of Korea
13.

flag of Djibouti
14.

flag of South Korea
15.

flag of Cook Islands
16.

flag of France
17. flag of Spain
18. flag of Mexico
19. flag of Mexico
20. flag of Mexico
 

 

Scroll back to the top to compare your answers.

 

 
 

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Julie Sevastopoulos -   College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA