ARTICLES : PRACTICE SET

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Exercise - 1 10. (a) ......... Butter is made from ......... milk.
Direction : Here are sentences in pairs. The abstract noun in (b) ......... Butter on your plate came from New Zealand.
one of them needs an article and the other does not. 11. (a) ......... Paint I put on yesterday is dry.
Supply it where correct. (b) ......... Paint helps to protect metal from rust.
1. (a) ................ Industry is the basis of our economy. 12. (a) A shoemaker uses ....... rubber and ...... leather in his work.
(b) ............... Industry of Sheffield is steel-making. (b) ......... leather he uses must be of the best quality.
2. (a) She likes ............ modern literature. Exercise - 2
(b) She does not like ............ literature of the XVIII century. Direction : Fill in the blanks with a/an in the following
3. (a) ............. Ignorance is bliss.
sentence:
(b) ............ Ignorance of these people is astounding.
1. He is ........................... University Professor.
4. (a) ............ Beauty is only skin-deep.
2. The workers have formed ........................... union.
(b) We were admiring ............ beauty of the night.
3. Here is ........................... egg.
5. (a) ............ Intelligence of the chindren is very high.
4. He is ........................... M. A. in English.
(b) It requires ......... intelligence to understand this problem.
5. I want to purchase ........................... H.M.T. watch.
6. (a) ............. Public education must be rapidly extended.
(b) .......Education of little children has been greatly neglected. 6. He gave the beggar ........................... one-rupee note.
7. (a) In mathematics ............. accuracy is essential. 7. This is ........................... usual sight.
(b) I cannot judge ............. accuracy of your calculations. 8. This is ........................... useful medicine.
8. (a) ............. Theft, ........... murder and ......... arson are crimes. 9. We shall stay in ........................... hotel.
(b) He was found guilty of ............. murder of his sweetheart. 10. There is ........................... hospital in our colony.
9. (a) He is not a man who likes ............. responsibility. 11. He reached there ........................... hour late.
(b) I am giving you ............... responsibility for providing 12. I have to make ........................... humble proposal.
the drinks. 13. This is ........................... honorary job.
10. (a) Water is necessary to ............. life. 14. My brother is ........................... M. P.
(b) ............. Life of these insects is very short. 15. He is strong like ........................... ox.
Direction : Put the definite article before the nouns in these 16. ........................... boy is waiting for you.
sentences where it is necessary: 17. He wrote ........................... article for the paper.
1. (a) ......... Games are good for health. 18. There is ........................... inkpot on the table.
(b) He went to Helsinki for ......... Olympic Games. Exercise - 3
2. (a) ......... Cats I breed are all Siamese. Direction : Tell whether the use of article a/an in the following
(b) ......... Cats are intelligent animals. sentences is right or wrong. If wrong, correct it.
3. (a) ......... Sewing-machines have an intricate mechanism. 1. He is a very honourable man. ................................
(b) ......... Sewing-machine you lent me is broken.
2. He is a N. C. C. officer. ................................
4. (a) ......... Grass grows everywhere, but ......... grass in the
3. He is a extremely liberal man. ................................
valley is the best.
4. A cobra is poisonous. ................................
5. (a) ......... Money is used all over the world as a means of
5. He is a blind and a lame man. ................................
exchange.
6. I saw a blind and a lame man. ................................
(b) Have you lost ......... money I gave you?
7. She is such a cultured girl. ................................
6. (a) ......... Oxygen is used in medicine.
(b) Our bodies use ......... oxygen in the air. 8. She is a such cultured a girl. ................................
7. (a) ......... Water is necessary to life. 9. She is such cultured girl. ................................
(b) ......... Water in that basin is not fit to drink. 10. It was so a wonderful sight. ................................
8. (a) .........Air we breathe is a mixture of ......... oxygen and 11. It was a so wonderful sight. ................................
......... nitrogen. 12. It was so wonderful a sight. ................................
9. (a) ......... Pianos are expensive instruments. 13. What a beautiful catch ................................
(b) .... Pianos they build in Germany have a high reputation. 14. What beautiful a catch ................................

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 FIXED ARTICLES
FIXED USES OF INDEFINITE ARTICLE

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As a rule In a temper Catch (a) cold Have a drink
As a matter of fact In a rage Have a cold Have a rest
At a cost In a fix Get a headache Have a talk
At a loss In a mood Have a headache
At a stone’s throw Have a sleep
In a hurry Have a fever
At a premium In a nut shell Have a bath
Have a pain
At a discount In a dilemma Have a swim
Have a cough
A short time ago Go for a swim
A short while ago Take a risk Have an opportunity
A love of Take a meal Have a chance Make a deal with
A horror of Take (a) courage Have a meal Make an excuse
After a delay of Take a rest Have an interest in Make a noise
Keep a promise Take a vacation Have a pride in
Keep an appointment

FIXED USES OF DEFINITE ARTICLE

For the time being.
Keep to the left
Keep to the right
In the right
In the wrong
Speak the truth
What is the trouble ? Go to the station Go to the circus
What is the situation? Go to the bus stop Go to the zoo
What is the problem ? Go to the airport Go to the museum
What is the point ? Go to the theatre Go to the library
What is the matter ? Go to the cinema The day before yesterday.
Go to the movies The previous day
Go to the pictures The following day

FIXED USES OF ZERO ARTICLE

At war by day In heaven In trouble to leave school
At noon
by name In jail In advance to leave home
At leisure
by night In jest In doubt
At interest to give ear
At first by road In love In detail to take breath
At play by hand In motion In danger
by agreement to lose heart
At last In court In pain
At sight by accident to catch fire
In hand In fear
by heart to set on fire
on duty In debt In life
by mistake to send word
on leave by post In bed In haste
In time to take offence
on fire by cheque In charge of
on strike In town In action to give battle
by chance
on demand In fact In confusion to strike root
on foot to set sail
for sale In favour of
on sale
for money In front of under ground to bring word
on horse back
on deck for leave In silence above ground
on watch In general
on death
on purpose
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