The basic rules for when to use article “A, An, or The”

 A = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with
consonants.
Example:
Eric has a dog
Gori works in a factory
 An = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with
vowels (a, I, u, e, o)
Example:
can I have an apple?
Sani is an English teacher.

 The = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking, and the listener
know)
Example:
The car over there is fast
The teacher is very good at biology.

Insert a or an
1. This is _________ orange.
2. That is _________ book.
3. This is _________ hospital.
4. That is _________ egg.
5. He is eating _________ apple.
6. This is _________ umbrella.
7. That is __________ university.
8. I will be away for __________ hour.
9. What ________ nice day!
10. ________horse is ________ animal.
11. ___ weather of today is quite unpredictable.
a. A
b. An
c. The
12. He has ___ new motorcycle.
a. A
b. An
c. The
13. Who is ___ owner of this book?
a. A
b. An
c. The
14. Is she ___ American?
a. A
b. An
c. The
15. I have read ___ amazing life story.
a. An
b. The
c. A
16. ________ Chinese language is difficult
a. The
b. An
c. A
17. Tomy is ___ best student in our class.
a. A
b. An
c. The
18. I will go to ___ cinema with you.
a. A
b. An
c. The
19. She lives on _______ bridge street
a. The
b. An
c. A
20. Lucy’s father works as ___ electrician.
a. An
b. A
c. The
21. He goes to ___________ hospital to check up his mom
a. A
b. An
c. The
22. We need to be at ___ airport in ___ hour.
a. A – The
b. The – An
c. The - A
23. It’s ___ long way by train to ___ west of Java.
a. The – An
b. A – The
c. A – An
24. ______ doctor earns more than ______ teacher.
a. A – A
b. An – An
c. The – The
25. ______ President of Indonesia is giving _____ speech toningh
a. A – The
b. The – An
c. The – A