Determiners Worksheet with Answers

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A determiner comes before a noun and shows which one or how many: articles (the), possessives (my), demonstratives (this, those), distributives (each, every, either, neither, both), quantifiers (few, little, several) and numbers (three). The answer key is at the end.

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Determiners Worksheet with Answers

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A. Name the kind of determiner

Write the kind of the word shown in CAPITALS: article, possessive, demonstrative, distributive, quantifier or number.

  1. THESE mangoes are sweet.
  2. MY sister lives in Pune.
  3. EACH student got a prize.
  4. She has THREE brothers.
  5. There is LITTLE milk in the jar.
  6. THE moon is bright tonight.
  7. NEITHER answer is correct.
  8. HER phone is new.
  9. SEVERAL students were absent.
  10. THAT house is very old.

B. Each, every, either, neither or both

Circle the correct determiner.

  1. (Each / Every) of the five boys got a medal.
  2. I have two brothers. (Both / Every) of them live in Delhi.
  3. I tried two keys, but (either / neither) key opened the door.
  4. (Either / Every) of the two shirts will look good on you.
  5. I check my phone (each / every) five minutes.
  6. (Both / Either) Priya and Meena are good singers.

C. Few, a few, little or a little

Circle the correct word or phrase.

  1. He has (few / a few) friends, so he feels lonely.
  2. I have (little / a little) time, so let me help you.
  3. We have (few / a few) mangoes left, enough for a small jar of pickle.
  4. She has (little / a little) money, so she cannot buy the bike.
  5. Add (little / a little) salt to the soup; it tastes plain.
  6. (Few / A few) people came to the show, so it was cancelled.
  7. You look hungry, so eat (few / a few) biscuits.

D. This, that, these or those

Fill in the blank with this, that, these or those.

  1. __________ pen in my hand is new.
  2. Look at __________ birds on the far hill.
  3. Please give me __________ book on the shelf over there.
  4. __________ flowers in my hand are for you.

E. Correct the mistakes

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the sentence correctly.

  1. Each students got a prize.
  2. I have little friends in Pune.
  3. He drinks a little cups of tea every day.

Answer Key

A. Name the kind of determiner

  1. demonstrative
  2. possessive
  3. distributive
  4. number
  5. quantifier
  6. article
  7. distributive
  8. possessive
  9. quantifier
  10. demonstrative

B. Each, every, either, neither or both

  1. Each
  2. Both
  3. neither
  4. Either
  5. every
  6. Both

C. Few, a few, little or a little

  1. few
  2. a little
  3. a few
  4. little
  5. a little
  6. Few
  7. a few

D. This, that, these or those

  1. This
  2. those
  3. that
  4. These

E. Correct the mistakes

  1. Each student got a prize.
  2. I have few friends in Pune. (or I have a few friends in Pune.)
  3. He drinks a few cups of tea every day. (or He drinks few cups of tea every day.)

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