Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. The world is ……………………… happy place.
A can mean one.
2. She is ……………………….. accomplished dancer.
A/an can mean one.
3. Where is ………………………… hat that I brought from London?
We use the here because we are talking about a specific hat.
4. Aluminum is …………………………. useful metal.
We use a before a consonant sound.
5. Would you open …………………………. window, please?
We use the here because we are talking about a particular window.
6. He returned after ………………………….. hour.
We use an before vowel sounds.
7. This is ………………………. answer to ……………………… problem that our teacher gave us.
8. Which is …………………………. longest river in the world?
We use the before superlatives.
9. He is ……………………….. close friend of mine.
10. I went to ………………………. school to see ……………………… principal.
Here we are talking about a particular school and the principal there. Hence, we use the.
11. She is ……………………… dancer married to ……………………….. singer.
12. December is ………………………….. coldest month.
We use the superlatives.
Answers
1. The world is a happy place.
2. She is an accomplished dancer.
3. Where is the hat that I brought from London?
4. Aluminum is a useful metal.
5. Would you open the window, please?
6. He returned after an hour.
7. This is the answer to the problem that our teacher gave us.
8. Which is the longest river in the world?
9. He is a close friend of mine.
10. I went to the school to see the principal.
11. She is a dancer married to a singer.
12. December is the coldest month.
