Exercise 11: Articles

(a) Fill in the blanks with proper articles–

1. _____ bravery of _____ king charmed all his men.
2. _____ cow gives us milk.
3. _____ earth moves round _____ sun.
4. _____ European came in India in 15^th
5. _____ honest man like him will never do this.
6. _____ Merchant of Venice marks, Shylock was _____.
7. _____ more you read, _____ more you learn.
8. _____ mother in her revolted at this.
9. _____ partners soon came to _____ settlement.
10. _____ secretary and _____ Headmaster of _____ school called _____ meeting of students to discuss _____ urgent matter.
11. _____ sudden death of _____ leader like him threw _____ whole party into chaos.
12. _____ Sun is _____ eternal source of energy.
13.  _____ Tower 42 is _____ tallest structure in India.
14. _____ West Indies consist of many islands to _____ south of _____ U.S.A.
15. Aluminum is _____ useful metal.
16. Avi came from _____ United States of America yesterday.
17. Can you tell me _____ shortest way to _____ temple?
18. Do not catch her by _____ arm.
19. French is not _____ easy language to learn in hurry.
20. French, _____official language, is _____first language of 88% of _____ population.
21. Godavari is _____ Ganga of the South.
22. Gram is _____ unit of weight.
23. Have you seen _____ old lady with _____ umbrella in hand?
24. He had _____ bad headache and could not join _____ meeting.
25. He is _____ B. A. in history and _____ M. A. in english of _____ University of Kolkata.
26. He is _____ Indian but he has _____ good command of English like _____ English.
27. He looked for _____ boy who stood first in _____ examination.
28. He reads _____ The Hindu which is very popular newspaper there.
29. High above _____ city, over tall column, stood _____ statue of _____ happy Prince.
30. I gave the beggar _____ one hundred rupee note.
31. I halted for dinner in _____ small eatery not far from _____ village.
32. I have not read _____ Ramayana, _____ Mahabharata and _____ Geeta.
33. I saw _____ lady you talked of in _____ pink shirt sitting on _____ bench in _____ park.
34. It took place in _____ year 2022.
35. Dey was _____ F.R.C.S.
36. Everest is _____ highest mountain peak in _____ world.
37. Newton lived to be _____ old man and was made _____ member of Parliament.
38. Of all _____ girls in _____ class, she is _____ best.
39. One of _____ American scientists invented _____ telegraph machine.
40. Palayamkottai is called _____ Oxford of south India.
41. She plays _____ sitar.
42. She was _____ old woman with _____ gentle nature.
43. The greatest gift for _____ individual is fearlessness.
44. The queen said, “Bring me _____ two most precious things in _____ city.”
45. There is _____ university in Darjeeling.
46. There was _____ meeting at Gandhi Square.
47. This is truly _____ unique work.
48. This man is _____ second Einstein.
49. This morning _____ Mr. Ghosh came to meet me.
50. This was _____ honour for him.
51. To _____ Hindus, Varanasi is _____ holy city on _____ bank of river Ganga.
52. We found _____ tiger in _____ Zoo and _____ eagle as well.
53. We saw _____ most wonderful sight by _____ lake.
54. What _____ devil he is!
55. Who was _____ happiest of all?
56. _____ party will announce its decision at _____ right time.
57. The attainment of freedom was _____ culmination of _____ long and linear process of struggle.
58. We found _____ woman who had been put up there as a refugee and interviewed her on _____ matter.
59. There is _____ cyclonic circulation inside _____ trough.
60. Hyderabad chicken biryani is like _____ best thing in _____ world on a single plate.

 

You can also read the chapter Articles in the grammar section

 

(b) Insert ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ where necessary-

1. _____ donkeys are useful animals but they are not _____ most useful of all _____ animals.
2. _____ lemons are sold by _____ kilogram in Srilanka.
3. _____ man is mortal.
4. _____ teacher’s little boy wants to be _____ engineer rather than _____ teacher because he feels_____ engineer can serve _____ people better.
5. Are you going to _____ dinner with your sister tonight?
6. He lived in _____ ground floor of _____ old apartment on _____ river Ganga.
7. He lives on NS Sarani near Diamond Park.
8. Her brother is a musician; he plays _____ flute, _____ tabla, and veena.
9. His brother is a sportsman; he plays _____ tennis, _____ chess and _____ cricket.
10. In _____ Kolkata, one of _____ students fell ill with _____ severe disease and that gave him_____ great deal of pain.
11. Indian Express is _____ principal English paper here.
12. It is _____ wonderful experience to do _____ business with such_____ efficient organisation.
13. Mr. Bhattacharya who is _____ headmaster and secretary of school was absent there.
14. She goes to _____ temple every Monday in _____ morning in _____ rickshaw and in _____ evening she visits friends.
15. She is _____ daughter of _____ MLA and nephew of _____ renowned actor.
16. There was collision between _____ bike and _____ pedestrian at _____ road crossing near my house.

 

(c) Correct the sentences-

1. Brahmaputra rises from Himalayas and falls into Bay of Bengal.
2. Dog is a faithful animal.
3. Elephant is a beast of burden.
4. From U.A.E. I went to the Europe.
5. Future is unknown to us.
6. He has joined Bar, but they will join Temple.
7. He is a M.L.A. of this assembly.
8. He lived near the Square Park.
9. How beautiful baby it is!
10. I cleaned bathroom this morning.
11. I have read both the first and second chapter of the novel.
12. I saw old woman that went there yesterday.
13. IPod that I brought in June last has been lost.
14. Kolkata is on river Hooghly.
15. Rich are not always happy, but the virtuous is.
16. She is a heir to this property.
17. The cows give us milk.
18. The deer can run faster than the cheetahs.
19. The French is spoken by French.
20. The gold is a precious metal.
21. The idle has to suffer.
22. The rice is our main food.
23. They elected me the captain.
24. We go out for walk in evening.
25. Which colour do you like – the red or pink?