Articles (2)-contextualised_My horse

Fill in each blank with the correct article (a / an / the) and use a cross 'X' if no articles are needed.

I have ___horse of my own and I call her Pretty Girl.

She is such ___ intelligent animal, but she is not ___ thoroughbred horse.

• a...a

• a...an

• x...a

• an...a

I could never enter her in ___ race even if I wanted to. But I do not want to.

She is ___ companion, for my own pleasure. I took her swimming ___ day or two ago.

• the...a

• the...x

• a...a

• a...x

___horse knows when he is going to ___ race. How does he know?

• A...a

• A...x

• The...a

• The...x

Things like he doesn't have ___ saddle on his back, he's being led, not ridden, to ___ grandstand are telling him he is going to race.

• x...x

• the...x

• a...the

• a...a

He is led under ___ grandstand into ___ unusual, special stall.

• the...an

• the...a

• a...x

• x...x

___horse is nervous. Sometimes he doesn't know what to do when ___ starting gate flies open and ___ track is before him.

• The...x...a

• The...x...a

• The...the...a

• The...the...the

During ___ race, whe he sees another horse just ahead of him, he will try to pass him.

But sometimes the jocky holds him back to save his energy for ___ last stretch.