Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1I want to talk to ............... manager.
Wrong!
Use "the" when the speaker means a specific manager.
2She arrived here in ............... morning.
Wrong!
Use "the" in the fixed time expression "in the morning".
3............... a day keeps the doctor away.
Wrong!
The proverb begins with "An apple" because "apple" starts with a vowel sound.
4She told me ............... secret, but she did not say whose it was.
Wrong!
Use "a" when the secret is introduced as new, unspecified information.
5They are throwing ............... party tomorrow, but I do not know any details yet.
Wrong!
Use "a" for one party that is first introduced and not specified.
6............... prizes were distributed by the chief guest.
Wrong!
Use "The" because the prizes are treated as a specific set.
7I don't know ............... answer.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "the answer" refers to a specific answer.
8It took me ............... hour to finish the job.
Wrong!
Use "an" before "hour" because it begins with a vowel sound.
9It is time you found ............... good job.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun phrase "good job" when it is not specific.
10They elected him ............... .
Wrong!
Use "president" with no article after "elected him" when naming the role.
11We would like you to sing ............... song.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "song" when it is not specific.
12It is ............... finest resort in town.
Wrong!
Use "the" with the superlative phrase "finest resort".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I want to talk to the manager.
- She arrived here in the morning.
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- She told me a secret, but she did not say whose it was.
- They are throwing a party tomorrow, but I do not know any details yet.
- The prizes were distributed by the chief guest.
- I don’t know the answer.
- It took me an hour to finish the job.
- It is time you found a good job.
- They elected him president.
- We would like you to sing a song.
- It is the finest resort in town.
