This grammar exercise tests your understanding of articles.
Fill in the blanks.
1. ……………. are useful devices.
We do not use ‘the’ with plural nouns to talk about things in general.
2. I love …………………
We do not use ‘the’ with plural nouns to talk about things in general.
3. ………………. birds can fly.
When most means ‘the majority of’, it is used without the.
4. Mother is in ……………… She has kidney trouble.
We use 'the' with hospital only when the reference is to the building.
5. Both …………….. are good at painting.
We often leave out ‘the’ after both.
6. All ……………… robbers have been arrested.
We often leave out ‘the’ between all and a number.
7. The number of …………….. has increased rapidly.
‘The’ is dropped after ‘the number of’ or ‘the amount of’.
8. Who is that on ……………….?
The article ‘the’ is common with the names of musical instruments.
9. It is not easy to produce programs for …………….
Articles are generally used with radio, cinema and theater.
10. What …………….. idea!
We use’a/an’ with singular countable nouns in exclamations after what.
11. Can you get that cat off …………….?
Articles are used with TV when the reference is to a television set.
12. I am getting ……………
'A toothache' is more common in American English.
Answers
1. Computers are useful devices.
2. I love mushrooms.
3. Most birds can fly.
4. Mother is in hospital. She has kidney trouble.
5. Both children / the children are good at painting.
6. All five / the five robbers have been arrested.
7. The number of unemployed has increased rapidly.
8. Who is that on the piano?
9. It is not easy to produce programs for the radio.
10. What a brilliant idea!
11. Can you get that cat off the TV?
12. I am getting toothache / a toothache.
