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(A)  In the following passage, fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’

I met ______ boy. _______ boy was crying. I walked up to him and asked him ________ reason. He told me that ______ moon was not bright and _____ weather was not too fine. He had sat by _______ kveri for hours but had not been able to find ______ single person to help him reach ______ fort on top of _______ hill. He had to reach there as he had to meet _______ magician.

(B)  In the sentences given below, fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1. My father is _________ honest man.
2. He is very rich, still he drives _______ old car.
3. There is ________ lake in the park near my house.
4. Would you like ______ cold drink?
5. It was ________ hour-long ordeal.
6. I am reading _______ excellent book. It is about ______ scientist.
7. Who needs _________ umbrella when it rains? It’s ______ delight to get wet.
8. _______ one-eyed man is not eligible to get _______ driving license.
9. Of all the shopping you have done, I see only this book as ______ useful thing.
10. Dan is ________ European settled in India.

(C)  Write the correct article – ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the following blanks or put ‘x’ where it is not necessary.

1. There was _______ emergency, so we had to rush.
2. He got his higher education at _______ university in the U.S.A.
3. Heena thought it would be _______ good idea to join ______ union.
4. We are looking for ______ accommodation in the west.
5. ‘Give these children _____ inch and they’ll take ______ yard,’ said Mrs. Poller.
6. ‘Will you buy for me _______ loaf of bread on your way back?’
7. He mustered ______ courage and climbed up the stage.
8. The boy gave me _____ one-rupee coin.
9. ______ man of ______ wisdom lives in ______ fort two kilometres from here.

(D)  Complete the following letter by writing correct articles (a, an, the) in the blanks.

Dear Saloni

Hi! I’ve just come back from _____ exciting vacation in Belgaum, ___ city has changed ___ lot in ____ recent years. There are __ lot of new buildings; still I feel fascinated. I’ve been to Belgaum before also and I visited ______ places I know. Even these have changed. ____ old fort in ___ south of ____ city has been restored. There are now ____ lot of fast food joints near __ Central Market.

However, despite all modernization, Belgaum’s natural beauty is still intact. There are lots of forests and parks. You can escape from ____ city and feel you are in ____ countryside. And what’s best is, in ____ evening there is so much to do.

You’d love being there. Come with me next year!

Lots of love,

Vani

ANSWERS

(A)  In the following passage, fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’

I met _A__ boy. __THE__ boy was crying. I walked up to him and asked him ___THE__ reason. He told me that _THE__ moon was not bright and _THE_ weather was not too fine. He had sat by __the__ Kaveri for hours but had not been able to find _A_ single person to help him reach __THE_ fort on top of __THE__ hill. He had to reach there as he had to meet __THE__ magician.

(B)  In the sentences given below, fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1. My father is ___AN__ honest man.
2. He is very rich, still he drives __AN__ old car.
3. There is __A___ lake in the park near my house.
4. Would you like _A__ cold drink?
5. It was ___AN__ hour-long ordeal.
6. I am reading __AN_ excellent book. It is about __A_ scientist.
7. Who needs __AN___ umbrella when it rains? It’s __A__ delight to get wet.
8. __A__ one-eyed man is not eligible to get __A___ driving license.
9. Of all the shopping you have done, I see only this book as __A_ useful thing.
10. Dan is ___A__ European settled in India.

(C)  Write the correct article – ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the following blanks or put ‘x’ where it is not necessary.

1. There was __AN__ emergency, so we had to rush.
2. He got his higher education at __A__ university in the U.S.A.
3. Heena thought it would be __A__ good idea to join __A__ union.
4. We are looking for __AN__ accommodation in the west.
5. ‘Give these children _AN_ inch and they’ll take _A__ yard,’ said Mrs. Poller.
6. ‘Will you buy for me __A__ loaf of bread on your way back?’
7. He mustered __X_ courage and climbed up the stage.
8. The boy gave me _A__ one-rupee coin.
9. __A_ man of __X__ wisdom lives in __A__ fort two kilometres from here.

(D)  Complete the following letter by writing correct articles (a, an, the) in the blanks.

Dear Saloni

Hi! I’ve just come back from ___AN__ exciting vacation in Belgaum, _THE__ city has changed _A__ lot in ___THE_ recent years. There are _A_ lot of new buildings; still I feel fascinated. I’ve been to Belgaum before also Nd I visited ___THE___ places I know. Even these have changed. _THE___ old fort in _THE__ south of __THE__ city has been restored. There are now __A__ lot of fast food joints near _THE_ Central Market.

However, despite all modernization Belgaum’s natural beauty is still intact. There are lots of forests and parks. You can escape from __THE__ city and feel you are in __THE__ countryside. And what’s best is, in __THE__ evening there is so much to do.

You’d love being there. Come with me next year!

Lots of love,

Vani

1. Insert a, an or some.

1. A: I bought …………………….. butter and ……………………. Sugar.

B: Are you going to make …………………….. cake?

2. A: Would you like …………………….. apple?

B: No, thank you.

3. A: What did you have for lunch today?

B: ……………………….. piece of cheese and …………………… bread.

4. I`ve lost my socks. Have you seen them?

B: Actually, I found ……………………… socks on the floor this morning. They must be yours.

5. A: I need …………………… information for my history project.

B: Why don`t you go to the library?

6. A:I`m going to the post office. Do you need anything?

B: Could you get me  …………….. stamps and ………………… envelope, please?

2. Insert the where necessary.

1. Have  …………… Browns gone on holiday?
2. I think this bag is …………………… Brenda`s.
3. The hotel is called …………………. Park Hotel.
4. Come on, Ben.  ……………….. is ready.
5. Let`s play ……………………. football on Saturday.
6. I`m going to …………………. hospital to visit my aunt. 
7. …………………. New shopping centre was opened by …………. Queen.
8. I`m learning to play ……………… piano.

3. Circle the correct form.

1. Thompsons / the Thompsons live on a farm.
2. This is my friend, Melanie/ the Melanie.
3. We went on a tour of Europe / the Europe last summer.
4. The President Clinton / President Clinton made an interesting speech.
5. John is staying at home / the home tonight.
6. The new shopping centre was opened by Mayor / the Mayor.
7. The baby sleeps in the afternoon / afternoon.
8. The cat / Cat belongs to my sister.
9. Do you know how to play the violin / violin?
10. The swimming / swimming is my favourite sport.
11. When we went to Rome, we visited Colosseum / the Colosseum.
12. They stayed at the Bridgeford/ Bridgeford Hotel.

Definite and indefinite articles