Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1There is ............... fly in my soup.
Wrong!
Use a when you are not talking about a particular person or thing.
2Can you lend me ............... pen?
Wrong!
3Smoking ............... cigarettes is injurious to health.
Wrong!
We do not normally use articles with plural and uncountable nouns.
4I don’t know ............... answer.
Wrong!
5I know ............... old woman who feeds stray animals.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either an/the is possible here. When we use the we are talking about a particular woman.
6It took me ............... hour to finish the job.
Wrong!
Use an before a vowel sound. Use a before a consonant sound.
7I think we should call ............... police.
Wrong!
8Is there ............... water on the moon?
Wrong!
9I want to talk to ............... manager.
Wrong!
There is usually only one manager; hence, the is used here.
10............... Prime Minister is visiting Russia next month.
Wrong!
11She has got ............... son and …………………. daughter.
Wrong!
12She has ............... curly hair.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- There is a fly in my soup.
- Can you lend me a pen?
- Smoking No article is required cigarettes is injurious to health.
- I don’t know the answer.
- I know an/the old woman who feeds stray animals.
- It took me an hour to finish the job.
- I think we should call the police.
- Is there No article is needed water on the moon?
- I want to talk to the manager.
- The Prime Minister is visiting Russia next month.
- She has got a, a son and …………………. daughter.
- She has No article is required curly hair.
