1.1.5 Articles and Determiner

Exercise with Answers:

1. Choose the correct option:

1. There are _____ (many/much) apples in the basket. Only _____ (some/a few) are green.

2. There isn’t _____ (many/much) traffic on Sundays.

3. There isn’t ____ (some/ any) water in the glass.

4. There aren’t ____ (some/any) eggs in the basket. But there are ____ (much/a few) near it.

Answers:

1. many, a few 2.much 3.any 4.any, a few

2. Fill in the blanks with some/ any/ much/ many. Some options can be used more than once.

1. There is _____ coff ee left in the pot. Do you want?

2. Do you have _____ coins with you? I need some.

3. She asked me for _____ magazines, but I could not find _____

4. I can’t carry the luggage ______ more. I need _____ help.

5. There are _____ places to visit but we don’t have ____ time to visit them. 

Answers:

1.some 2.any 3.some, any 4.any, some 5.many, much

3. Read the passage. Choose between a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many and much to fill in the gap.

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Two years ago, I moved to a new neighbourhood. There seemed to be very _____ people in this area without telephones, so I expected to get a new phone quickly. I applied for one as soon as I moved into my new house. ‘We aren’t supplying _____ new phones in your area’, an engineer told me. _____ people want new phones at the moment and the company is employing _____ engineers than last year so as to save money. A new phone won’t cost you _____ money, but it will take _____ time. We can’t do anything for you before December. ‘You need _____ patience if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need _____ friends whose phones you can use as well. Fortunately, I had both. December came and went, but there was no sign of a phone. I went to the company’s local office to protest. ‘They told me I’d have a phone by December,’ I protested. ‘Which year?’ the assistant asked.

Answers:

1.few  2.many  3.a lot of  4.fewer  5.much  6.little  7.little  8.a few

4. Choose the Correct Determiner

1. Could you bring me ________ tools I left in the garden? (this, those, these)

2. ________ Earth revolves around the sun. (the, a, an)

3. I found ________ one rupee coin in the playground while playing. (a, an, the)

4. There aren’t ________ students in the library. (much, many, a lot)

5. It was ________ unforgettable experience. (a, an, the)

6. I haven’t got ________ pictures in my bedroom. (some, any, many)

7. He said that he wanted to become ________ engineer. (a, an, the)

8. Kokila gave a pen to ______ child in the classroom on her birthday. (any, all, each)

9. I’ve got to solve ________ math problems before I go to sleep. (all, some, any)

10. India is ________ largest democracy in the world. (a, an, the)

11. My father doesn’t drink ________ coffee. (much, many, a lot)

12. I always keep ________ money in my wallet for emergencies. (any, every, some)

13. This year we are celebrating my sister’s ________ birthday. (a, two, second)

14. I have ________ pencils with me. (a, three, third)

15. ‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ________ aeroplane. (a, an, the)

Answers:

1.those

2.The

3.a       

4.many

5.an

6.any

7.an

8.each

9.some

10.the

11.much

12.some

13.second

14.three

15.an

5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. 

Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months’ time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the ___________ emperor of that empire. ___________ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months ___________ ministers had small plants in their pots. A ___________ had very large plants. ___________ had medium sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was ___________ amused to see ___________ plants. He called the ___________ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. ___________ minister explained the process he adopted to make ___________ plant grow. The emperor called ___________ the other ministers to explain what they did. Only ___________ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the ___________ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only ___________ minister was honest. 

Answers:

1.next

2.All

3.many

4.few

5.Some

6.very much

7.the

8.first

9.The

10.the

11.next

12.one

13.next

14.one

6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.

1. They came early but there was ____________ (little/ a little) work to do.

2. Anand invited ______________ (few/ a few) friends for the birthday party.

3. The teacher gave __________ (all /every) student a separate topic for the assignment.

4. _________ (Most of/Many) the water overflowed from the tank.

5. ______(One/Any) of my friends wished me on my birthday.

6. Vijay had _________ (no/ any) idea about the problem.

7. Adhi had taken ___________ (much /many) photos during the programme.

8. ______________ (Some/Few) girls who attended the class informed the others about the test. 

Answers:

1.little

2.a few

3.every

4.Most of

5.One

6.no

7.many

8.Some

7. Complete the following sentences using appropriate determiners.

1. Only ______ people can afford to buy a flat in Chennai.

2. She earns so _____ that she could not make a decent living.

3. ________ information that she gave proved false.

4. How ________ sugar do you want?

5. I am very tired today, as I had _______ guests today.

6. _________ of my students have become doctors.

7. _________ do I know about his personal life.

8. How ____________ pages did you read?

9. ________________ fertilizer used these days spoils the soil.

10. During my student life I used to give __________ trouble to my teachers.

Answers:

1.a few

2.little

3.Every

4.much

5.some

2.Most

7.Little

8.many

9.Every

10.much

8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles or determiners. 

