Articles Worksheet-1

Articles Worksheet-1

Fill in the correct article wherever necessary:

1. There is ____ cat on that tree.

A. An                   B. the                  C. X                     D. A

2. ____ Himalaya mountain range is very long.

A. The                 B. A                     C. An                   D. X

3. My sister has _____ H.B.A degree.

A. An                   B. X                     C. A                     D. The

4. _____ rich should help ____ poor.

A. The – the      B. An – the        C. A – the          D. X – x

5. I saw _____ nice movie last night.

A. An                   B. The                 C. X                     D. A

6. There is _____ apple in that bag.

A. X                     B. The                 C. A                     D. An

7. Ganga is _____ holiest river of India.

A. A                     B. X                     C. The                 D. An

8. Sheila drinks _____ milk every morning.

A. The                 B. A                     C. An                   D. X

9. _____ movie shown at 4 o’clock yesterday was not very good.

A. The                 B. A                     C. X                     D. An

10. _____ cow is worshipped in India.

A. A                     B. X                     C. An                   D. The

Answer Key:

1. D

Explanation:  ‘Cat’ starts with a consonant sound; hence ‘a’ is used.

2. A

Explanation:  ‘The’ is the article used before mountain ranges, etc. 

3. A

Explanation: ‘H’ starts with a vowel sound; hence ‘an’ is used.

4. A

Explanation:  ‘The’ is used in both places because it is used before adjectives representing a class of people.

5. D

Explanation:  ‘Nice’ starts with a consonant sound; hence ‘a’ is used.

6. D

Explanation: ‘Apple’ starts with a vowel sound; hence ‘an’ is used.

7. C

Explanation: ‘Holiest’ is the superlative degree; hence ‘the’ is used.

8. D

Explanation: No article is needed as milk is an uncountable noun.

9. A

Explanation: ‘The’ is used because the ‘movie’ is particular.

10. D

Explanation:  ‘The’ is used because ‘cow’ is a common noun that represents the whole class (of cows).