UH-Victoria

A, An or The?
Understanding Articles

Articles Exercise 1: Fill in with Articles

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate article a, an, or the, or leave the space blank if no article is needed.

  1. I want ______ piece of chocolate cake.(any piece)

  2. Sara joined ______ basketball team. (the only basketball team at school)

  3. Mr. Chen speaks ______ Chinese.

  4. Tonight will be ______ evening full of surprises.

  5. Enrique used to play baseball for ______ Houston Astros.

  6. ______ stain on my shirt is red. (specific stain)

  7. Her grandfather is such ______ honorable man.

  8. John is ______ United States citizen.

  9. ______ creativity is a nice quality to have.

  10. Kathy is ______ member of the Adult Literacy Council.

  11. President Bush lives in ______ White House.

  12. Stacey got a headache from all of ______ noise.
  13. We will get married in ______ Virgin Islands.
  14. I can’t wait to visit ______ Europe.
  15. Cyndi loves to play ______ softball.
  16. Jason held ______ door for Susan.
  17. Be sure to bring ______ umbrella in case it rains. (any umbrella)
  18. Juanita is expecting ______ baby.
  19. Albert likes to study ______ history.
  20. It will be ______ evening to remember. (one of other evenings that are also remembered)

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