Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1We need ............... computer with a huge memory.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "computer" when you mean one computer in general.
2Why are you talking in such ............... loud voice?
Wrong!
Use "a" in the expression "such a loud voice" because "voice" is singular and countable.
3Don't walk on ............... grass.
Wrong!
Use "the" when the speaker means the specific grass in that place.
4The car may need ............... new engine.
Wrong!
Use "a" before "new engine" because it means one new engine, not a specific one already known.
5Your room is ............... mess.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the fixed expression "a mess" to describe something untidy.
6We ought to invite ............... Bidens this weekend.
Wrong!
Use "the" with a plural family name, as in "the Bidens", to mean the family.
7We lost ............... watch you gave me.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "the watch you gave me" identifies a particular watch.
8It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. Make sure that you have ............... good time.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the common expression "have a good time".
9Have you got ............... time?
Wrong!
Use "the" in "Have you got the time?" when asking what time it is.
10It takes only ............... few minutes to finish this job.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the fixed quantity expression "a few minutes".
11He sorted two piles of letters. Then he took a letter from ............... pile on the left.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "the pile on the left" identifies one specific pile.
12Everyone had a good time at ............... party last night.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "the party last night" refers to a specific party.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We need a computer with a huge memory.
- Why are you talking in such a loud voice?
- Don’t walk on the grass.
- The car may need a new engine.
- Your room is a mess.
- We ought to invite the Bidens this weekend.
- We lost the watch you gave me.
- It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. Make sure that you have a good time.
- Have you got the time?
- It takes only a few minutes to finish this job.
- He sorted two piles of letters. Then he took a letter from the pile on the left.
- Everyone had a good time at the party last night.
