1. Choose the correct sentence:
a) She has a umbrella.
b) She has an umbrella.
c) She has the umbrella.
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
Explanation: “An” is used before vowel sounds (“umbrella”), and “the” is used when talking about a specific umbrella.
2. Which article is correct?
I saw ___ eagle flying high.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Answer: b) an
Explanation: “Eagle” starts with a vowel sound, so we use “an.”
3. Fill in the blank:
He bought ___ laptop yesterday.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Answer: a) a
Explanation: “Laptop” starts with a consonant sound; use “a.”
4. Choose the correct option:
They live in ___ old house near the river.
a) an
b) a
c) the
d) no article
Answer: a) an
Explanation: “Old” starts with a vowel sound, so “an” is used.
5. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
a) She is reading a interesting book.
b) She is reading an interesting book.
c) She is reading the interesting book.
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
Explanation: “An” for any interesting book; “the” if it’s a known interesting book.
6. Which is correct?
___ Amazon River is the second longest river.
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) No article
Answer: c) The
Explanation: Use “the” before names of rivers.
7. Fill in the blank:
We should hire ___ honest person.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Answer: b) an
Explanation: “Honest” begins with a silent ‘h’, so it sounds like a vowel (“onest”).
8. Complete the sentence:
He waited for ___ hour at the station.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Answer: b) an
Explanation: “Hour” starts with a vowel sound (silent ‘h’).
9. Correct the error:
It was a honor to meet her.
a) Change “a” to “an”
b) No error
c) Remove “a”
d) Change “honor” to “honour”
Answer: a) Change “a” to “an”
Explanation: “Honor” starts with a vowel sound.
10. Fill in the blank:
She dreams of becoming ___ engineer.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Answer: a) a
Explanation: “Engineer” starts with a vowel sound (“en”), so “an” is used. (CORRECTION) → Answer: b) an