Question
I.
In the following sentences supply the
articles (a, an or the) if they are necessary. If no
article is necessary, write Ø.
1. Jason’s
father bought him _____ bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
2. _____
Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _____ France to _____ United
States.
3. Rita
is studying _____ English and _____ math this semester.
4. _____
judged asked ______ witness to tell the truth.
5. Please
give me _____ cup of _____ coffee with
_____ cream and _____ sugar.
6. _____
big books on _____ table are for my history class.
7. When
you go to _____ store, please buy _____ bottle of _____ chocolate milk and
_____ dozen oranges.
8. There
are only_____ seats left for ______ tonight’s musical at ______ University.
9. John
and Mercy went to ____ school yesterday and then studied in _____ library
before returning home.
10. What
did you eat for _____ breakfast this morning?
11. Rita
plays _____ violin and her sister plays _____ guitar.
12. While
we were in _____ Alaska, we saw _____ Eskimo village.
13. ____
chair that you are sitting is broken.
14. On
our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed _____ Atlantic Ocean.
15. Phil
cannot go to ____ movies tonight because he has to write _____ essay.
II.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate
form of other.
1.
This pen isn’t working. Please give me
_______
2.
If you’re still thirsty, I’ll make
________ pot of coffee.
3.
This dictionary has a page missing.
Please give me _________
4.
He doesn’t need those books. He needs
___________
5.
There are thirty people in the room.
Twenty are from Latin America and ___________ are from ___________ countries.
6.
Six people are in the store. Two were
buying meat. ___________ was looking at magazines. ___________ was eating a
candy bar. ____________ were walking around looking for more food.
7.
This glass of milk is sour. __________
glass of milk is sour too.
8.
The army was practicing its drills. One
group was doing artillery practice. ________ was marching; __________ was at
attention; and _________ was practicing combat tactics.
9.
There are seven students from Japan.
____________ are from Iran, and _________ are from ___________ places.
10. We
looked at cars today. The first two we far too expensive, but _________ ones
were reasonably priced.
Answer :
I.
1. The
2. The
- Ø - the
3. Ø
- Ø
4. The
- the
5. A
- Ø - Ø - Ø
6. The
- the
7. The
- a - Ø - a
8. Ø
- Ø - the
9. The
- the
10. Ø
II.
1. Another
2. Another
3. Another
4. Others
5. The
others - other
6. Another
- another - the others
7. The
other
8. Another
- another - another
9. Others
- the others - other
10. The
other
Complete answer :
I
1.
Jason’s father bought him the
bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
2.
The
statue of liberty was a gift of friendship from france to the United States.
3.
Rita is studying English and Math this
semester.
4.
The
Judged asked the witness to tell the truth
5.
Please give me a cup of coffe with cream and sugar.
6.
The
big books on the table are for my history class.
7.
When you go to the store, please
buy a
bottle of chocolate milk and a dozen oranges.
8.
There are only seats left for tonight’s
musical at the University.
9.
John and Mercy went to the
school yesterday and then studied in the library before returning
home.
10. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?
II
1.
This pen isn’t working. Please give me another.
2.
If you’re still thirsty, I’ll make another
pot of office.
3.
This dictionary has a page missing.
Please give me another.
4.
He doesn’t need those books. He needs others.
5.
There are thirty people in the room.
Twenty are from Latin America and the others are from other
countries.
6.
Six people are in the store. Two were
buying meat. Another was looking at magazines. Another was eating
a candy bar. The others were walking around
looking for more food.
7.
This glass of milk is sour. The other
glass of milk is sour too.
8.
The army was practicing its drills. One
group was doing artillery practice. Another was marching; another was at
attention; and another was practicing combat tactics.
9.
There are seven students from japan. Others
are from iran, and the others are from other
places.
10. We
looked at cars today. The first two we far too expensive, but the other
ones were reasonably priced.
