{"id":76958,"date":"2023-12-04T10:03:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=76958"},"modified":"2024-04-06T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T10:58:09","slug":"articles-exercise-for-class-10-cbse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/articles-exercise-for-class-10-cbse\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles Exercise for Class 10 CBSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The words a, an and the are articles. Articles are <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/determiners\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"71731\">determiners<\/a>. They go at the beginning of nouns or noun phrases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles: General Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Always use an article or another determiner with a singular countable noun. For example, we say &#8216;a cat&#8217;, &#8216;the cat&#8217;, &#8216;my cat&#8217;, &#8216;this cat&#8217; or &#8216;any cat&#8217;. Don&#8217;t just say &#8216;cat&#8217;. Plural and <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"73794\">uncountable nouns<\/a> are usually used without articles. However, we use articles with them when we are talking about particular people or things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He has adopted <strong>a puppy<\/strong>. (NOT He has adopted puppy.) <\/li><li>I love <strong>cats<\/strong>. (No article is used here because we are talking in general.)<\/li><li><strong>The cat<\/strong> is hiding behind <strong>the curtain<\/strong>. (NOT Cat is hiding behind curtain.)<\/li><li>Does <strong>money<\/strong> buy <strong>happiness?<\/strong> (The words money and happiness are uncountable nouns. We do not use articles with them.)<\/li><li>Where is <strong>the <\/strong>money? (Here we use the article &#8216;the&#8217; with money because we are talking about particular money.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles exercise <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. I talked to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; boy who complained of bullying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I still remember &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; day I first met him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I would like &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; test was easier than I thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. My mother has always been &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. huge source of inspiration for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Don&#8217;t make &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. There is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. book on that table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. She earns &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. lot of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. I received &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. letter from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; tax people &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; other day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. It proved to be &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; costly mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. She is not &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. fool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. What did you do with &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. He has inherited &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; huge sum of money from his grandfather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. It is not &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; right thing to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. They accused &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. teacher of showing &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. partiality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. I am tired of eating &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. same food every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. She looks like &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. yesteryear actress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. I don\u2019t know \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. reason why she is angry with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. Call \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. man waiting outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. It has been \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. long time since we heard anything from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. the (We use the article &#8216;the&#8217; to talk about particular people or things.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. a (The article &#8216;a&#8217; means one. So, a coffee means one cup of coffee.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The (Here we are talking about a test that both the speaker and the listener know about. Hence, we use the with it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. a (We are not talking about any particular books here. It could be any book. Hence, we use &#8216;a&#8217; here.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. a, the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. the (Here we are talking about a certain sum of money that both the speaker and the listener know about. Hence, we use the here.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. the (Partiality is an uncountable noun. We do not normally use articles with uncountable nouns.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. the (We are talking about a particular reason here.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. the (We are talking about a particular man here; hence, we use the.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See Also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/grammar-worksheet-for-classes-9-and-10-omission\/\">Grammar worksheet for classes 9 and 10 | Omission<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/simple-present-tense-time-expressions-worksheet.htm\">Time expressions used with simple present tense<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/non-finite-verbs-worksheet-cbse-class-10.htm\">Non-finite verbs worksheet for class 10<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/preposition-worksheet-for-cbse-class-9.htm\">Preposition worksheet for CBSE Class 9<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/relative-pronouns-exercise-cbse-class-10.htm\">Relative pronouns worksheet for CBSE Class 10<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/dialogue-completion-exercise-cbse-class-10-english.htm\">Dialogue completion exercise for Class 10<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/prepositions-worksheet-for-cbse-class-10.htm\">Prepositions worksheet for CBSE Class 10<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The words a, an and the are articles. 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