A/an, the, no article – English Grammar Test for A1
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Part A – Multiple Choice (15 Questions)
1 She bought ___ apple at the market.
a) a
b) an
c) the
2 They are drinking ___ water.
a) a
b) an
c) Ø
3 We stayed in ___ hotel near the beach.
a) a
b) an
c) the
4 I like ___ dogs.
a) a
b) the
c) Ø
5 He met ___ old man in the park.
a) a
b) an
c) the
6 We visited ___ Eiffel Tower in Paris.
a) a
b) the
c) Ø
7 She usually has ___ lunch at 12 o’clock.
a) a
b) the
c) Ø
8 He is ___ honest boy.
a) a
b) an
c) the
9 They are learning ___ English at school.
a) the
b) Ø
c) an
10 Please close ___ door.
a) a
b) the
c) Ø
11 I saw ___ stars in the sky.
a) a
b) the
c) Ø
12 He is playing ___ football now.
a) the
b) Ø
c) a
13 She met ___ European student.
a) a
b) an
c) the
14 ___ sun is shining.
a) a
b) the
c) Ø
15 There is ___ information on the website.
a) a
b) an
c) Ø
Part B – Gap-fill (15 Questions)
16 She wants ___ orange.
17 He usually drinks ___ coffee in the morning.
18 They went to ___ cinema last night.
19 We need ___ chairs for the meeting.
20 There is ___ owl in the tree.
21 He is ___ artist.
22 They live near ___ river.
23 She stayed at ___ hospital to visit her uncle.
24 We go to ___ school from Monday to Friday.
25 She found ___ coin on the floor.
26 He bought ___ bread at the shop.
27 I see ___ elephant at the zoo.
28 They are studying ___ history at university.
29 He didn’t understand ___ English in that book.
30 I need ___ hour to finish this exercise.
Part C – Short Dialogues (10 Questions)
31
A: Do you have ___ pen?
B: Yes, ___ pen is on the desk.
32
A: She wants ___ apple.
B: But ___ apples in the basket are not fresh.
33
A: He is eating ___ sandwich.
B: ___ sandwich looks delicious.
34
A: They saw ___ stars last night.
B: Yes, ___ stars were very bright.
35
A: He met ___ woman at the station.
B: ___ woman was very kind.
36
A: We stayed in ___ hotel last week.
B: Oh yes, ___ hotel was expensive.
37
A: She usually has ___ tea in the morning.
B: But today she had ___ cup of coffee.
38
A: There is ___ cat in the garden.
B: Yes, ___ cat is sleeping.
39
A: He saw ___ mouse in the kitchen.
B: Oh no, ___ mouse ran away!
40
A: She bought ___ dress yesterday.
B: ___ dress is beautiful.
Part D – Error Correction (5 Questions)
41 He drank a water.
42 She bought an book.
43 We went to the bed at 10 p.m.
44They live in the France.
45 I saw an European tourist.
Part E – Reading Practice (5 Questions)
Fill each blank with a, an, the, Ø.
Yesterday we visited ___ 46 museum in the city. ___ 47 museum was very big and interesting. After that, we had ___ 48 lunch at a café. I drank ___ 49 coffee and ate ___ 50 sandwich.
Answer
Part A
1 b) an – vowel sound.
2 c) Ø – water uncountable.
3 c) the – specific hotel.
4 c) Ø – dogs in general.
5 b) an – old = vowel sound.
6 b) the – landmark.
7 c) Ø – meals general.
8 b) an – honest = silent h.
9 b) Ø – language in general.
10 b) the – specific door.
11 c) Ø – stars in general.
12 b) Ø – sports general.
13 a) a – European = /ju:/ consonant.
14 b) the – unique.
15 c) Ø – uncountable.
Part B
16 an orange – vowel sound.
17 Ø coffee – uncountable.
18 the cinema – specific.
19 Ø chairs – plural general.
20 an owl – vowel sound.
21 an artist – vowel sound.
22 a river / the river – first mention: a.
23 the hospital – visiting.
24 Ø school – institution.
25 a coin – first mention.
26 Ø bread – uncountable.
27 an elephant – vowel sound.
28 Ø history – subject.
29 the English – specific text.
30 an hour – silent h.
Part C
31 a pen / the pen – first vs specific.
32 an apple / the apples – first vs specific plural.
33 a sandwich / the sandwich – first vs specific.
34 Ø stars / the stars – general vs specific.
35 a woman / the woman – first vs specific.
36 a hotel / the hotel – first vs specific.
37 Ø tea / a cup – uncountable vs singular.
38 a cat / the cat – first vs specific.
39 a mouse / the mouse – first vs specific.
40 a dress / the dress – first vs specific.
Part D
41 Ø water – uncountable.
42 a book – consonant sound.
43 Ø bed – fixed phrase “go to bed”.
44 France (Ø) – countries no article.
45 a European – /ju:/ consonant.
Part E
46 a museum – first mention.
47 the museum – specific.
48 Ø lunch – meals in general.
49 Ø coffee – uncountable.
50 a sandwich – singular countable.