Articles Practice Set #1 By Ravi Morya Sir

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article (A, An, The or X):
1. (i) Columbus was one of the first people to cross ______ Atlantic.
(ii) _____ Thames flows into ______ North Sea.

2. (i) My brother plays ______ piano every evening.

(ii) My brother wants to buy ______ piano.
(iii) She bought ______ guitar with her first salary.

3. (i) How many hours do you work on ______ average?

(ii) The chemist asked me to wait for ______ while.
(iii) He was in ______ hurry when I saw him.

4. (i) You are ______ first to reach the top.

(ii) She always tries to be ______ centre of attraction.

5. (i) The President of ______ United States of America is giving a speech tonight.
(ii) ______ America comes in one of the developed countries of the world.
(iii) The people who live in ______ Netherlands are called the Dutch.

6. (i) The burglar hit me on ______ back of my neck.

(ii) Did you read ______ book that I gave you?
(iii) This is ______ only cinema in the area.
(iv) This is ______ man I told you about.
(v) I need time to think about ______ offer you made.
(vi) Of all these cars, I prefer ______ Japanese one.
(vii) Where are ______ scissors you borrowed last week?

7. (i) ______ cricket is his whole life.

(ii) I like to play ______ football.
(iii) Do you play ______ hockey?

8. (i) Surbhi went to ______ prison to meet her husband.

(ii) Do you go to ______ church on Sundays?
(iii) He is going to ______ hospital to provide his friend some financial aid.

9. (i) Who invented ______ telescope?

(ii) Our school has bought ______ telescope recently.

10. (i) ______ Prime Minister will give a speech this afternoon.
(ii) ______ Chief Minister will reach in a few minutes.
(iii) ______ Headmaster has resigned from the school.
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11. (i) Sam is ______ intelligent boy.

(ii) Sam is ______ more intelligent of the two boys.
(iii) Sam is ______ more intelligent than Sanjay.
(iv) Sam is ______ most intelligent boy in our family.

12. (i) Eggs are sold by ______ dozen.

(ii) He sells eggs Rs 60 ______ dozen.
(iii) Petrol is sold Rs. 80 ______ litre.
(iv) James earns Rs. 50000 ______ month.

13. (i)______ bananas are a good source of energy.

(ii)______ bananas are sold by the dozen.
(iii)______ elephants are intelligent animals.
(iv)______ elephants of Africa have large ears.
(v) ______ oranges of Nagpur are very famous.

14. (i) In today’s world, knowledge of ______ English is must.

(ii) Do you speak ______ French language?

15. (i) Our neighbours, ______ Sharmas, moved to Jaipur last summer.
(ii) ______ Mr. Sharma called an hour ago.

16. (i) Our children go to school by ______ bus.

(ii) He went to Mumbai in ______ train.

17. (i) ______ Italian came to see me an hour ago.

(ii) He is ______ Indian but his wife is ______ European.

18. (i) ______ copper is ______ useful metal.

(iI) ______ gold used in this ring is of good quality.
(iii) ______ gold is more expensive than ______ silver.

19. (i) It is ______ hour’s distance from here.

(ii) He is ______ heir and she is ______ heiress of this empire.

20. (i) ______ water is necessary for life.

(ii) ______ water of this river is very cold.
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21. (i) ______ black and ______ white cow are grazing in the field.
(ii) ______ black and ______ white horse was running along the road.
(iii) ______ singer and ______ musician are coming to perform tonight.
(iv) ______ secretary and ______ receptionist has just left for home.

22. (i) The workers have formed ______ union.

(ii) He is ______ university professor.
(iii) This is ______ unique book on English Grammar.

23. (i) Veena is ______ LIC agent.

(ii) The man standing over there, is ______ RAS officer.
(iii) He wants to buy ______ X-mas tree.

24. (i) ______ poverty is ______ curse.

(ii) ______ Knowledge is power.
(iii) ______ knowledge of driving a heavy motor vehicle is required for this job.

25. (i) Kashmir is ______ Switzerland of India.

(ii) Mumbai is ______ Manchester of India.

26. (i) ______ industrious are always rewarded.

(ii) ______ rich should help ______ poor.
(iii) A word to ______ wise is sufficient.

27. (i) He is reading ______ Mahabharata.

(ii) ______ Ramayana is a holy scripture.
(iii) I have read Valmiki’s ______ Ramayana.

28. (i) Many countries took part in ______ First World War.
(ii) ______ World War I was very destructive.
(iii) ______ Industrial revolution changed the face of England.

29. (i) ______ more he earns, the more he spends.

(ii) The higher we go, ______ cooler we feel.
(iii) ______ faster you finish your work, the larger will be your profit.

30. (i) The US President lives in ______ White House.

(ii) Mughal Garden is in ______ Rashtrapati Bhavan.