Articles

Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. Where no article is required, put a dash (-).
1. My teacher is __________ interesting person.
2. Malaysia is __________ peaceful country.
3. Her sister is suffering from __________ cancer.
4. Which is __________ busiest road in your town?
5. Her father is __________ accountant.
6. That is __________ man who robbed me!
7. He went to Korea during __________ holidays.
8. Is he __________ most intelligent boy in your class?
9. At __________ end of the match, all __________ players went home.
10. She is __________ good friend of __________ President of __________
Historical Society.
11. This is __________ first time he has been to __________ Taiping.
12. All __________ boys looked forward to __________ exciting time.
13. This morning, I saw __________ accident in front of __________ hospital.
14. Yusuf is __________ engineer but his father is __________ teacher
15. __________ eldest boy in his family works as __________ artist
16. Is it __________ long way to __________ post office?
17. I want to be __________ officer in __________ police force.
18. I hope to be __________ graduate by __________ end of 2009.
19. I spent __________ holidays playing __________ football.
20. They had __________ lunch at __________ Chinese restaurant in
__________ Kuala Lumpur.

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct articles.
1. He went to __________ supermarket to buy __________ tin of milk
powder. He also bought __________ toothbrush, __________ tube of
toothpaste and __________ box of biscuits.
2. He was born in __________ small town. There were __________ sundry
shop, __________ restaurants and __________ small cinema to be found
in __________ town __________ people spent most of their time at either
__________ restaurant or __________ cinema.
3. He has __________ gun. He keeps __________ gun under __________
mattress of his bed.

4. She writes down everything that happens to her in __________ diary.

She keeps __________ diary in __________ secret place.
5. There was __________ fly in his soup. He told waiter serving him and
__________ waiter took __________ soup back to __________ kitchen.
6. __________ naughtiest boy in __________ class put __________ snake in
__________ box and gave __________ box to __________ English teacher.
__________ teacher opened __________ box, saw __________ snake and
immediately fainted.
7. We saw __________ bee flying from the flower to flower collecting
nectar. Later, at __________ hive, __________ nectar will be turned into
honey.
8. __________ little girl was playing in __________ garden of her house
when she tripped over __________ roof of __________ tree and fell.
9. There will be __________ examination for __________ Form Five pupils this
term. __________ marks for __________ examination will be added to
__________ marks of __________ final examination.
10.
He bought __________ second-hand car from __________ friend. His
daughter now drives __________ car to school every day.

Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct article or leave them blank if no articles are
needed.
1. Near their house was __________ orchard. They usually went to
__________ orchard or play or to eat __________ fruit there.
2. For __________ breakfast, we had __________ coffee and __________
sandwiches.
3. He lent me __________ book on magic. I read __________ book and now I
can do __________ magic tricks which amaze my friends.
4. He asked for __________ paper because he wanted to write __________
letter to __________ friend. He also asked for envelop in which to put
__________ letter.
5. At __________ sundry shop in __________ town, she bought __________
sugar, __________ rice and __________ tin of milk.
6. __________ villagers were awake before __________ sunrise. They ate
__________ simple breakfast and then went to __________ fields to start
work.
7. I do not have the time to play __________ football with you this
afternoon. My father has given me __________ wore to do, like painting
__________ front gate.

8. She was given __________ first prize in English Language because she
got __________ highest marks in __________ subject
9. Show me __________ way to __________ taxi-stand. I want to take
__________ taxi to __________ Ipoh.
10.
__________ boy opened __________ door and __________ postman
gave him __________ letter. __________ letter was from his __________
brother in __________ Australia.

Exercise 4
Options:
Aa
B an
C the
D no article required
Example:
The cat has ___(A)___ fish in its
mouth.
1.
2.
3.
4.

They have __________ university in this town.

You can trust him for he is __________ honest man.
There is __________ chair in front of you. You can sit on it.
There is __________ European man over there. Let us practice our
English on him.
5. Its going to rain. Youd better take __________ umbrella with you.
6. __________ car is __________ necessity and not __________ luxury
nowadays.
7. What __________ cold night! With three blankets, I am still shivering.
8. Father, __________ Mr Lim came to see you. I have never seen him
before.
9. __________ furniture in __________ house is rather old.
10.
We had __________ fun when we went to __________ fun-fair.
11.
My mother does not like __________ durians, so do not buy her
any.
12.
Modern furniture is usually made of __________ plastic.
13.
He could not go jogging after having __________ heavy breakfast.
14.
__________ fly is __________ very harmful insect.
15.
You can go to __________ East Coast for your holiday.

16.
She visited __________ school where she had once been __________
student.
17.
I can play __________ guitar very well.
18. We bought __________ pen and __________ eraser.