ARTİCLES WORKSHEET
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with 'a,' 'an,' or 'the.' If no article is needed, use '*.' The answers and explanations
follow.
Mr Coleman was (1) ___ very fastidious person. He lived three (2) ___ streets away
from us, in (3) ___ small house with (4) ___ beautiful garden. Having taken early retirement
from his (5) ___ job as (6) ___ button counter, he now had plenty of time to worry, and this
he did very successfully. He often spent sleepless nights trying to figure out how he could
successfully cook both sides of (7) ___ omelette without it breaking, or how he might achieve
better access to (8) ___ tins at (9) ___ back of his cupboard. (10) ___ most of his home was
exceptionally neat and tidy, but several loose cables behind (11) ___ television set bothered
him, and he never quite knew what to do with (12) ___ empty plastic bags. Then, one day, his
life changed, and he began to experience some relief from his anguish. It seemed that other
people underwent similar mental trials, for (13) ___ new catalogue appeared on his doorstep.
(14) ___ catalogue contained solutions for many of his problems, and for others which had
not yet given him any cause for concern. There was (15) ___ set of three egg timers, for
example, shaped like (16) ___ chickens and designed to emit (17) ___ clucking sound at (18)
___ end of three, four and five minutes respectively. In this way he could cook (19) ___ eggs
to suit each of his friends individually, and then keep them warm with (20) ___ specially
designed covers which went with the timer, marked ‘3’, ‘4’ and ‘5’ for identification
purposes. And (21) ___ catalogue contained many other wonderful ideas, such as (22) ___
toaster which could be adjusted to produce different degrees of brownness on (23) ___ four
slices toasted simultaneously, and (24) ___ photo frame that rotated pictures at (25) ___ touch
of (26) ___ invisible button, so that visiting relatives would never be offended by not seeing
their pictures on display, unless, of course, they all turned up together – Mr Coleman
eventually solved this problem too by ordering four frames.
Exercise 2
Accurately introduce the following nouns with a, an, the, or no article.
1. I really need __ sandwich right now.
2. If I add __ sugar and __ milk, then I will have __ best cup of coffee.
3. I have __ pencil on my table, and __ pencil is blue.
4. I go to __ school in San José. __ school is San José State University.
5. I am taking __ exam right now. __ exam is quizzing me on articles.
6. There are three articles in English. __ articles are a, an, and the.
Exercise 3
Read the paragraph and mark the required article.
(1) Sun is (2) most important celestial body in (3) Solar System. It is (4) massive star
that provides (5) heat and (6) light necessary for life on the Earth. As (7) source of energy, (8)
Sun affects (9) climate and (10) weather, influencing (11) temperature of (12) atmosphere and
(13) oceans. (14) small change in(15) Sun’s activity can have (16) significant impact on (17)
Earth's environment. (18) Sun generates energy through (19) process called nuclear fusion,
where hydrogen atoms combine to form helium, releasing (20) tremendous amount of energy.
Without (21) Sun, (22) Earth would be a frozen and lifeless planet, incapable of supporting
(23) complex ecosystems that exist today. Scientists study (24) Sun using (25) variety of
instruments, including telescopes and satellites, to better understand its influence on (26)
Solar System.
1. A) The
2. A)A
3. A) An
4. A) The
5. A) An
6. A) A
7. A)A
8. A) The
9. A) An
10. A) A
11. A) An
12. A) A
13. A) The
B) A C) An
B) The C) An
B) A
C) The
B) An C) A
B) A
C) The
B) An C) The
B) The C) An
B) A C) An
B) A
C) The
B) An C) The
B) A
C) The
B) An C) The
B) An C) A
14. A) The
15. A)A
16. A) An
17. A) The
18. A) An
19. A) A
20. A)A
21. A) The
22. A) An
23. A) A
24. A) An
25. A) A
26. A) The
B) A C) An
B) The C) An
B) A
C) The
B) An C) A
B) A
C) The
B) An C) The
B) The C) An
B) A C) An
B) A
C) The
B) An C) The
B) A
C) The
B) An C) The
B) An C) A
Exercise 4
Match the articles with the relevant uses.
Use before singular, countable nouns starting with a consonant sound.
THE
Use before singular, countable nouns starting with a vowel sound.
AN
Use when referring to something specific or already known to the listener/reader.
A