English Grammar Test: Articles (Practice Test 2)
- Articles
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
A second set of article questions with new sentences. Tip: choose a or an by the first sound of the next word, not its first letter.
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Question 1
There is ____ European student in my class who speaks five languages.
Correct answer: A
European begins with a /j/ sound ("you-"), so it takes a, not an. The letter E is a vowel, but the sound is what counts.
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Question 2
____ Smiths, who live next door, have three dogs.
Correct answer: C
A family name in the plural (the Smiths) means the whole family and always takes the.
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Question 3
She was born in ____ United States but grew up in Canada.
Correct answer: A
Country names with States, Kingdom or Republic take the: the United States. Canada, a single-word country name, has no article.
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Question 4
____ Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes.
Correct answer: B
Single lakes named with Lake + name have no article: Lake Michigan, Lake Erie. Groups of lakes take the (the Great Lakes).
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Question 5
We had ____ breakfast at seven and left the hotel at eight.
Correct answer: D
Names of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) usually have no article. You add a only with an adjective, as in a quick breakfast.
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Question 6
It was ____ amazing concert. I'll never forget it.
Correct answer: C
The next word is amazing, which starts with a vowel sound, so the article is an. The article goes with the first word after it, here the adjective.
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Question 7
In many cities, ____ elderly can ride buses for free.
Correct answer: B
The + adjective names a whole group of people: the elderly, the young, the poor. Without the, elderly cannot be the subject.
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Question 8
I need ____ advice about which laptop to buy.
Correct answer: D
Advice is uncountable in English, so it cannot take a or an. Say advice, some advice or a piece of advice.
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Question 9
Which sentence is correct?
Correct answer: C
A superlative takes the: the best. Most best is a double superlative, and a best is wrong because there can be only one best.
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Question 10
The babysitter charges $15 ____ hour.
Correct answer: B
In hour the h is silent, so the word starts with a vowel sound: an hour. A hour is the most common trap.
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