Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1Their apartment is on ............... fifth floor.
Wrong!
Use "the" with ordinal numbers such as fifth.
2We stayed at ............... nice hotel.
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun when you mention one nonspecific hotel.
3There are millions of stars in ............... sky.
Wrong!
Use "the" because the sky is a unique thing in our shared world.
4What did you do with ............... money I lent you?
Wrong!
Use "the" because the phrase identifies the specific money I lent you.
5We both arrived at ............... same time.
Wrong!
Use "the" in the fixed expression "the same time".
6Why didn’t you stay at ............... better hotel?
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun when asking about any better hotel, not one specific hotel.
7Please turn off ............... television.
Wrong!
Use "the" when referring to the television as the known device in the room.
8Are we doing enough to protect ............... environment?
Wrong!
Use "the" with "environment" when speaking about the natural world as a whole.
9We had ............... at a nice hotel.
Wrong!
Use "a delicious lunch" because lunch is described as one meal with an adjective.
10It was ............... hottest day of the year.
Wrong!
Use "the" with superlative adjectives such as hottest.
11I still remember ............... day when I first met him.
Wrong!
Use "the" because the relative clause identifies the specific day.
12I often listen to ............... radio.
Wrong!
Use "the" in the common phrase "listen to the radio".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Their apartment is on the fifth floor.
- We stayed at a nice hotel.
- There are millions of stars in the sky.
- What did you do with the money I lent you?
- We both arrived at the same time.
- Why didn’t you stay at a better hotel?
- Please turn off the television.
- Are we doing enough to protect the environment?
- We had a delicious lunch at a nice hotel.
- It was the hottest day of the year.
- I still remember the day when I first met him.
- I often listen to the radio.
