ARTICLE (A, An, and The) Exercise
1. Fill
in the missing articles in the passage below. 8 Marks
For
building ________ strong society, unity and social security are necessary.
Without unity ________ very structure will disintegrate. For ________ sake of
unity, we must build ________ common ideal, ________ casteless society. Social
security is built on ________ foundation of justice. To ensure that ________
fruits are enjoyed by all ________ most important aspect is absence of
injustice.
2. Rearrange
the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. 4 Marks
(a) nature / the / we / of / are / children
(b) known / the / curative / well / is / powers
/ and / herbs / of / spices
(c) a / turmeric / purifier / is / blood
(d) Cumin / potential / an / cancer / basil /
and / have / anti
3. Choose
the appropriate options from the brackets and fill in the blanks put a cross in
the blanks where the article in not required. 8 Marks
(a) We enjoyed ________ (a, an, the, x) trip to
the mountain.
(b) You need ________ (a, an, the, x) holiday to
refresh yourself.
(c) You must meet Radha. She is ________ (a, an,
the, x) interesting person.
(d) Please turn off ________ (a, an, the, x)
light when you leave.
(e) New Delhi is ________ (a, an, the, x)
capital of India.
(f) Our flat is on ________ (a, an, the, x)
third floor.
(g) What have you made for ________ (a, an, the,
x) lunch?
(h) They live in ________ (a, an, the, x) same
locality.
4. The flowing passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines. Write in the incorrect word and the correction against blank number. 8 Marks
ANSWER KEY
1. Fill
in the missing articles in the passage below. 8 Marks
For building __a__ strong society, unity and social security are necessary. Without unity __the__ very structure will disintegrate. For __the__ sake of unity, we must build __a__ common ideal, __a__ casteless society. Social security is built on __the__ foundation of justice. To ensure that __the__ fruits are enjoyed by all __the__ most important aspect is absence of injustice.
2. Rearrange
the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. 4 Marks
(a) We are the children of nature.
(b) The curative powers of herbs and spices is
well known.
(c) Turmeric is a blood purifier.
(d) Basil and Cumin have an anti cancer potential.
3. Choose
the appropriate options from the brackets and fill in the blanks put a cross in
the blanks where the article in not required. 8 Marks
(a) We enjoyed __the__ (a, an, the, x) trip to the mountain.
(b) You need __a__ (a, an, the, x) holiday to refresh yourself.
(c) You must meet Radha. She is __an__ (a,
an, the, x) interesting person.
(d) Please turn off __the__ (a, an, the, x) light when you leave.
(e) New Delhi is __the__ (a, an, the, x) capital of India.
(f) Our flat is on __x__ (a, an, the, x) third floor.
(g) What have you made for __x__ (a,
an, the, x) lunch?
(h) They live in __the__ (a, an, the, x) same locality.
4. The flowing passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines. Write in the incorrect word and the correction against blank number. 8 Marks
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