ARTICLES :

5.1.7 - Able to use articles correctly and appropriately.

a) ‘the’ c) a b) zero article d) an

Practice 13 : Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. ………. chimpanzee is ………. intelligent animal.

A) The, an B) A, a C) An, a D) A, the

2. Mabel is ………. outstanding pupil so she is chosen as ………. best pupil of

the year.
A) an, a B) a, an C) a, the D) an, the

3. ………. national anthem of Malaysia is ………. ‘Negaraku’.

A) The, - B) A, the C) The, the D) A, a

4. My uncle bought ………. expensive watch at ………. shopping centre

yesterday.
A) an, - B) an, the C) a, the D) the, an

5. They went for ………. walk in ………. park.

A) an. A B) a, the C) a, - D) the, a

6. ………. mosquito is ………. insect.

A) An, a B) A, the C) A, an D) The, a

7. Mr. Chong owns ……….shop in ………. Kuala Lumpur.

A) a, the B) a, - C) the, the D) an, -

8. Sharon, who is ………. Eurasian, is ………. university student.

A) a, an B) a, the C) an, a D) a, a

9. Devan goes to ………. school by ………. car.

A) the, - B) a, - C)-,- D) -, a

10. Jia Jia has ………. longest hair in ………. class.

A) the, - B) the, an C) the, a D) -, the

11. Betty and her family had ………. dinner with their relatives from ……….
Singapore last night.
A) a, - B) a, the C)-,- D) the, the

12. There is ………. car park behind ………. supermarket.

A) a, - B) a, the C) the, a D) an, -

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13. I have ………. headache. Can you please switch off ………. lights?
A)-,- B) a, a C) the, the D) a, the

14. Kah Kee wants to be ………. engineer, not ………. optician.

A) an, a B) a, an C) the, the D) an, an

15. I bought ………. orange vase and ………. silver photo frame at the gift shop.
A) a, an B) an, a C) an, an D) the, an

16. David has ………. idea on how we can solve ………. problem.
A) a, an B) an, a C) an, the D) the, the

17. The patient went to ………. clinic to see ………. Dr. Leong this morning.
A) a, an B) an, a C) the, - D) the, the

18. Peter can only carry ………. printer at ………. time.

A) a, a B) an, a C) a, the D) the, the

19. At night, ………. moon shines by reflecting the light from ………. sun.
A) a, a B) an, - C) -, the D) the, the

20. It took her ………. hour to finish her homework.

A) a B) an C) the D) –

21. Alex is ………. honest boy. He never tells lies.

A) a B) an C) the D) –

22. Sweden is ………. country in ……….. Europe.

A) a, - B) the, a C) a, an D) a, the

23. Julia has ………. uncle who lives in ………. Kuala Kangsar.
A) -, the B) the, the C) a, the D) an, -

24. Husna has ………. pet hamster named Snowy.

A) - B) a C) an D) the

25. I like to play ………. basketball.

A) a B) an C) the D) –

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