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GOOD GRAMMAR
A. Fill in the blanks with a or an.
1. ________ steel bar and ________ iron bar
2. ________ ear and ________ eye
3. ________ eagle and ________ ostrich
4. ________ thread and ________ needle
5. ________ arm and ________ leg
6. ________ article and ________ noun
7. ________ umbrella and ________ raincoat
8. ________ gorilla and ________ ox
9. ________ question and ________ answer
10. ________ guitar and ________ violin
11. ________ aunt and ________ uncle
12. ________ day and ________ year
13. ________ toast and ________ egg
14. ________ minute and ________ hour
15. ________ odd and ________ even number
16. ________ octopus and ________ giraffe
B. Use a or an to complete these sentences.
1. ________ hour has sixty minutes.
2. ________ ugly wolf stood in Red Riding Hoods way.
3. Kalidas was ________ Indian poet.
4. ________ elf and ________ dwarf live in the tiny house.
5. Manish wrote ________ letter but he didnt have ________ envelope.
6. Can you name ________ bird that cannot fly? Is this bird ________ emu or ________ owl?
7. The team walked in with ________ umpire.
8. Soha has ________ uncle who is ________ officer in the Indian Army.

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C. Insert the in the correct places and rewrite these sentences.

1. Have you read Mahabharata?
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2. There is a huge dam across river Sutlej.
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3. Who was the first man to step on moon?
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4. We enjoyed a ride on Metro in Delhi.
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5. Bible has been printed in many languages.
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6. We are going to see Birla Planetarium tomorrow.
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D. Write a, an or the before these words.
1. ________ Ganga

7. ________ aeroplane

2. ________ needle

8. ________ solar system

3. ________ uniform

9. ________ Koran

4. ________ London Bridge

10. ________ Godavari

5. ________ ocean

11. ________ year

6. ________ peacock

12. ________ Cousin

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Answers
A.
1. a steel bar and an iron bar
2. an ear and an eye
3. an eagle and an ostrich
4. a thread and a needle
5. an arm and a leg
6. an article and a noun
7. an umbrella and a raincoat
8. a gorilla and an ox
9. a question and an answer
10. a guitar and a violin
11. an aunt and an uncle
12. a day and a year
13. a toast and an egg
14. a minute and an hour
15. an odd and an even number
16. an octopus and a giraffe
B.
1. An hour has sixty minutes.
2. An ugly wolf stood in Red Riding Hoods way.
3. Kalidas was an Indian poet.
4. An elf and a dwarf live in the tiny house.
5. Manish wrote a letter but he didnt have an envelope.
6. Can you name a bird that cannot fly? Is this bird an emu or an owl?
7. The team walked in with the umpire.
8. Soha has an uncle who is an officer in the Indian Army.
C.
1. Have you read the Mahabharata?
2. There is a huge dam across river the Sutlej.
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3. Who was the first man to step on the moon?

4. We enjoyed a ride on the Metro in Delhi.
5. The Bible has been printed in many languages.
6. We are going to see the Birla Planetarium tomorrow.
D.
1. the Ganga

7. an aeroplane

2. a needle

8. the solar system

3. a uniform

9. the Koran

4. the London Bridge

10. the Godavari

5. an ocean

11. a year

6. a peacock

12. a cousin

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2012 Ratna Sagar P. Ltd.