Instructions: Fill in the blanks with 'a', 'an', or 'the'. Click "Show Answer" to check your response.
Section A: A vs An (10 Questions)
1. I saw ________ elephant at the zoo.
Answer: an (vowel sound: elephant)
2. She is ________ honest person.
Answer: an (silent h: honest)
3. He bought ________ new car.
Answer: a (consonant sound: new)
4. We need ________ hour to finish.
Answer: an (silent h: hour)
5. She wants to be ________ engineer.
Answer: an (vowel sound: engineer)
6. It's ________ unique opportunity.
Answer: a (yoo sound: unique)
7. He gave me ________ useful tip.
Answer: a (yoo sound: useful)
8. She is ________ European citizen.
Answer: a (yoo sound: European)
9. I have ________ one-rupee coin.
Answer: a (w sound: one)
10. It was ________ honorable decision.
Answer: an (silent h: honorable)
Section B: Definite Article 'The' (10 Questions)
11. ________ sun rises in the east.
Answer: The (unique object)
12. I saw ________ movie you recommended.
Answer: the (specific movie)
13. ________ Ganga is a sacred river.
Answer: The (specific river)
14. He plays ________ guitar very well.
Answer: the (musical instrument)
15. ________ rich should help the poor.
Answer: The (whole class)
16. She is ________ tallest girl in class.
Answer: the (superlative degree)
17. We visited ________ Taj Mahal last year.
Answer: the (unique monument)
18. ________ Himalayas are in Asia.
Answer: The (mountain range)
19. He went to ________ United States.
Answer: the (country with plural name)
20. Read ________ first chapter carefully.
Answer: the (ordinal number)
Section C: Omission of Articles (10 Questions)
21. She goes to ________ school by bus.
Answer: no article (school as institution)
22. I have ________ lunch at 1 PM daily.
Answer: no article (meals generally)
23. ________ honesty is the best policy.
Answer: no article (abstract noun)
24. He plays ________ cricket very well.
Answer: no article (games/sports)
25. They speak ________ English fluently.
Answer: no article (languages)
26. We visited ________ France last summer.
Answer: no article (most countries)
27. She studies ________ mathematics.
Answer: no article (academic subjects)
28. ________ gold is expensive.
Answer: no article (material nouns)
29. He became ________ doctor.
Answer: a (profession needs article)
30. ________ Mount Everest is the highest peak.
Answer: no article (mountains singly)
