Articles And Determiners Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an article or another determiner.

1. Yesterday I had …………………….. strange

experience.

the

some

2. I saw ……………………. German tourists in the

store.

some

any

3. He has ………………………….. keen eye for

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detail.

the

some

4. He was ……………………… only child of

…………………….. rich merchant.
Please select 2 correct answers

the, a

a, a

the, the

5. ……………………… person who died yesterday

was ……………………… heart patient.

The, a

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a, a

a, the

6. ………………….. film that we saw yesterday was

interesting.

The

Some

7. ……………………… tea is very strong. You must

add ………………………. more milk to it.

A, some

The, some

The, the

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8. Can I have ……………………… apples?

Please select 2 correct answers

some

an

few

a few

9. I saw ……………………. elephant in

……………………. zoo.
Please select 2 correct answers

a, the

an, the

the, the

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10. Don’t make ………………………. noise. I must

get …………………….. sleep.

any, some

some, any

any, any

11. People ride camels in …………………………

desert.

the

Either could be used here

12. There is ……………………. school for

…………………….. deaf in this city.

a, the

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a, a

the, the

Answers
Yesterday I had a strange experience.
I saw some German tourists in the store.
He has a keen eye for detail.
He was the only child of a/the rich merchant.
The person who died yesterday was a heart patient.
The film that we saw yesterday was interesting.
The tea is very strong. You must add some more milk to it.
Can I have some apples?
I saw an/the elephant in the zoo.
Don’t make any noise. I must get some sleep.
People ride camels in a/the desert.
There is a school for the deaf in this city.

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