Articles in the English Language / Артикли в Английском языке
Choose 'A', 'AN', 'THE' or ' -- ' for "no article" for each blank below, then click the green button to check your answers.
1. Can you play [a/the/an/--] musical instrument? I play the piano and the guitar.
2. Do you own [a/the/an/--] guitar? Someone left an old guitar sitting on the table.
3. These days, [ -- /the/a/an] apples are really expensive. And [ -- /the/a/an] lettuce costs a fortune! Why do [ -- /the/a/an] fruit and [ -- /the/a/an] vegetables cost so much?
4. Diana thinks [ -- /a/the/an] creativity and [ -- /the/a/an] innovation are something you can't teach, but I disagree.
5. Dr. Preston told me that [the/--/a/an] pronghorn is [the/--/a/an] fastest land animal on the planet, but I think he was wrong. I'm pretty sure [ -- /the/a/an] cheetahs are faster.
6. The environmentalist argued that [ -- /the/a/an] clean air should be a universal "human right". He discussed the effects of [ -- /the/a/an] pollution on [ -- /the/a/an] human health.
7. Lucy thinks [ -- /the/a/an] cats make the best pets, but I think [ -- /the/a/an] dogs have more personality.
8. The documentary discussed whether [the/a/an/--] cat was domesticated in ancient Egypt or in an earlier period. I have [a/the/an/--] cat, so I was very interested in the program.
9. I wish I could play [the/--/a/an] violin. I love string instruments like [ -- /the/a/an] violins and [ -- /the/a/an] cellos.
10. I read that [the/--/a/an] bristlecone pine is the longest living tree in the world. And I also read [ -- /the/a/an] sequoias are the biggest trees in the world. Amazingly, both trees are found in California!