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Articles Exercise

January 6, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.

1. Yesterday I heard ……………………. interesting story which is …………………… best I have ever heard.

Correct! Wrong!

A/An can mean one; use the before superlatives.

2. I saw ………………………….. pretty woman in the store.

Correct! Wrong!

When it is not clear which person or thing we are talking about, we use a.

3. Ceylon is ………………………… island in ……………………….. Indian Ocean.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a with the meaning of one.

4. He has ……………………….. keen eye for detail.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He was ……………………….. only child of ……………………… rich merchant.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

6. We expect ………………………….. official inquiry into the incident.

Correct! Wrong!

7. ………………………. person who died yesterday was …………………………. heart patient.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the to talk about a particular person; use a when you are not talking about anyone in particular.

8. Son, ‘I want ……………………… pencil.’ Mother, ‘Where is ………………………… pencil I gave you yesterday?’

Correct! Wrong!

Use a when you are talking about a person or thing for the first time; use the in subsequent references to that person or thing.

9. I saw …………………………….. old man. He was carrying ………………………… umbrella.

Correct! Wrong!

10. I saw ………………………………… rhino in …………………….. zoo.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

11. May is …………………………. hottest month of ………………………. year.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the with superlatives.

12. There is …………………………… school for ……………………………… blind in this city.

Correct! Wrong!

The blind means all blind people; a school means one school.

Answers

  1. Yesterday I heard an interesting story which is the best I have ever heard.
  2. I saw a woman in the store.
  3. Ceylon is an island in the Indian Ocean.
  4. He has a keen eye for detail.
  5. He was the only child of a/the rich merchant.
  6. We expect an official inquiry into the incident.
  7. The person who died yesterday was a heart patient.
  8. Son, ‘I want a pencil.’ Mother, ‘Where is the pencil I gave you yesterday?’
  9. I saw an old man. He was carrying an umbrella.
  10. I saw a rhino in a/the zoo.
  11. May is the hottest month of the year.
  12. There is a school for the blind in this city.
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