Articles Worksheet for Grade 9
The words a, an and the are called articles. They are a kind of determiners. They go before nouns and noun phrases.
The article a/an is used when we are talking about a person or thing for the first time.
- I met a foreigner in the store.
The article the is used in subsequent references to that person / thing.
- The foreigner was looking for a map of the town.
Always use an article with a singular countable noun.
- She has adopted a cat. (NOT She has adopted cat.)
- He is a friend of mine. (NOT He is friend of mine.)
Plural and uncountable nouns are usually used without articles.
- Cats make great pets.
However, these nouns also take articles with them when we are talking about particular people or things.
- The cats that my neighbour keeps are quite affectionate. (Particular cats)
Worksheet 1
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article. In some cases, no article is used.
1. I miss living in ………………….. mountains.
2. In some of …………………… villages, they still haven’t got …………………….. electricity.
3. She threw …………………. chair at me, but missed.
4. It was ………………………. easy goal and still the striker missed it.
5. I must water ………………………… plants.
6. ………………………… need water and sunlight.
7. He lived in ………………………….. 19th century.
8. Lead is one of ……………………….. heaviest metals.
9. She is …………………….. prettiest girl in my class.
10. Would you mind if I opened ……………………….. window?
11. She is looking for ………………………. job.
12. Who do you think will win ………………………… election?
13. What are you doing in ………………………….. afternoon?
14. My grandparents had ……………………… hard life.
15. It is time to buy ………………………. new car.
16. I talked to …………………………. new boy.
17. I have got ………………………… surprise for you.
18. ………………………. storm blew our roof off.
Answers
the, 2. the, ……, 3. a, 4. an, 5. the, 6. No article, 7. the, 8. the, 9. the, 10. the, 11. a, 12. the, 13. the, 14. a, 15. a, 16. the, 17. a, 18. The
Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article. You can learn more about articles here.
1. I watched …………………… movie yesterday. ………………………. movie had …………………. interesting plot. It was about ………………….. man and his four sons. …………………… man was ………………… rich landlord. He was also ……………………. cruel master. He treated his servants badly. His eldest son was …………………… drunkard just like him. His second son was ……………………. opportunist. He was ambitious and ruthless. ………………….. only virtuous one in ………………. family was ……………… youngest son. He was ………………….. student at university and stayed in ………………….. hostel. He visited his father and brothers once …………………… month.
Answers
I watched a movie yesterday. The movie had an interesting plot. It was about a man and his four sons. The man was a rich landlord. He was also a cruel master. He treated his servants badly. His eldest son was a drunkard just like him. His second son was an opportunist. He was ambitious and ruthless. The only virtuous one in the family was the youngest son. He was a student at university and stayed in a hostel. He visited his father and brothers once a month.
Worksheet 2
When I was ………………… child I lived in Kerala. My parents weren’t rich and I was ……………….. eldest of their three children. My father used to run ………………….. tea stall in our village. He and my mother worked really hard to raise us. They would wake up very early in …………………. morning. My mother was very particular about giving us …………………… best education they could afford. We went to ……………………. government school in …………………… nearby village.
Answers
When I was a child I lived in Kerala. My parents weren’t rich and I was the eldest of their three children. My father used to run a tea stall in our village. He and my mother worked really hard to raise us. They would wake up very early in the morning. My mother was very particular about giving us the best education they could afford. We went to a government school in a nearby village.
