Articles exercise

Complete the following sentences using the articles a, an or the.

1. …… snail is …… small creature with ……. soft body.

a) The, a, a

b) A, the, a

c) The, the, a

2. I saw ……… boy in ……… store. He was crying.

a) a, the

b) a, a

3. There is ………….. hole in my socks.

a) a

b) the

4. ……… shell of …….. snail acts as ……. armor.

a) The, a, an

b) A, the, an

c) A, a, an

5. As ……….. hermit crab grows bigger, it needs ……….. more spacious home.

a) the, a

b) a, the

c) the, the

6. She sang ……… lovely song.

a) a

b) the

7. Turtles are ………….. only reptiles that have …………. shell.

a) the, a

b) the, the

c) a, the

8. We are looking for ……… sofa.

a) a

b) the

9. They live in ………. small house.

a) a

b) the

10. That was ………….. very difficult question.

a) a

b) the

11. She was very impressed with ………… result.

a) the

b) a

c) an

12. I must be getting somewhere near ……………. center of ………….. earth.

a) a, the

b) the, the

c) the, an

Answers

1. The snail is a small creature with a soft body.

2. I saw a boy in the store. He was crying.

3. There is a hole in my socks.

4. The shell of a snail acts as an armor.

5. As the hermit crab grows bigger, it needs a more spacious home.

6. She sang a lovely song.

7. Turtles are the only reptiles that have a shell.

8. We are looking for a sofa.

9. They live in a small house.

10. That was a very difficult question.

11. She was very impressed with the result.

12. I must be getting somewhere near the center of the earth.