Articles Worksheet-5

Articles Worksheet-5

Fill in the correct article wherever necessary:

1. I saw ____ rainbow in the sky yesterday.

A. The                                              B. A

C. No article required                 D. An

2. My friend has _____ sore throat and cannot come to ____ school.

A. The – no article required      B. A – the

C. An – the                                     D. A – no article required

3. Sunita’s grandparents live in ____ village.

A. No article required                 B. The

C. A                                                  D. An

4. Do you like to watch ____ American movies?

A. A                                                  B. No article required

C. The                                              D. An

5. First of all, take ____ egg, break it and add it to the mixture.

A. No article required                 B. A

C. An                                               D. The

6. I saw ____ very tall man today. ____ man was wearing stilts.

A. The – the                                   B. An – a

C. A – the                                       D. A – No article required

7. Add ____ water to the mixture.

A. No article required                 B. A

C. An                                               D. The

8. There is ____ potato and ____ onion in the vegetable basket.

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

C. The – an                                    D. An – a

9. I want to have _____ butter with this bread

       A. No article required                 B. A

       C. An                                               D. The

10. There is ____ loaf of bread on the rack.

A. No article required                 B. An

C. A                                                  D. The

Answer Key:

1. B

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

2. D

Explanation: ‘Sore’ starts with a consonant sound; hence ‘a’ is used. No article is required before ‘school’ as ‘going to school’ is a daily routine for the child.

3. C

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

4. B

Explanation: ‘Movies’ is plural; hence no article is required.

5. C

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

6. C

Explanation: ‘Very’ starts with a consonant sound; hence ‘a’ is used. ‘Man’ is particular now; hence ‘the’ is used.

7. A

Explanation: ‘Water’ is an uncountable noun; hence no article is required.

8. A

Explanation: ‘Potato’ starts with a consonant sound; hence ‘a’ is used. ‘Onion’ starts with a vowel sound; hence ‘an’ is used.

9. A

      Explanation: ‘Butter’ is an uncountable noun; hence no article is required.

10. C

Explanation: ‘Loaf’ starts with a consonant sound and it is countable; hence ‘a’ is used.