Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

1.    The stone hit me on ——————- leg.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

2.    I asked him to go to —————– post office.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

3.    —————- spider has eight legs.

a)    A
b)    The
c)    No article

4.    Gold is ——————– precious metal.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

5.    They elected him ——————- chairman.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

6.    My birthday falls on ——————- fifth of May.

a)    A
b)    The
c)    No article

7.    ——————- Milk is rich in nutrients.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

8.    I have —————— bad headache.

a)    A
b)    The
c)    No article

9.    This is ——————- news to me.

a)    A
b)    The
c)    No article

10.    Peter is the shortest boy in the class and John —————— tallest.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

11.    We should buy ——————– couple of shirts.

a)    A
b)    The
c)    No article

12.    We waited for —————— quarter of ——————- hour.

a)    A, a
b)    A, an
c)    The, a

13.    ——————- banyan is —————— kind of fig tree.

a)    The, a
b)    A, the
c)    A, a

14.    ——————- courage which he displayed was extraordinary.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

15.    —————— fire which raged in the city destroyed many buildings.

a)    A
b)    The
c)    No article

16.    ——————– project was abandoned for want of funds.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

17.    ——————- story he told me was interesting.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

18.    This is ——————– book he gave me.

a)    A
b)    The
c)    No article

19.    You can’t get there without ——————- car.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

20.    English people always talk about ——————– weather.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

Answers

1.    The
2.    The
3.    A
4.    A
5.    No article (Articles are not used before nouns used as complements.)
6.    The
7.    No article (Articles are not used before material nouns.)
8.    A
9.    No article
10.    The
11.    A
12.    A, an
13.    The, a
14.    The
15.    The
16.    The
17.    The
18.    The
19.    A
20.    The