Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, or no article (∅).
- I saw ___ cat sitting on ___ wall.
- She wants to become ___ engineer.
- We need ___ information about the event.
- Have you read ___ book I gave you yesterday?
- My father is ___ honest man.
- They visited ___ Eiffel Tower last summer.
- There is ___ apple and ___ orange on the table.
- He is looking for ___ job in ___ city.
- We stayed in ___ hotel near the beach.
- I have ___ idea for our project.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct article.
- She bought ___ umbrella from the store.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - I want to live in ___ house with a garden.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - They are going to ___ cinema tonight.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - We spent the evening watching ___ movie on TV.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - ___ sun rises in the east.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - She is ___ artist, and her work is amazing.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - Do you have ___ pen I can borrow?
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - He often goes jogging in ___ morning.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - We had ___ delicious meal at the restaurant.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅ - Can you pass me ___ salt?
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
Exercise 3: Correct the mistakes in the use of articles.
- She is a best dancer in the school.
- I read an interesting story about a moon.
- They are going to have a dinner with friends.
- We went to an Mount Everest last year.
- She gave me an advice about my career.
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an, the, or no article ∅):
Last weekend, I visited ___ (1) beautiful village near ___ (2) mountains. It was ___ (3) perfect getaway from ___ (4) busy city life. In the morning, I had ___ (5) opportunity to see ___ (6) sunrise from ___ (7) hilltop. ___ (8) view was breathtaking, with ___ (9) golden light spreading across ___ (10) valley.
Later, I went to ___ (11) market, where I bought ___ (12) handmade scarf and ___ (13) delicious loaf of bread. I also visited ___ (14) small café that served ___ (15) best coffee I have ever tasted. It was truly ___ (16) experience I will never forget.
Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an, the, or no article ∅):
- She has ___ hour to complete the project.
- I saw ___ few people waiting outside the store.
- There are ___ number of reasons to visit this museum.
- He needs ___ little help with his homework.
- It takes ___ average person about two hours to finish this task.
- I only have ___ pair of shoes suitable for hiking.
- They spend ___ lot of time preparing for their performance.
- We saw ___ hundred birds flying across the lake.
- She gave me ___ piece of good advice yesterday.
- There’s ___ large quantity of sugar in that recipe.
