Articles Worksheet-7

Articles Worksheet-7

Fill in the correct article wherever necessary:

1. Mother gave me _____ pastry in my lunch-box today.

       A. The                                              B. No article required

C. A                                                  D. An

2. We have ____ unit test on Monday.

       A. A                                                  B. The

       C. No article required                  D. An

3. I met ____ European man on the tour.

A. No article required                 B. A

C. An                                               D. The

4. There is ____ umbrella on the stand.

A. An                                               B. A

C. No article required                 D. The

5. ____ friend of mine gave me this book.

A. No article required                 B. An

C. The                                              D. A

6. She waited for _____ hour for the bus.

A. An                                               B. No article required

C. A                                                  D. The

7. The circus owns _____ elephant also.

A. The                                              B. An

C. A                                                  D. No article required

8. Come in! Would you like to have ____ cold drink?

A. The                                              B. A

C. An                                               D. No article required

9. Look! The cow has ____ broken horn.

A. A                                                  B. No article required

C. The                                              D. An

10. We have ____ owl nesting in our garden.

A. A                                                  B. The

C. An                                               D. No article required

Answer Key:

1. C

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

2. A

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

3. B

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

4. A

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

5. D

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

6. A

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

7. B

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

8. B

Explanation: ‘Cold’ starts with a consonant sound and here ‘drink’ is considered countable; hence ‘a’ is used.

9. A

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

10. C

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