Complete the following sentences using appropriate articles. In some cases, no articles are needed.
1............... man is mortal.
Wrong!
We use "No article" before "man" when it means humankind in general.
2I am ............... university student.
Wrong!
Use "a" before "university" because it begins with a /juː/ sound.
3She goes to the temple in ............... mornings.
Wrong!
Use "the" in the time expression "in the mornings".
4Kiran is ............... best student in the class.
Wrong!
Use "the" before a superlative such as "best".
5............... camel is often called the ship of the desert.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "A" and "The" can introduce a singular noun used to talk about a whole class of animals.
6This book has won ............... Booker Prize.
Wrong!
Use "the" with the name of this specific prize, "the Booker Prize".
7Harishchandra was ............... honest king.
Wrong!
Use "an" before "honest" because the initial "h" is silent.
8I am fond of ............... classical music.
Wrong!
Use "No article" before "classical music" when speaking about it in general.
9I met ............... boy in the store.
Wrong!
Use "a" when mentioning one non-specific boy for the first time.
10Gold is ............... precious metal.
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun phrase such as "a precious metal".
11She returned after ............... hour.
Wrong!
Use "an" before "hour" because the initial "h" is silent.
12There is ............... blind in this city.
Wrong!
Use "an institution for the" because "institution" begins with a vowel sound and "the blind" means blind people as a group.
Answers
- No article man is mortal.
- I am a university student.
- She goes to the temple in the mornings.
- Kiran is the best student in the class.
- A / The camel is often called the ship of the desert.
- This book has won the Booker Prize.
- Harishchandra was an honest king.
- I am fond of No article classical music.
- I met a boy in the store.
- Gold is a precious metal.
- She returned after an hour.
- There is an institution for the blind in this city.
