A. Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the. Put a cross where no article is needed.
1. The earth revolves around ____ sun.
2. ____ peacock is a majestic bird.
3. Kriti wants to see ____ Himalayas some day.
4. Jithu loves ____ summer.
5. It will take you ____ hour to reach home.
6. Taneez drew ____ unicorn.
7. Bring me one of ____ pots from that shelf.
8. I saw a beautiful painting today. ____ painting was for sale, so I bought it.
9. Do you have ____ interesting book to lend me?
10. ____ green car we saw yesterday was parked near our house this morning.
B. Complete the passage with the correct articles.
1. ____ old farmer had many sons. He loved all of them very much, but
2. ____ sons quarrelled often. They could not agree on anything, and they never worked together on
3. ____ farm.
4. ____ farmer was very worried. One day, he called his sons and placed
5. ____ bundle of sticks before them. He had tied
6. ____ sticks together with
7. ____ piece of string. He told them, "Break this bundle." Even though
8. ____ sons were very strong, they could not break it. Each grabbed
9. ____ bundle and tried hard, but none of them could do it. Finally,
10. ____ farmer untied the bundle and handed
11. ____ stick to each of his sons. He asked them to break it.
12. ____ sons snapped
13. ____ sticks easily.
14. ____ farmer said, "You understand now, don't you? If all of you stay together,
15. ____ bundle of sticks, no one can harm you. You will prosper and
16. ____ farm will too. But if you are divided and fight with one another, you are
17. ____ single stick - you will be easily broken." farmer's sons hung their heads in shame. They finally understood lesson their father had been trying to teach them all along. Each of
18. ____ sons promised to stay united.
Answer (2)
Here's how to fill in the blanks with the correct articles (a, an, the):
A. Fill in the Blanks with Articles
The earth revolves around the sun.
A peacock is a majestic bird.
Kriti wants to see the Himalayas some day.
Jithu loves - summer. (No article needed)
It will take you an hour to reach home.
Taneez drew a unicorn.
Bring me one of the pots from that shelf.
I saw a beautiful painting today. The painting was for sale, so I bought it.
Do you have an interesting book to lend me?
The green car we saw yesterday was parked near our house this morning.
B. Complete the Passage with the Correct Articles
An old farmer had many sons. He loved all of them very much, but
the sons quarrelled often. They could not agree on anything, and they never worked together on
the farm.
The farmer was very worried. One day, he called his sons and placed
a bundle of sticks before them. He had tied
the sticks together with
a piece of string. He told them, "Break this bundle." Even though
the sons were very strong, they could not break it. Each grabbed
the bundle and tried hard, but none of them could do it. Finally,
the farmer untied the bundle and handed
a stick to each of his sons. He asked them to break it.
The sons snapped
the sticks easily.
The farmer said, "You understand now, don't you? If all of you stay together,
a bundle of sticks, no one can harm you. You will prosper and
the farm will too. But if you are divided and fight with one another, you are
a single stick - you will be easily broken."
The farmer's sons hung their heads in shame. They finally understood the lesson their father had been trying to teach them all along. Each of
the sons promised to stay united.
Remember, articles in English are used to define nouns and can indicate whether the noun is specific or nonspecific. "The" is used for specific nouns, "a" and "an" for nonspecific ones, with "an" specifically used before vowel sounds.
The articles are filled correctly based on whether nouns are specific or nonspecific. 'The' is used for specific nouns, 'a' and 'an' for nonspecific nouns, with 'an' specifically before vowels. For instance, 'the earth', 'a peacock', and 'an hour' are the appropriate usages.
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