1. We met ______ Americans at the restaurant.

2. Monisha has ______ films in her hands.

3. I am ______ eldest in my family.

4. There are only ______ chocolates left for you. 

5. Can you get me ______ butter?

6. They haven’t got ______ roses in their garden. 

7. Samuel hasn’t got ______ homework today, so he is playing cricket. 

8. Please give me ______ hammer and ______ nail. 

9. My mother is ______ honest woman. 

10. She bought ______ useful gadget.

11. Please give me ______ ice cube. 

12. We need ______ light in the room.

13. Why are you reading ______ book? 

14. My boss wanted ______ draft of the report in a day.

15. ______ handout is available online.

Answers:

1.some/few/many

2.some/few/many

3.the

4.few

5.some

6.many

7.any

8.a,the

9.an

10.a

11.an

12.some

13.this

14.the

15.The

Articles – Exercises with Answers:

1. Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an or the.

Nagarajan: Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is 1______ house we saw online. What do you think of 2______ location?

Dhanalakshmi: It is in 3______ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.

Nagarajan: And 4______ bus stop is not too far away.

Dhanalakshmi:  How many rooms are there?

Nagarajan: There are three rooms, 5______ kitchen and 6______ balcony.

Dhanalakshmi:  There is 7______ lawn behind 8______ house, right?

Nagarajan:  That’s right 9______ lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of 10______ living room, online? What does it look like?

Dhanalakshmi: 11______ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has 12______ nice view of 13______ hills. But14 ______ kitchen looks little small. 

Nagarajan: And, I remember you said there isn’t 15______ store room, right? 

Dhanalakshmi:  No, but there is 16______ attic, where we can store things. 

Nagarajan:  I hope this house is 17______ better option. 

Dhanalakshmi:  Lets wait for 18 ______ real estate agent.  She said, she would be here at three o’clock.

Nagarajan:  Look there she is!

Answers:

(1) the,

(2) the,

(3) a,  

(4) the,

(5) a,

(6) a,

(7) a,

(8) the,

(9) the,

(10) the,

(11) The,

(12) a,

(13) the,

(14) the,

(15) a,

(16) an,

(17) a,

(18) the

2. Read the sentence, insert appropriate articles in the blanks and circle the noun phrases.

1. Sujatha is reading ________ interesting story in the library.

2. Vishal drew ________ wonderful picture on the board yesterday.

3. Srinath and Sandhya were bored at ________ awful concert.

4. Purvaja ate ________ salad of raw vegetables for dinner.

5. Suresh was astonished to see ________ huge statue.

6. The child was playing with ________ yellow balloon.

Answers: 

1. Sujatha is reading an (interesting) story in the library. 

2. Vishal drew a (wonderful picture) on the board yesterday. 

3. Srinath and Sandhya were bored at an (awful concert) 

4. Purvaja ate a salad of (raw vegetables) for dinner. 

5. Suresh was astonished to see the (huge statue) 

6. The child was playing with a (Yellow balloon)

3. Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using ‘a, an’, or ‘the’.

It is said that 1 ___________ computer is 2 ___________ electronic extension of the human brain. Therefore, in principle, 3 ___________ computer can do all those activities which 4 ___________ human brain can do. Today computers are found to be 5 ___________ most useful devices as knowledge providers. Another important field of application of computers is 6 ___________ development of robots. 7 ___________ internet has brought 8 ___________ drastic change in communication systems.

Answers:

1.the 2.an 3.the 4.the 5.the 6.the 7.the 8.a

4. In the following paragraph, insert ‘a, an’, or ‘the’ wherever necessary and rewrite the sentences.

In our family, we have planned to take children to zoo next Sunday. Van has been arranged and we are sure to have comfortable journey. Zoo is interesting place for children who enjoy watching animals and want to know more about them. Even youngsters love to visit zoo.

Answers:

In our family, we have planned to the take children to zoo next Sunday. A van has been arranged and we are sure to have a comfortable journey. The zoo is interesting place for children who enjoy watching the animals and want to know more about them. Even the youngsters love to visit the zoo.

5. Complete the following exercise using a/ an/ the/ ‘o’ (no article) in the underlined space where appropriate.

According to (1)____ National Weather Report, cyclones are winds circulating (2)____ counter clockwise in (3) ____ Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in (4)____ southern Hemisphere. Cyclones are usually accompanied by (5) ____ stormy weather. Tornadoes and hurricanes are types of cyclones. (6) ___ hurricane is (7) ___ cyclone that forms over (8) ____ tropical oceans and seas. (9) ____ hurricane rotates in (10) ____ shape of (11) ___ oval or a circle. (12) ____ Hurricane Andrew, which hit (13)____ coasts of Louisiana and Southern Florida in August 1992, caused (14)___ extreme devastation. It was one of (15)____ most devasting hurricanes ever to hit (16)____ U.S.. Fourteen people died of (17) ___ Andrew’s effect.

Answers:

1.the

2.O

3.the

4.the

5.a

6.a

7.a

8.the

9.A

10.the

11.an

12.The

13.the

14.an

15.the

16.the

17.O

6. Fill in the blanks with the correct articles ‘a’, ‘an’, and ‘the’, wherever necessary. 

1. Please get me ____ glass of water. 

2. I would like to have _______ onion Uttapam and Vanilla ice-cream. 

3. Excuse me, where is _______ washroom?

4. What is _____ specialty of this restaurant? 

5. Could you tell me _______ recipe for this dish?

Answers:

1.a 2.an 3.the 4.the 5.the