Fill in the blanks with an article. In some cases, no article is required.
1I have lost ............... pen you lent me.
Wrong!
Use "the" because the pen is a specific one that the listener lent you.
2Let's watch ............... movie.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "a" and "the" are possible because "a" means any movie and "the" means a specific movie.
3The cow is ............... very useful animal.
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun in "a very useful animal" when describing one example of a class.
4Sam is ............... brightest student in the class.
Wrong!
Use "the" before the superlative phrase "the brightest student".
5This is ............... biggest city I have ever visited.
Wrong!
Use "the" before the superlative phrase "the biggest city".
6Armstrong was ............... first man to walk on the moon.
Wrong!
Use "the" before the ordinal phrase "the first man".
7............... last chapter of this book is very exciting.
Wrong!
Use "The" because "The last chapter" is a specific part of this book.
8............... man is mortal.
Wrong!
Use "No article" because "man" means humanity in general here.
9............... life is complicated.
Wrong!
Use "No article" because "life" refers to life in general.
10What kind of ............... fruit is this?
Wrong!
Use "No article" after "kind of" when "fruit" names a general type.
11Give me ............... call when you are ready.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the common expression "give me a call".
12............... rich are getting richer.
Wrong!
Use "The" with an adjective to refer to a group of people, as in "The rich".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have lost the pen you lent me.
- Let’s watch a / the movie.
- The cow is a very useful animal.
- Sam is the brightest student in the class.
- This is the biggest city I have ever visited.
- Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
- The last chapter of this book is very exciting.
- No article man is mortal.
- No article life is complicated.
- What kind of No article fruit is this?
- Give me a call when you are ready.
- The rich are getting richer.
