Guide on definite and indefinite articles in English

Name: ________________________________________________ Section: _____

Directions: Choose the correct definite or indefinite article: "the", "a", "an" or leave the
space in blank if you don’t need to use an article.

1. I bought ___ pair of pants and a shirt.

2. I saw ___ car crash last week.

3. They are staying ___ downtown.

4. I think ___ man is very unfriendly.

5. I don't like ___ soccer.

6. That is ___ issue between you and the boss.

7. ___ water is dirty. Don't drink it!

8. ___ price of gas keeps rising.

9. John moved to ___ San Francisco.

10. Celine is ___ French.

11. ___ amazing thing happened to me yesterday.

12. My friend doesn't eat ___ red meat.

13. Albert Einstein was ___ famous scientist.

14. Einstein was born in ___ Germany in 1879.

15. Einstein won ___ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

16. Einstein left his country and lived in ___ States until he died in 1955.

17. Einstein is known for his theory of ___ relativity.

18. ___ German physicist, who discovered X-rays in 1895, was named Wilhelm Roentgen.

19. Roentgen won ___ 1901 Nobel Prize.

20. Mandela was born in ___ South Africa.

21. Mandela was ___ first President elected in South Africa after Apartheid was revoked.

22. Mandela was imprisoned for ___ nearly 30 years for his anti-apartheid activities.

23. Mother Teresa was ___ Roman Catholic nun.

24. Mother Teresa became famous for her hard work with ___ poor.

25. She was ___ founder of order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity.

26. Mother Teresa lived in ___ Calcutta, India.

27. Mother Teresa received ___ her Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
Directions: Spot the error in each sentence. Each one has an incorrection.

1. I want a apple from that basket.

2. A church on the corner is progressive.

3. Miss Lin speaks the Chinese.

4. I borrowed an pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.

5. One of the students said, "A professor is late today."

6. Eli likes to play the volleyball.

7. I bought a umbrella to go out in the rain.

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

9. Please give me an cake that is on the counter.

10. I lived on the Main Street when I first came to town.

11. Albany is the capital of a New York State.

12. My husband's family speaks the Polish.

13. Apple a day keeps the doctor away.

14. An ink in my pen is red.

15. Our neighbors have cat and dog.