Articles Worksheet for Class 9
The words a, an and the are called articles. They go before nouns. A singular countable noun is always used with an article or another determiner. Plural and uncountable nouns are used without articles when we are talking about people or things in general.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. I had …………………….. sandwich for breakfast. ……………………… sandwich was delicious.
2. ………………………. man sitting opposite me seemed to be ………………………… foreigner.
3. I have …………………………. doubt.
4. Can you lend me …………………………. pen?
5. When I went to Kerala, I stayed at …………………… hotel.
6. It was ………………………….. expensive hotel.
7. She sat on ………………………… chair.
8. ………………………… man sitting next to me was smoking a lot and I was annoyed.
9. Little children do not know ………………………… difference between good and bad.
10. He is looking for …………………………. job.
11. I didn’t get ………………………… job I applied for.
12. Do you own ………………………. car?
Answers
1. a, the, 2. the, 3. a, 4. a, 5. a, 6. an, 7. a, 8. the, 9. the, 10. a, 11. the, 12. a
Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. Where is ……………………. vacuum cleaner you borrowed from me?
2. The police have arrested …………………….. suspects.
3. …………………….. suspect was released on bail.
4. Have you ever been to ………………………… foreign country?
5. I still remember ………………………. day when I got my first salary.
6. ……………………… protestors raised slogans against ………………………. government.
7. India is ……………………….. democracy.
8. India is …………………………. biggest democracy in ……………………… world.
9. Do you take ………………………… nap in …………………….. afternoon?
10. It happened in ………………………….. 19th century.
11. She is ……………………….. brilliant student.
12. It takes …………………………. hour to go there by car.
13. He is …………………………. honest politician.
14. I don’t want to get into ……………………………… argument with him.
15. Fans surround ……………………….. actor wherever he goes.
16. We enjoyed ourselves during ………………………… holidays.
17. ……………………….. number of people have raised objections against …………………………… proposal.
18. Can we meet outside ………………………….. hospital?
19. ………………………. lot of people are unhappy with ……………………….. system.
20. He has rescued …………………………. number of cats and dogs.
21. I would like to talk to ………………………… manager.
22. He does not remember anything about …………………………… accident.
23. He called me …………………………. liar.
24. What he needs is ……………………………. good beating.
Answers
the, 2. the, 3. the, 4. a, 5. the, 6. the, the, 7. a, 8. the, the, 9. a, the, 10. the, 11. a, 12. an, 13. an, 14. an, 15. the, 16. the, 17. A, the, 18. the, 19. A, the, 20. a, 21. the, 22. the, 23. a, 24. a
