Articles – English Grammar Test for A2
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Part A – Multiple Choice (1–15)
Choose the correct answer.
1 She is … doctor.
a) a
b) an
c) the
2 I saw … stars in the sky.
a) the
b) –
c) a
3 They visited … Louvre Museum in Paris.
a) the
b) a
c) –
4 He wants to buy … orange.
a) a
b) an
c) the
5 Did you see … moon last night?
a) a
b) the
c) –
6 My uncle plays … guitar very well.
a) a
b) the
c) –
7 She bought … umbrella yesterday.
a) a
b) an
c) the
8 Let’s go to … park after school.
a) a
b) the
c) –
9 This is … best day of my life.
a) a
b) the
c) an
10 They climbed … Mount Everest.
a) a
b) the
c) –
11 She works as … engineer.
a) a
b) an
c) the
12 We saw … Eiffel Tower when we were in France.
a) the
b) a
c) –
13 He usually drinks … milk in the morning.
a) –
b) a
c) the
14 I need … glass of water, please.
a) a
b) an
c) the
15 He is … honest boy.
a) a
b) an
c) the
Part B – Gap-fill (16–30)
Fill in the blanks.
16 We stayed at … small hotel near the station.
17 … sun rises in the east.
18 She is reading … interesting book.
19 There was … accident on the road.
20 He bought … kilo of rice.
21 My brother is studying at … university in London.
22 Look at … stars! They are beautiful.
23 He drank … cup of coffee.
24 We went to … cinema to watch a comedy.
25 I usually listen to … music while cooking.
26 She wants to buy … new shoes.
27 We had dinner at … most expensive restaurant in town.
28 He opened … window because it was hot.
29 They stayed at … hotel by the beach.
30 It was … unforgettable holiday.
Part C – Error Correction (31–40)
Each sentence has a mistake. Correct it.
31 She bought an book yesterday.
32 We visited a United States last year.
33 He drank an water after lunch.
34 They went to the school every day. (general)
35 I saw a stars in the sky.
36 We visited a Louvre Museum.
37 She is a honest girl.
38 My uncle plays a piano.
39 They climbed the Mount Everest.
40 She wants to be the teacher when she grows up.
Part D – Sentence Transformation (41–50)
Rewrite the sentences correctly with the right article.
41 He wants to buy car.
42 We had egg for breakfast.
43 Sun sets in the west.
44 She is best student in the class.
45 They saw moon last night.
46 I drank coffee (make it one cup).
47 He is engineer.
48 She is reading interesting story.
49 They live in small house near the river.
50 It was most delicious cake I have ever eaten.
Part E – Short Dialogues (51–55)
Complete with the correct article.
51
A: Did you see … accident this morning?
B: Yes, it was terrible.
52
A: Can I have … apple, please?
B: Sure, here you are.
53
A: He is … honest man.
B: Yes, everyone respects him.
54
A: Let’s go to … cinema tonight.
B: Good idea!
55
A: She stayed at … hotel in Rome.
B: Was it expensive?
Part F – Short Reading (56–60)
Fill in the blanks with the correct article.
Last summer, we travelled to Italy. We stayed in … hotel near the Colosseum in Rome. Every morning, we had breakfast at … hotel restaurant. I usually ate … croissant and drank … cup of coffee. One day, we visited … Vatican Museum. It was wonderful!
56 We stayed in … hotel near the Colosseum.
57 We had breakfast at … hotel restaurant.
58 I ate … croissant.
59 I drank … cup of coffee.
60 We visited … Vatican Museum.
Answer
1 a – Occupation.
2 b – Stars in general.
3 a – Unique museum.
4 b – "orange" vowel sound.
5 b – Unique moon.
6 b – Instruments use "the".
7 b – "umbrella" vowel sound.
8 b – Specific park.
9 b – Superlative.
10 c – Mountains no article.
11 b – "engineer" vowel sound.
12 a – Unique landmark.
13 a – Milk general.
14 a – "a glass of water".
15 b – "honest" vowel sound.
16 a – First mention.
17 The – Unique sun.
18 an – "interesting".
19 an – "accident".
20 a – "a kilo".
21 a – "university" /juː/.
22 – – General plural.
23 a – "a cup".
24 the – Always "the cinema".
25 – – Music general.
26 – – Plural "shoes".
27 the – Superlative.
28 the – Specific window.
29 a – First mention.
30 an – "unforgettable".
31 Correction: a book.
32 Correction: the United States.
33 Correction: – water.
34 Correction: – school.
35 Correction: – stars.
36 Correction: the Louvre Museum.
37 Correction: an honest girl.
38 Correction: the piano.
39 Correction: – Mount Everest.
40 Correction: a teacher.
41 a car – First mention.
42 an egg – "egg".
43 The sun – Unique.
44 the best student – Superlative.
45 the moon – Unique.
46 a coffee – One cup.
47 an engineer – Vowel sound.
48 an interesting story – Vowel sound.
49 a small house – First mention.
50 the most delicious cake – Superlative.
51 an – "accident".
52 an – "apple".
53 an – "honest".
54 the – Always "the cinema".
55 a – First mention.
56 a – First mention.
57 the – Specific restaurant.
58 a – First mention.
59 a – "a cup of coffee".
60 the – Unique museum.