Free Printable ARTICLES EXERCISE 1

1.

I'm very thirsty. I'd like to have _________ cold drink.

a)

-

b)

a

c)

an

d)

the

2.

_______ exhibition at the Putra World Trade Centre was _____ interesting one.

a)

A,a

b)

An,an

c)

The,an

d)

The,the

3.

Are you ________ person who won ________ gold medal?

a)

a,a

b)

an,an

c)

the,an

d)

the,the

4.

________ man who saved the boy from drowning is _________ policeman.

a)

A,a

b)

The, the

c)

The,an

d)

The, a

5.

Jennie has been waiting for ______ hour at ________ park for her friends.

a)

an, the

b)

the, the

c)

a,a

d)

the, a

6.

I have finished reading _______ book you lent me. It is quite _________ exciting book.

a)

the, the

b)

a, an

c)

a,a

d)

the, an

7.

During _________ school holidays, Tzuyu and her family visited __________ China.

a)

the, the

b)

a, -

c)

the, -

d)

-, the

8.

Jungkook found ________ wallet. He handed it to the police. He is ________ honest boy.

a)

a, the

b)

a, an

c)

the, the

d)

a, a

9.

I bought ________ piece of cake at ________ bakery.

a)

a, a

b)

a, an

c)

the, the

d)

an , the

10.

I have just had __________ great idea.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

x

11.

Columbus was one of __________ first people to cross __________ Atlantic.

a)

a/an

b)

an/the

c)

the/the

d)

x / the

12.

. __________ British drink too much tea.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

x

13.

__________ Thames flows into __________ North Sea.

a)

a/an

b)

an/the

c)

the/the

d)

x / the

14.

Judith earns € 2000 __________ month.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

x

15.

Dancing is __________ more interesting activity than reading.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

x

16.

As __________ captain of __________ ship I have __________ complete authority.

a)

x / the / x

b)

an / x / x

c)

the / x / the

d)

x / x / a

17.

_____ people we met on ____ holiday in ____ north of England came from

____ USA.

a)

x / the / x / an

b)

an / x / x / the

c)

the / x / the / the

d)

x / x / a / the

18.

What’s on __________ TV today?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

x

19.

He was doing eighty miles __________ hour on __________ motorway.

a)

a/an

b)

an/the

c)

the/the

d)

x / the

20.

The people who live in __________ Netherlands are called __________ Dutch.

a)

a/an

b)

an/the

c)

the/the

d)

x / the

21.

I try to go for __________ run four times __________ week.

a)

a/a

b)

an/the

c)

the/the

d)

x / the

22.

Did you read __________ book I gave you?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

x

23.

Sally went to __________ prison to visit her husband.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

x

24.

__________ People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw __________ stones.

a)

a/a

b)

an/the

c)

the/the

d)

x / x

25.

Toronto is located on __________ Lake Ontario.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

zero article

26.

_________ Nile is the longest river in the world.

a)

the

b)

an

c)

a

d)

zero article

27.

I spoke with __________ Swedish film director that I told you about.

a)

the

b)

an

c)

a

d)

zero article

28.

Spain is one of __________ largest European countries.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

zero article

29.

Denver is located at the foot of __________ Rocky Mountains.

a)

zero article

b)

the

c)

a

d)

an

30.

We had .... eggs for breakfast.

a)

an

b)

a

c)

the

d)

zero article

31.

I had .... glass of water.

a)

an

b)

the

c)

a

d)

zero article

32.

Do you enjoy learning ..... Spanish?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

zero article

33.

My daughter is learning to play ____ violin at her school.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

zero article

34.

Carol's father works as ___ electrician.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

zero article

35.

I shouldn't drink ____ coffee. It keeps me awake at night.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

36.

Can you turn on ____air conditioning? It's boiling here!

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

37.

Jane is allergic to ______cats. She starts sneezing when one comes near her.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

38.

Terry and Charlotte are going away ____ next weekend.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

39.

I wasn't feeling very well yesterday so I didn't go to ____work.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

40.

______river which runs through Paris is called the Seine.

a)

The

b)

A

c)

An

d)

-

41.

It looks as if it's going to rain. Take ___umbrella!

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

42.

Hurry up! You are going to be late for _____school!

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

43.

Luckily ____people who work in my office don't talk about ____sport all the time.

a)

the / -

b)

the/ the

c)

-/the

d)

-/-

44.

My sister works in ______restaurant. She gets home from ___work late every evening.

a)

a/-

b)

the/-

c)

a/the

d)

the / -

45.

Audrey has two children, ____boy and ____girl. ____boy's ten years old.

a)

a/a/a

b)

a/a/the

c)

-/a/the

d)

-/-/a

46.

____good health is more important than ____ money.

a)

The /the

b)

The / -

c)

-/ the

d)

-/-

47.

........ Sun is much more brighter today than yesterday.

a)

-

b)

an

c)

a

d)

the

48.

Carl lives alone in ______ one-bedroom apartment.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

( - )

49.

We're running out of _______ water. I just finished the last bottle.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

( - )

50.

It's actually ______ Abu Dhabi, not Dubai, which is the capital of ______ United Arab Emirates.

a)

( - ) / ( - )

b)

( - ) / the

c)

the / the

d)

the / ( - )

51.

_______ clouds in the sky are dark during _______ stormy day.

a)

A / the

b)

A / a

c)

The / the

d)

The / a

52.

_______ Sahara Desert is _______ hottest desert in the world.

a)

( - ) / ( - )

b)

( - ) / the

c)

The / the

d)

The / ( - )

53.

_______ Lake Baikal can be found in _______ southern Russia.

a)

( - ) / ( - )

b)

( - ) / the

c)

The / the

d)

The / ( - )

54.

We are looking for_____ place to spend _____ night.

a)

the/ the

b)

a/the

c)

a/a

d)

the/a

55.

_____ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _____ France to _____ United States.

a)

the/ ø/ the

b)

the/the/the

c)

ø/the/the

d)

ø/ ø/ the

56.

_____ Lake Erie is one of _____ five great lakes in North America.

a)

the/a

b)

the/an

c)

ø/the

d)

ø/ø/

57.

Scientists sent _____ expedition to _____ Mars during _____ 1990s.

a)

an/ the/ the

b)

an/ø/the

c)

a/ø/the

d)

a/ the/ ø

58.

What did you eat for _____ breakfast this morning?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

ø

59.

Look! _____ boy in the corner is my friends. What is he doing there?

D.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

ø

60.

Normally, it takes us _____ hour and _____ half to go there.

a)

a/a

b)

an/a

c)

a/an

d)

a/ ø

ARTICLES EXERCISE 1

Total questions: 60

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