A , An or The
(A) In the following passage, fill in the
blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’
I met ______ boy. _______ boy was
crying. I walked up to him and asked him
________ reason. He told me that
______ moon was not bright and _____
weather was not too fine. He had sat by
_______ kveri for hours but had not been
able to find ______ single person to help
him reach ______ fort on top of
_______ hill. He had to reach there as he
had to meet _______ magician.
(B) In the sentences given below, fill in
the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
1. My father is _________ honest
man.
2. He is very rich, still he drives
_______ old car.
3. There is ________ lake in the
park near my house.
4. Would you like ______ cold drink?
5. It was ________ hour-long
ordeal.
6. I am reading _______ excellent
book. It is about ______ scientist.
7. Who needs _________ umbrella
when it rains? It’s ______ delight
to get wet.
8. _______ one-eyed man is not
eligible to get _______ driving
license.
9. Of all the shopping you have done,
I see only this book as ______
useful thing.
10. Dan is ________ European settled
in India.
(C) Write the correct article – ‘a’ or
‘an’ in the following blanks or put ‘x’
where it is not necessary.
1. There was _______ emergency, so
we had to rush.
2. He got his higher education at
_______ university in the U.S.A.
3. Heena thought it would be
_______ good idea to join
______ union.
4. We are looking for ______
accommodation in the west.
5. ‘Give these children _____ inch
and they’ll take ______ yard,’ said
Mrs. Poller.
6. ‘Will you buy for me _______ loaf
of bread on your way back?’
7. He mustered ______ courage and
climbed up the stage.
8. The boy gave me _____ one-rupee
coin.
9. ______ man of ______ wisdom
lives in ______ fort two
kilometres from here.
(D) Complete the following letter by
writing correct articles (a, an, the) in
the blanks.
Dear Saloni
Hi! I’ve just come back from
_____ exciting vacation in Belgaum,
___ city has changed ___ lot in ____
recent years. There are __ lot of new
buildings; still I feel fascinated. I’ve
been to Belgaum before also and I
visited ______ places I know. Even
these have changed. ____ old fort in
___ south of ____ city has been
restored. There are now ____ lot of
fast food joints near __ Central
Market.
However, despite all
modernization, Belgaum’s natural beauty
is still intact. There are lots of forests
and parks. You can escape from ____
city and feel you are in ____
countryside. And what’s best is, in ____
evening there is so much to do.
You’d love being there. Come with
me next year!
Lots of love,
Vani
ANSWERS

(A) In the following passage, fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’
I met _A__ boy. __THE__ boy was crying. I walked up to him and asked him ___THE__
reason. He told me that _THE__ moon was not bright and _THE_ weather was not too
fine. He had sat by __the__ Kaveri for hours but had not been able to find _A_ single
person to help him reach __THE_ fort on top of __THE__ hill. He had to reach there as
he had to meet __THE__ magician.

(B) In the sentences given below, fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
1. My father is ___AN__ honest man.
2. He is very rich, still he drives __AN__ old car.
3. There is __A___ lake in the park near my house.
4. Would you like _A__ cold drink?
5. It was ___AN__ hour-long ordeal.
6. I am reading __AN_ excellent book. It is about __A_ scientist.
7. Who needs __AN___ umbrella when it rains? It’s __A__ delight to get wet.
8. __A__ one-eyed man is not eligible to get __A___ driving license.
9. Of all the shopping you have done, I see only this book as __A_ useful thing.
10. Dan is ___A__ European settled in India.

(C) Write the correct article – ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the following blanks or put ‘x’ where it is not
necessary.
1. There was __AN__ emergency, so we had to rush.
2. He got his higher education at __A__ university in the U.S.A.
3. Heena thought it would be __A__ good idea to join __A__ union.
4. We are looking for __AN__ accommodation in the west.
5. ‘Give these children _AN_ inch and they’ll take _A__ yard,’ said Mrs. Poller.
6. ‘Will you buy for me __A__ loaf of bread on your way back?’
7. He mustered __X_ courage and climbed up the stage.
8. The boy gave me _A__ one-rupee coin.
9. __A_ man of __X__ wisdom lives in __A__ fort two kilometres from here.

(D) Complete the following letter by writing correct articles (a, an, the) in the blanks.
Dear Saloni
Hi! I’ve just come back from ___AN__ exciting vacation in Belgaum, _THE__ city has
changed _A__ lot in ___THE_ recent years. There are _A_ lot of new buildings; still I
feel fascinated. I’ve been to Belgaum before also Nd I visited ___THE___ places I know.
Even these have changed. _THE___ old fort in _THE__ south of __THE__ city has been
restored. There are now __A__ lot of fast food joints near _THE_ Central Market.
However, despite all modernization Belgaum’s natural beauty is still intact. There are lots
of forests and parks. You can escape from __THE__ city and feel you are in __THE__
countryside. And what’s best is, in __THE__ evening there is so much to do.
You’d love being there. Come with me next year!
Lots of love,
Vani