Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1There I met ............... old man for the first time.
Wrong!
Use "an" before the vowel sound in "old" when the person is mentioned for the first time.
2He was carrying ............... bag in his hand when I first saw him.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the consonant sound in "bag" when it is first mentioned.
3It was ............... most unforgettable experience of my life.
Wrong!
Use "the" before a superlative expression such as "most unforgettable".
4She looks forward to becoming ............... grandmother.
Wrong!
Use "a" when we mean one new role or status: "a" grandmother.
5That was not ............... right thing to do.
Wrong!
Use "the" in the fixed phrase "the right thing to do".
6He inherited ............... huge sum of money.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the pronounced consonant sound /h/ in "huge".
7Tom was careless with money. ............... spendthrift soon squandered his wealth.
Wrong!
Use "The" because the spendthrift is the person just identified as Tom.
8He vividly remembered ............... sequence of events.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "sequence of events" refers to the specific events already in his memory.
9It is ............... sad state of affairs.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the expression "a sad state of affairs".
10If I tell you something, will you keep it ............... secret?
Wrong!
Use "a" in the fixed expression "keep it a secret".
11I still remember ............... day I first met him.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "day" is made specific by "I first met him".
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- There I met an old man for the first time.
- He was carrying a bag in his hand when I first saw him.
- It was the most unforgettable experience of my life.
- She looks forward to becoming a grandmother.
- That was not the right thing to do.
- He inherited a huge sum of money.
- Tom was careless with money. The spendthrift soon squandered his wealth.
- He vividly remembered the sequence of events.
- It is a sad state of affairs.
- If I tell you something, will you keep it a secret?
- I still remember the day I first met him.
