ITALIAN: Workbooks The Basics Workbook, Part One

Review the full lesson at: www.viaoptimae.com/2014/07/the-‐partitive-‐article.html Esercizi (Exercises) (A) Convert the definite article to the partitive article for each of the following nouns. delle le cose ___________ cose gli sguardi ___________ sguardi le albicocche ___________ albicocche lo zucchero ___________ zucchero i lavori ___________ lavori la pasta ___________ pasta gli anni ___________ anni il burro ___________ burro le case ___________ case i momenti ___________ momenti (B) Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the choices below, using its partitive article. Then fill in the English translations below. (C) C’è / Ci sono… For each of the following places, write sentences describing what is there using C’è (There is, singular!) and Ci sono (There are, plural!) plus the partitive article: A scuola (at school) C’è della colla. Ci sono delle matite. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ A casa (at home) _____________________________________________ fiori | succo | amiche | stivali | colla _____________________________________________ 1. Se hai ___________, posso riparare il vaso. If you have ____________, you can repair the vase. 2. Pianto _______________ nel giardino. I plant __________________ in the garden. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Al supermercato (at the supermarket) 3. Hai sete? Vuoi ______________________? Are you thirsty? Do you want ________________? _____________________________________________ 4. Ho _____________________ italiane. I have ____________ Italian ______________. 5. Compro__________________ ogni inverno. I buy __________________ every winter. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ © 2014 Via Optimae http://www.viaoptimae.com

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