Practice Using Articles in English

Practice Using Articles in English

Communications 1

​Review of rules when using articles:

Use a/an for general, countable, non-specific nouns.

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Use the for specific nouns.

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Do not use any articles for uncountable nouns unless it is talking about a specific one. 

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Use the for unique, special nouns, like the sun, the sky, the world.

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

Every child was given ___ apple for lunch.

• an

• a

• the

• nothing

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

Life would be difficult without ___ useful machines we have today.

• an

• a

• nothing

• the

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

Don't stay in that hotel. ___ beds there are very uncomfortable.

• Nothing

• A

• The

• An

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

Jose was ___ unsuccessful musician before he moved to New York.

• the

• an

• a

• nothing

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

The ship sank near ___ coast of Florida.

• the

• nothing

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

We had ___ nice meal. ___ cheese was really good.

• the, The

• a, The

• a, a

• a, nothing

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

Do you know any of___ people who live across ___ road?

• a, a

• the, a

• nothing, the

• the, the

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

Are you interested in ___ science or ___ music?

• nothing, nothing

• the, the

• a, a

• nothing, the

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

I know someone who wrote ___ book about ___ American presidents.

• a, the

• a, nothing

• a, an

• the, the

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

One of ___ most serious environmental problems is ___ pollution

• the, the

• a, the

• the, nothing

• an, nothing

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

This is ___ book about ___ history of India.

• a, the

• the, the

• a, a

• a, nothing

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

Neill Armstrong made ___ first footprints on ___ moon.

• a, the

• nothing, the

• the, the

• the, a

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

I was in ___ pain after I had fallen down ___ stairs.

• nothing, the

• the, the

• a, the

• nothing, a

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

___fruits and ___ vegetables have lots of ___ vitamins.

• The, the, the

• The, the, nothing

• nothing, nothing, nothing

• nothing, nothing, the

Multiple Choice

Choose a, an, the, or nothing:

___ Mount Everest is ___ highest peak on ___ Earth

• The, a, the

• The, the, nothing

• Nothing, the, the

• Nothing, the, nothing