Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1Is there ............... post office in this village?
Wrong!
Use "a" before the consonant sound in "post office" when you mean one post office, not a specific one.
2............... should help the poor.
Wrong!
Use "The rich" to mean rich people as a group.
3............... greater your chances of success.
Wrong!
The comparative pattern is "The harder you work, the" before another comparative phrase.
4I saw a dog on ............... street.
Wrong!
Use "the" when the street is known or specific in the situation.
5............... had a piece of bread in his mouth.
Wrong!
Use "The dog that I saw on the street" because the relative clause identifies a particular dog.
6Brutus is ............... honorable man.
Wrong!
Use "an" before the vowel sound at the beginning of "honorable".
7James, ............... only son of my neighbors, is a hard-working guy.
Wrong!
Use "the" before "only son" because it refers to a unique person in that family.
8............... keeps the doctor away.
Wrong!
The proverb begins with "An apple a day" because "apple" starts with a vowel sound.
9Man is ............... only animal that uses fire.
Wrong!
Use "the" before "only" when referring to something unique.
10We expect the train to be ............... hour late.
Wrong!
Use "an" before "hour" because it begins with a vowel sound.
11Ravi is ............... most intelligent boy in my class.
Wrong!
Use "the" before a superlative adjective such as "most intelligent".
12I borrowed ............... book from the library.
Wrong!
Use "a" when you mean one book and are not identifying a specific book.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Is there a post office in this village?
- The rich should help the poor.
- The harder you work, the greater your chances of success.
- I saw a dog on the street.
- The dog that I saw on the street had a piece of bread in his mouth.
- Brutus is an honorable man.
- James, the only son of my neighbors, is a hard-working guy.
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- Man is the only animal that uses fire.
- We expect the train to be an hour late.
- Ravi is the most intelligent boy in my class.
- I borrowed a book from the library.
