Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1There is ............... fly in my soup.
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound when it is mentioned for the first time.
2Can you lend me ............... pen?
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun when you mean any one of that thing.
3Smoking ............... cigarettes is injurious to health.
Wrong!
Use "no article" before plural nouns when speaking generally.
4I don’t know ............... answer.
Wrong!
Use "the" when the noun is specific and understood from the context.
5I know ............... old woman who feeds stray animals.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "an" and "the" are possible: "an" introduces one old woman, while "the" identifies a particular old woman.
6It took me ............... hour to finish the job.
Wrong!
Use "an" before a vowel sound, as in "hour" where the h is silent.
7I think we should call ............... police.
Wrong!
Use "the" in the fixed expression "call the police".
8Is there ............... water on the moon?
Wrong!
Use "no article" before the uncountable noun "water" when speaking generally.
9I want to talk to ............... manager.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible: "the manager" means the specific manager known from the situation, and "a manager" means any manager.
10............... Prime Minister is visiting Russia next month.
Wrong!
Use "The" with official titles such as "the Prime Minister" when referring to the person holding that role.
11She has got a son and ............... daughter.
Wrong!
Use "a" before singular countable family nouns such as "son" or "daughter" when introducing them.
12She has ............... curly hair.
Wrong!
Use "no article" before "curly hair" because hair is treated as an uncountable noun here.
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Answers
- There is a fly in my soup.
- Can you lend me a pen?
- Smoking no article 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 water on the moon?
- I want to talk to a / the manager.
- The Prime Minister is visiting Russia next month.
- She has got a son and a daughter.
- She has no article curly hair.