Article Exercise 3

Insert Articles (a, an, the) and cross (x) where no Article should be used :

1.      ................moon shines at ..................night.

2.      ...............poor man had no money.

3.      ................brave children rode ...........elephant on ............Rajpath.

4.      ............Kalidas was ...........great poet.

5.      .................Mohit is ...............fine cricketer.

6.      Kanpur is ...........large industrial town in ............state of U.P.

7.      February is ............second month of .............year.

8.      What day of ............week is Thursday?

9.      We sell only ...........best quality of oil here.

10.   That was ............best quality he had.

11.   ............dog is ............stray animal, but you can keep it as .........pet.

12.   .............wild dogs chased ..........deer.

13.   He went to .............railway station to receive his friend.

14.   I have ............black and .............white dog.

15.   She has ...........red and .............blue skirts.

16.   ...............horse is ...........useful animal.

17.   Cheese is sold by ...........packet.

18.   ...............school will remain closed on Monday.

19.   ............Chinese is one of the toughest languages in ..............world.

20.   I have .............Chinese friend.

21.   I have two sons; ...........elder studies in Delhi and ..........younger lives with me.

22.   Scotland is ............European country, and Japan is ..............Asian country.

23.   All people like ..............hardworking child.

24.   .............apple is ..........delicious fruit.

25.   ..................Mount Everest is .............highest peak in ..............world.

26.   ..............Himachal Pradesh is located to ..................north of India.

27.   I visited .............Andamans ............year ago.

28.   .................Himalayas are ............highest mountains.

29.   .................Red Fort is located in Delhi.

30.   Have you ever seen ...................Qutub Minar?

31.   .................visitor came without ............identity card.

32.   ...............Ganga is ............holy river.

33.   .................Indian team scored well in ............test.

34.   Which is ...........longest river in India?

35.   ..............French is .............interesting language.

36.   .................American people are proud of their country.

37.   ................honest man always speaks .............truth.

38.   ...............Tatas is ............industrial family.

39.   ..............Kashmir is .............Switzerland of India.

40.   She is shining as bright as ..........star.

41.   Buy me ............kilo of sugar from that store.

42.   ................Ramayana depicts ............ story of Ram and Sita.

43.   ...........postman knocked at ............ door and slipped .......letter under the door.

44.   Govind is ...............foolish player.

45.   ..................tiger is ............national animal of India.

46.   .................English speak in .............English.

47.   ..............Dutch speak in ............Dutch.

48.   .................Indians speak in ..............Hindi.

49.   Children go to ..................school to learn.

50.   She cooked .............nice dinner yesterday.

51.   ..................patient did not sleep all night.

52.   .................simplicity is key to ............peace of mind.

53.   Russia is ............largest country in the world.

54.   ..............strong should not trouble ..............poor.

55.   ...............doctor should know how to examine ..........patient.

56.   I trust you, you have done ...........job well.

57.   .............President is coming on .............. visit to our town.

58.   I tapped him on .............shoulder.

59.   The child hurt himself on ..............arm.

60.   ...............shoe of .............right leg was pinching.

 

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