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📚 Articles & Determiners Practice
Choose an answer, then open the short learning card. Explanations are kept small so students can continue practising without losing rhythm.
Q31. Copper is __________ Useful metal. (appropriate article)
"a" is correct because "useful" starts with a consonant sound. "An" is used before words that start with vowel sounds.
Q32. Give me __________ one-rupee note.
"a" is an indefinite article. It is used before a singular countable noun to refer to any one item of that kind.
Q33. English is the mother tongue of _________ English.
"English" in this context, refers to the language. "The English" refers to English speaking population in that region."
Q34. Nelson was __________ boy without fear.
Using "a" suggests that Nelson was just one of many boys without fear.
Q35. __________ book you want is out of print.
"The" is used before the noun "book" to indicate that the speaker is referring to a specific book.
Q36. He is not _________ honourable man.
The word "honorable" begins with a vowel sound because the "h" is silent.
Q37. My wife and I have _________ appointment.
"an" is used before "appointment" because "appointment" starts with a vowel sound.
Q38. It is ________ one-day cricket match.
Explanation: Use the indefinite article a before singular countable nouns that begin with a consonant sound. The phrase one-day starts with the sound /w/ (as in "one" pronounced "wuhn"), which is a consonant sound, so we say “a one-day cricket match.” If the word began with a vowel sound, we’d use an (e.g., an hour, an honest person, where the h is silent). ? Did You Know? One tricky rule: the choice of a vs an depends on pronunciation, not spelling. ? Remember: Before a word, use a → starting with a consonant sound; use an → starting with a vowel sound.
Q39. He is _______ honourable man.
"honourable" starts with sound of "vowel"
Q40. He will join _______ army.
the
We use the definite article "the" with "army" here because it refers to a specific army—the military force that the person is joining. "Join the army" is a common fixed collocation. Using "a" or "an" would imply any army, which is not the intended meaning, and "zero article" is incorrect for a singular, countable noun in this fixed sense.
Use "the" with singular nouns when you refer to a specific, identifiable thing (the army, the sun, the door). "A" or "an" introduces a non-specific item. Zero article is common with plurals and uncountables or when speaking in general terms.
He joined the army after finishing school.