Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1. The stone hit me on ——————- leg.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
2. I asked him to go to —————– post office.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
3. —————- spider has eight legs.
a) A
b) The
c) No article
4. Gold is ——————– precious metal.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
5. They elected him ——————- chairman.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
6. My birthday falls on ——————- fifth of May.
a) A
b) The
c) No article
7. ——————- Milk is rich in nutrients.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
8. I have —————— bad headache.
a) A
b) The
c) No article
9. This is ——————- news to me.
a) A
b) The
c) No article
10. Peter is the shortest boy in the class and John —————— tallest.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
11. We should buy ——————– couple of shirts.
a) A
b) The
c) No article
12. We waited for —————— quarter of ——————- hour.
a) A, a
b) A, an
c) The, a
13. ——————- banyan is —————— kind of fig tree.
a) The, a
b) A, the
c) A, a
14. ——————- courage which he displayed was extraordinary.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
15. —————— fire which raged in the city destroyed many buildings.
a) A
b) The
c) No article
16. ——————– project was abandoned for want of funds.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
17. ——————- story he told me was interesting.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
18. This is ——————– book he gave me.
a) A
b) The
c) No article
19. You can’t get there without ——————- car.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
20. English people always talk about ——————– weather.
a) The
b) A
c) No article
Answers
1. The
2. The
3. A
4. A
5. No article (Articles are not used before nouns used as complements.)
6. The
7. No article (Articles are not used before material nouns.)
8. A
9. No article
10. The
11. A
12. A, an
13. The, a
14. The
15. The
16. The
17. The
18. The
19. A
20. The
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