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A, An and The: Gap-Fill Exercises with Answers

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Choose the indefinite article before a consonant sound. She packed ______ book for the train.

aanthe

Context check: Book begins with a consonant sound. Complete the sentence: She packed ______ book for the train.

Choose the indefinite article before a vowel sound. He brought ______ umbrella.

Context check: Umbrella begins with a vowel sound. Complete the sentence: He brought ______ umbrella.

Choose the definite article for a known object. Please close ______ window beside you.

Context check: The listener can identify the specific window. Complete the sentence: Please close ______ window beside you.

Introduce one non-specific item. We saw ______ fox near the path.

Context check: The fox is mentioned for the first time. Complete the sentence: We saw ______ fox near the path.

Refer back to an item already introduced. The fox crossed ______ path slowly.

Context check: The path is now the identified path in the story. Complete the sentence: The fox crossed ______ path slowly.

Use the sound, not the spelling. It was ______ honest mistake.

anathe

Context check: Honest starts with a vowel sound because h is silent. Complete the sentence: It was ______ honest mistake.

Use a before a consonant sound in an abbreviation. She is ______ university student.

Context check: University begins with a /juː/ sound. Complete the sentence: She is ______ university student.

Use an before a vowel sound in an abbreviation. He waited for ______ hour.

Context check: Hour starts with a vowel sound because h is silent. Complete the sentence: He waited for ______ hour.

Identify the unique object in this setting. The Earth moves around ______ Sun.

Context check: In this context the Sun is treated as unique. Complete the sentence: The Earth moves around ______ Sun.

Choose the article for one example among many. Could I borrow ______ pencil?

Context check: The speaker asks for one non-specific pencil. Complete the sentence: Could I borrow ______ pencil?

The noun is either introduced, identified, or selected by sound. No zero article is left as an unexplained blank.

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