Fill In The Blank With Appropriate Articles – English
Dear Candidates, Fill in the below blanks with an appropriate article. You will find the answer and explanation for each fill in the blank below after all questions.
1. Did you bring __________ umbrella?
2. Are you looking for _______ shampoo?
3. I checked ______ mailbox again.
4. Can I have _____ spoon please?
5. I was born into _______ poor family.
6. She will come back in ______ hour.
7. Have you been to ______ Space Needle Tower in Seattle?
8. I would love to talk to one of _____ managers.
9. What ______ amazing view!
10. The helicopter landed on _______ roof of a building.
11. I want _____ apple from that basket.
12. ______ church on the corner is progressive.
13. I borrowed ______ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.
14. One of the students said, “_____ professor is late today.”
15. I bought _______ umbrella to go out in the rain.
Answers
1. an; The word ‘umbrella’ starts with a vowel sound. Hence, the article ‘an’ should be used.
2. the; Here a particular shampoo is being talked about. Hence, definite article ‘the’ should be used.
3. the; Here a particular mailbox is being talked about. Hence, definite article ‘the’ should be used.
4. a; Any spoon can be referred here, hence, indefinite article should be used here. Now ‘spoon’ starts with a consonant sound, hence, ‘a’ should be used here.
5. a; Here, the family is being introduced for the first time, and no particular family has been described, hence, ‘a’ should be used here.
6. an; ‘hour’ starts with a vowel sound. Hence indefinite article ‘an’ should be used here. Note that the article, which should be used before a noun doesn’t depend on the initial alphabet of the noun but on the initial sound of the same. For e.g. ‘an’ heir, ‘a’ university.
7. the; Definite article ‘the’ is used the name of a building. Hence, ‘the’ should be used here.
8. the; Either definite article or possessive case is used after the phrase ‘one of’. Here, usage of possessive does not make any sense, hence ‘the’ should be used here.
9. an; The word ‘amazing’ starts with a vowel sound. Hence, the article ‘an’ should be used.
10. the; Here, the particular place of the building has been described. Hence, ‘the’ should be used here.
11. an; The word ‘apple’ starts with a vowel sound. Hence, the article ‘an’ should be used.
12. the; Here, ‘church’ has not been described for its primary purpose, hence, ‘the’ should be used here.
13. a; Any pencil can be referred here, hence, indefinite article should be used here. Now ‘pencil’ starts with a consonant sound, hence, ‘a’ should be used here.
14. the; Definite article is used before the name of a ‘profession’. Hence, ‘the’ should be used here.
15. an; No particular ‘umbrella’ has been described here, therefore, ‘indefinite article’ should be used here. Again, word ‘umbrella’ starts with a vowel sound. hence, the article ‘an’ should be used.