Articles Worksheet-9

Articles Worksheet-9

Fill in the correct article wherever necessary:

1. Sunita wants ____ pencil as she does not have one.

A. The                                              B. No article required

C. A                                                  D. An

2. My friend lives in ____ old house near the sea.

A. The                                              B. A

C. No article required                  D. An

3. Which is ____ way to ___ airport?

A. A – an                                        B. No article required – the

C. The – the                                   D. The – An 

4. I want to see ____ shirt you bought last week.

A. An                                               B. The

C. A                                                  D. No article required

5. My friend has ____ English name, but she is Indian.

A. No article required                 B. The

C. An                                               D. A

6. I saw _____ advertisement about toys in _____ newspaper today.

A. A – the

B. An – the

C. No article required – no article required

D. The – The

7. ____ hotel that we stayed in was very nice.

A. No article required                 B. A

C. The                                              D. An

8. Did you get this book from ____ new library?

       A. A                                                  B. The

       C. No article required                 D. An

9. Is there ____ hotel nearby?

A. The                                              B. A

C. No article required                 D. An

10. Sheila would like to buy _____ armoire. Where should she go?

A. No article required                 B. The

C. A                                                  D. An

Answer Key:

1. C

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

2. D

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

3. C

Explanation: ‘Way’ and ‘Airport’ are particular; hence ‘the’ is used in both places.

4. B

Explanation: Here ‘Shirt’ is particular; hence ‘the’ is used.

5. C

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

6. B

Explanation: ‘Advertisement’ starts with a vowel sound; hence ‘an’ is used. ‘Newspaper’ is particular; hence ‘the’ is used.

7. C

Explanation: ‘Hotel’ is particular; hence ‘the’ is used.

8. B

       Explanation: ‘Library’ is particular; hence ‘the’ is used.

9. B

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

10. D

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