Articles Worksheet with Answers

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Use a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound, the for something specific or one of a kind, and no article for most names, languages, games and meals. The answer key is at the end.

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A. A or an

Write a or an before each word.

  1. __________ umbrella
  2. __________ university
  3. __________ hour
  4. __________ European
  5. __________ honour
  6. __________ unit
  7. __________ MLA
  8. __________ uniform
  9. __________ orange
  10. __________ egg

B. A, an or the

Fill in the blank with a, an or the.

  1. I saw __________ elephant at the zoo.
  2. __________ sun rises in the east.
  3. She is __________ best student in our class.
  4. My father is __________ engineer.
  5. Can you close __________ door, please?
  6. We stayed in __________ hotel near the beach. __________ hotel was very clean.
  7. __________ Ganga is a holy river.
  8. He plays __________ guitar beautifully.
  9. Mount Everest is __________ highest mountain in the world.
  10. There is __________ apple and __________ banana in the bag.

C. Article or no article?

Write the correct article, or write X if no article is needed.

  1. She goes to __________ school by bus.
  2. We had __________ lunch at one o'clock.
  3. __________ Mumbai is a busy city.
  4. He speaks __________ English and Hindi.
  5. My uncle plays __________ cricket every Sunday.
  6. __________ Himalayas are in the north of India.
  7. __________ Honesty is the best policy.
  8. Please pass me __________ salt.

D. Correct the mistakes

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the sentence correctly.

  1. He is a honest man.
  2. She wants to become an doctor.
  3. The Delhi is the capital of India.
  4. I bought an new phone yesterday.

Answer Key

A. A or an

  1. an
  2. a
  3. an
  4. a
  5. an
  6. a
  7. an
  8. a
  9. an
  10. an

B. A, an or the

  1. an
  2. The
  3. the
  4. an
  5. the
  6. a, The
  7. The
  8. the
  9. the
  10. an, a

C. Article or no article?

  1. X
  2. X
  3. X
  4. X
  5. X
  6. The
  7. X
  8. the

D. Correct the mistakes

  1. He is an honest man.
  2. She wants to become a doctor.
  3. Delhi is the capital of India.
  4. I bought a new phone yesterday.

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