Articles – English Grammar Test for A2
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Part A – Multiple Choice (1–10)
Choose the correct answer.
1 She is … nurse at the local hospital.
a) a
b) an
c) the
2 Did you see … moon last night?
a) a
b) the
c) –
3 He wants to buy … new car.
a) a
b) an
c) the
4 My brother plays … piano very well.
a) a
b) the
c) –
5 They visited … Louvre Museum in Paris.
a) the
b) a
c) –
6 Can I have … apple, please?
a) a
b) an
c) the
7 We stayed at … small hotel near the station.
a) a
b) an
c) the
8 Look at … stars in the sky!
a) a
b) the
c) –
9 She wants to be … engineer.
a) a
b) an
c) the
10 He is … most intelligent boy in the class.
a) a
b) the
c) an
Part B – Gap-fill (11–20)
Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, or –.
11 We went to … cinema to watch a comedy.
12 My father usually drinks … coffee in the morning.
13 There was … accident near my house yesterday.
14 She saw … interesting movie last night.
15 I ate … bread with cheese for breakfast.
16 They climbed … Mount Everest last year.
17 Let’s go to … park after school.
18 This is … best restaurant in the city.
19 He is reading … book about history.
20 … sun rises in the east.
Part C – Error Correction (21–25)
Each sentence has a mistake with articles. Correct it.
21 She bought an book at the shop.
22 We visited a Eiffel Tower when we were in Paris.
23 He drank an milk last night.
24 They went to the school every day. (general sense)
25 I saw a stars in the sky.
Part D – Short Dialogues (26–30)
Complete the dialogues with the correct article.
26
A: Can you open … window, please?
B: Sure.
27
A: Did you have … egg for breakfast?
B: Yes, with some bread.
28
A: Let’s take … taxi to the airport.
B: Good idea.
29
A: We stayed in … hotel near the beach.
B: Was it expensive?
30
A: He is … honest man.
B: Yes, everyone trusts him.
Answer
1 b) an – "nurse" starts with consonant sound /n/, but wait correction → a nurse.
Correction: Answer = a (singular occupation).
2 b) the – Unique object.
3 a) a – First mention.
4 b) the – Instruments use "the".
5 a) the – Unique famous museum.
6 b) an – "apple" vowel sound.
7 a) a – First mention.
8 c) – – General plural.
9 b) an – "engineer" vowel sound.
10 b) the – Superlative.
11 the – Always "the cinema".
12 – – Coffee in general.
13 an – "accident" vowel sound.
14 an – "interesting" vowel sound.
15 – – Bread is uncountable.
16 – – Mountains: no article.
17 the – Specific park.
18 the – Superlative.
19 a – First mention.
20 The – Unique object.
21 Correction: She bought a book at the shop. – "book" consonant sound.
22 Correction: We visited the Eiffel Tower when we were in Paris. – Unique landmark.
23 Correction: He drank – milk last night. – Uncountable.
24 Correction: They went to – school every day. – Institutions in general.
25 Correction: I saw – stars in the sky. – Plural general.
26 the – Specific window.
27 an – "egg" vowel sound.
28 a – First mention.
29 a – First mention of hotel.
30 an – "honest" vowel sound.