Articles Exercise (a, an, the, no article) B1

Basic Grammar Rules: Articles (A / AN / THE / NO ARTICLE)

Use A / AN for: things / objects / places / people etc. that are new to the listener or reader.

Example sentences: 1. There is a book on a table. 2. I met a friend yesterday.

Use THE for: specific things / objects / places / people which are already known to the listener or reader.

Example sentences: 1. There is a book on a table. The book is big. 2. I met a friend at the party last night (In this sentence, the listener / reader already knows about the party). 3. I went to the cinema last night. (Although there can be more than one cinema or hospital in a town or city, we generally use the before these words.)

Use NO ARTICLE (Zero Article): for generalisations and time phrases. Generalising: When we are generalising in English, we use the plural form to talk about a group of things and no article is needed. Example sentences: 1. Dogs are my favourite animal. 2. Cigarettes are bad for your health. Time Phrases: We do not use a / an or the with time phrases such as next, last, etc. Example sentences: 1. I went to a party last night. 2. Next month, I’m going on holiday.

The following exercise is a multiple-choice exercise. Choose the article (a / an / the / no article) to complete the gaps in the sentences.

Created on July 05, 2020

Articles Exercise (a, an, the, no article) B1

Practise the articles in English with this exercise.

Use a, an, the, or __ (no article) to complete the sentences.

1 / 50

We get a takeaway about twice ____ month.

the

___ (no article)

2 / 50

I always have ______ breakfast in _____ morning.

a / the

___ (no article) / the

the / the

3 / 50

My brother is _____ chef. I think he is ___ best chef in the entire world.

a / the

an / the

the / a

4 / 50

I'm meeting some friends ______ Friday. We're going to the cinema.

next Friday

on next Friday

the next Friday

5 / 50

My husband is going to buy _____ new car. He really likes _____ new model of the VW beetle.

the / a

a / ___ (no article)

a / the

6 / 50

I love ______ chocolate. It's my favourite junk food.

___ (no article)

the

7 / 50

Don't use articles before time phrases (next month, last year, on Monday).

True

False

8 / 50

We go the cinema about _______ .

once a month

once the month

once month

9 / 50

What's _______ best time of _____ year to visit Malta?

the / the

a / the

the / a

10 / 50

What time does ______ plane leave? At 10 a.m.

the

___ (no article)

11 / 50

I love ______ holidays. Next month, we're going on __ camping holiday.

a / the

___ (no article) / the

___ (no article) / a

12 / 50

When are you going on holiday? ______ next month.

the

___ (no article)

13 / 50

Yesterday, I met _____ old woman and her dog.

the

14 / 50

What _____ horrible weather!

___ (no article)

the

15 / 50

I think that learning English is important for _______ success.

___ (no article)

the

16 / 50

_____ world is a very large place.

___ (no article)

The

17 / 50

Have you seen ______ new film at ______ cinema?

a / a

the / a

the / the

18 / 50

He has _____ huge family.

the

19 / 50

______ like shopping more than ______.

The women / the men

Womans / mens

Women / men

20 / 50

We don't use articles in English when we make general statements that mean everything in a category or group (all).

True

False

21 / 50

It was ____ interesting book. Perhaps, ___ most interesting book I have ever read.

an / the

___ (no article) / the

the / an

22 / 50

We're going to _______ cinema tonight.

___ (no article)

the

23 / 50

Do you like watching ______ videos to learn English?

___ (no article)

the

24 / 50

I go to ______ school on the bus.

the

___ (no article)

25 / 50

_____ money is not as important as ____ love.

the / ___ (no article)

___ (no article) / ___ (no article)

___ (no article) / the

26 / 50

It was _____ very good day.

the

___ (no article)

27 / 50

This is ___ excellent exercise to practise the articles in English.

the

28 / 50

Is your dad ___ doctor?

___ (no article)

the

29 / 50

It was _____ very good dinner. Thank you very much.

the

___ (no article)

30 / 50

I love ______ plants and flowers. My living room is full of _______ plants.

the / the

___ (no article) /___ (no article)

___ (no article) / the

31 / 50

What ___ lovely shirt! Thanks. I got it in _____ sales last month.

the / a

___ (no article) / a

a / the

32 / 50

What time did you leave _____ work today?

___ (no article)

the

33 / 50

________ are not here. They are at school.

Children

The children

A children

34 / 50

______ are my favourite animal. But I love _______ too.

The dogs / cats

Dogs / cats

The dogs / the cats

35 / 50

I left ______ home at 10 a.m. this morning.

___ (no article)

the

36 / 50

We don't need to wear _____ uniform at work. They want us to wear our own clothes.

the

37 / 50

How often does she go to ______ gym? About 5 times ____ week.

___ (no article) / a

the / a

a / the

38 / 50

This is ______ worst restaurant in this town!

the

___ (no article)

39 / 50

Do you enjoy watching ______ sport?

the

___ (no article)

40 / 50

I do ______ English exercises every day.

the

___ (no article)

41 / 50

I arrived home very late every day ____ last week.

the

___ (no article)

42 / 50

How many minutes are there in ____ hour?

the

43 / 50

I love ______ children but I don't like ______ children who live next door.

a / the

___ (no article) / the

the / (no article)

44 / 50

I'm not going to be at _____ home today. I'm going to be at ____ office.

the / ___ (no article)

___ (no article) / the

the / the

45 / 50

I'm having _____ lunch at work today.

___ (no article)

the

46 / 50

Did you close ___ windows of the car?

the windows

___ (no article)

47 / 50

The moon goes round ____ Earth.

the

___ (no article)

48 / 50

She is ______ nurse in the main hospital in our city.

the

49 / 50

Use AN before words that start with vowels (a,e, i, o, u).

True

False

50 / 50

We had ____ awful holiday ____ last month.

an / ___ (no article)

an / the

___ (no article) / the

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