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!