Grammar – Articles ( a, an, the)

1. Please give me _________ pair of scissors.

2. That is ________ nail. That is not _________ needle.

3. What is it? It is _________ iron.

4. Please give her _________ orange and _________ mango.

5. What do the boys want? They want ________ clock.

6. I use ________ fishing rod to catch fish.

7. _________ rubber tapper works in ________ rubber estate.

8. Mr. Ah Meng is _________ clerk. He works in _______ office.

9. Where is _________ blue bag? It is on ________ table.

10. __________ moves around __________ sun.

11. ______ Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean in _______ world.

12. There is ________field behind the shop. ________ field is big.

13. ________ house at _______ junction is Pak Din’s house.

14. ________ mosque is ________ place of worship.

15. ________ books on ________ shelf are mine.

16. My neighbour is ________ headmaster of _______ Hibiscus

International School.

17. I received ________ music box and ________ expensive

watch on my birthday.

18. Daniel is ________ most intelligent boy in this class.

19. The salesgirl has just sold _____ pen. It is _____ fountain pen.

20. We saw _______ accident on the way to Penang.

21. I can see _______ eagle flying in ________ sky.

22. _______ Olympic games is held once every four years.

23. May I have ______ cup of tea and ______ apple pie?

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24. _________ manager of that restaurant is _______ good friend

of my father.

25. I bought ________ apartment in Cameron Highlands recently.

________ apartment is on ________ third floor.

26. There was _______ fire in Kampung Aman.

27. Is this ________ same book that you lent me last year?

28. ________ toad is ________ amphibian.

29. There are 365 days in ______ year. January is _______ first

month of ________ year.

30. _________ owner of that car has gone into that shop.

31. Liza has _______ aunt who is the secretary of _______ Prime

Minister.

32. He had _______ orange for dessert. It was _______ Mandarin

orange.

33. Azlan wishes to be ______ accountant. He is now doing _____

degree in Accountancy.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with “a” or “ the”.

It was _________(34) warm day. The wind was blowing. There

were no clouds in _________(35) sky. Many people were on

_________(36) sandy beach. Some were playing happily with

_________(37) ball. A few people were swimming in _________(38)

sea. Suresh sat under _________(39) shady tree and watched

_________(40) people enjoying themselves.

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