Articles – English Grammar Test for A2
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2 I saw the elephant in the zoo yesterday. (first mention)
3 He wants to be the engineer when he grows up.
4 We stayed at an hotel near the beach.
5 Please, give me the water. (general sense)
6 She has a hour to finish the exam.
7 They live in the small village. (not specific)
8 I always eat a bread in the morning.
9 There are the stars in the sky tonight. (general view)
10 She is reading a interesting story now.
11 He is a honest man.
12 We visited a Louvre Museum in Paris.
13 She goes to the school every day. (general institution)
14 We stayed at the cheap hotel. (first mention)
15 He drank an coffee in the café.
16 They climbed a Mount Everest.
17 She likes the music. (general sense)
18 My uncle plays a guitar very well.
19 I want to be an teacher in the future.
20 He usually drinks an milk in the evening.
21 They are going to cinema tonight.
22 She saw a sun in the morning.
23 We are learning English at an university in London.
24 He met the interesting people at the party. (first mention)
25 I have the idea! (first mention)
26 There was accident on the road.
27 She bought the sugar from the shop. (not specific)
28 We saw a moon last night.
29 She wants to buy the new car. (not mentioned before)
30 He works in an office near the station. (specific one, known to both)
Answer
1 Correction: She bought a book yesterday. – "book" begins with consonant sound.
2 Correction: I saw an elephant in the zoo yesterday. – First mention, use "an".
3 Correction: He wants to be an engineer when he grows up. – Occupations use "a/an".
4 Correction: We stayed at a hotel near the beach. – "hotel" begins with consonant sound /h/.
5 Correction: Please, give me – water. – Uncountable noun in general, no article.
6 Correction: She has an hour to finish the exam. – "hour" starts with vowel sound /aʊ/.
7 Correction: They live in a small village. – Not specific, use "a".
8 Correction: I always eat – bread in the morning. – "bread" is uncountable.
9 Correction: There are – stars in the sky tonight. – General plural, no article.
10 Correction: She is reading an interesting story now. – "interesting" starts with vowel sound.
11 Correction: He is an honest man. – "honest" starts with vowel sound.
12 Correction: We visited the Louvre Museum in Paris. – Famous unique museum.
13 Correction: She goes to – school every day. – Institutions in general: no article.
14 Correction: We stayed at a cheap hotel. – First mention.
15 Correction: He drank a coffee in the café. – "coffee" as a cup/unit → "a coffee".
16 Correction: They climbed – Mount Everest. – Mountains use no article.
17 Correction: She likes – music. – General sense, no article.
18 Correction: My uncle plays the guitar very well. – Instruments use "the".
19 Correction: I want to be a teacher in the future. – Occupations: "a".
20 Correction: He usually drinks – milk in the evening. – "milk" is uncountable.
21 Correction: They are going to the cinema tonight. – Always "the cinema".
22 Correction: She saw the sun in the morning. – Unique object.
23 Correction: We are learning English at a university in London. – "university" starts with /juː/.
24 Correction: He met – interesting people at the party. – Plural indefinite, no article.
25 Correction: I have an idea! – First mention of singular countable.
26 Correction: There was an accident on the road. – "accident" begins with vowel sound.
27 Correction: She bought – sugar from the shop. – "sugar" uncountable.
28 Correction: We saw the moon last night. – Unique object.
29 Correction: She wants to buy a new car. – First mention, not specific.
30 Correction: He works in the office near the station. – Specific known office.