Articles: a/an, the, and no article
Use a or an for one person or thing on first mention and for singular jobs; choose by consonant or vowel sound; Use no article for plural things in general, personal names, cities, streets, most countries, days, times and meals; Use the for known or already mentioned things, clearly specified things and unique places or objects; Use the in phrases such as the city centre and in the morning, but use no article in at night.
1. We waited for _____ hour.
Multiple Choice20sAaBan✓CtheDno article💡 Hour begins with a vowel sound, so use an.
2. A uniform is correct because uniform begins with a consonant sound.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Choose a or an by sound, and uniform begins with a y sound.
3. My uncle is _____ artist.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedan💡 Use an before a singular job beginning with a vowel sound.
4. Which sentence correctly uses no article for animals in general?
Multiple Choice20sADogs need exercise.✓BA dogs need exercise.CThe dogs need exercise in general.DAn dogs need exercise.💡 Use no article with a plural noun when talking about things in general.
5. Match each context with the correct article phrase.
Matching30sone bike, first mention→a bikeone orange, first mention→an orangea door both speakers know→the doorcats in general→cats with no article💡 Article choice depends on number, sound and whether the listener knows the noun.
6. My cousin lives in _____ USA.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedthe💡 The country name USA takes the.
7. Put the words in order to describe one old camera.
Put in Order30s- 1.She
- 2.has
- 3.an
- 4.old camera.
💡 Use an before old because it begins with a vowel sound.
8. I saw a dog near the gate. _____ dog was small.
Multiple Choice20sAABAnCThe✓DNo article💡 Use the when mentioning the same dog again.
9. My aunt lives in the Japan uses the correct article.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Most country names, including Japan, take no article.
10. Write no article if nothing is needed: We play tennis on _____ Mondays.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedno article💡 Days take no article in this general time expression.
11. Which sentence correctly describes one person's job?
Multiple Choice20sAHe's a waiter.✓BHe's waiter.CHe's an waiter.DHe's the waiter in general.💡 Use a before a singular job beginning with a consonant sound.
12. Match each meaning with the correct fixed phrase.
Matching30searly part of the day→in the morninglate dark hours→at nightone time each week→once a weekcentral area of a city→in the city centre💡 These common time and place phrases follow fixed article patterns.
13. Please close _____ window next to you.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedthe💡 The phrase next to you makes it clear which window is meant.
14. 'Cairo is a city in Egypt' uses articles correctly.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Use a with the singular noun city and no article with the names Cairo and Egypt.
15. I bought a book yesterday. _____ book is very funny.
Multiple Choice20sAABAnCThe✓DNo article💡 Use the because the book has already been mentioned.
16. Put the parts in order to describe flowers in a known park.
Put in Order30s- 1.There are
- 2.beautiful flowers
- 3.in the park.
💡 Beautiful flowers is a plural first-mention noun phrase, so it has no article; the known park takes the.
17. Write no article if nothing is needed: My name is _____ Alex.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedno article💡 Personal names normally take no article.
18. Which sentence uses the normal no-article forms for a clock time and a day?
Multiple Choice20sAWe meet at nine on Tuesday.✓BWe meet at the nine on Tuesday.CWe meet at nine in Tuesday.DWe meet at an nine on a Tuesday.💡 Clock times and day names normally take no article.
19. We use an before every word that starts with a vowel letter.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 The choice between a and an depends on sound, not only spelling.
20. She visits her grandmother once _____ week.
Fill the Gap20sAccepteda💡 Once a week is a fixed frequency phrase.