Definite And Indefinite Articles Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.

1. Freedom of assembly is .......................... inalienable right..

the

Correct! Wrong!

2. ....................... number of galaxies in ......................... universe is incalculable.

The, the

A, the

The, a

A, a

Correct! Wrong!

3. He made some foolish remarks about .......................... weather.

the

Correct! Wrong!

Weather is uncountable; we cannot use a/an with uncountable nouns.

………………………. island is accessible by boat.

The

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

Either the or an is possible here with different meanings. When we say 'the island', we are talking about a particular island. When we say 'an island', we are talking in general about islands.

5. The city launched ........................ go green campaign with .......................... bicycle parade.

the, a

the, the

a, the

Correct! Wrong!

6. Children have .......................... inborn love for music.

the

Correct! Wrong!

7. Mirrors give ............................. illusion of more space in the room.

the

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

8. Lending someone your passport is ........................ foolish thing to do.

the

Correct! Wrong!

9. He is suffering from .......................... undiagnosed illness.

the

Correct! Wrong!

10. Some cults worship .......................... sun.

the

Correct! Wrong!

There is only one sun. So, write the sun.

11. It is always best to ignore ......................... rude person.

the

Correct! Wrong!

We are talking in general, so use a.

12. ....................... grazing cows made ......................... idyllic picture.

The, a

The, the

The, an

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

Freedom of assembly is an inalienable right..
The number of galaxies in the universe is incalculable.
He made some foolish remarks about the weather.
The / An island is accessible by boat.
The city launched the go green campaign with a bicycle parade.
Children have an inborn love for music.
Mirrors give an / the illusion of more space in the room.
Lending someone your passport is a foolish thing to do.
He is suffering from an undiagnosed illness.
Some cults worship the sun.
It is always best to ignore a rude person.
The grazing cows made an idyllic picture.