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1. 1.

   Use a or an where required.

   1. ___________ bowl (bol) on ___________ shelf
   2. ___________ owl in ___________ tree
   3. ___________ lovely day in ___________ summer
   4. ___________ comedy, ___________ tragedy
   5. ___________ egg, ___________ boiled egg
   6. ___________ M.P. ___________ Indian
   7. ___________ salt, ___________ water
   8. ___________ orphan, ___________ university
   9. ___________ antibiotic, ___________ pill
   10. ___________ uniform, ___________ heir
   11. ___________ hour, ___________ union
   12. ___________ hundred rupee note
   13. ___________ honesty, ___________ sincerity
   14. ___________ gold, ___________ gold ring
   15. ___________ salesman, ___________ clerk
   16. ___________ important day, ___________ era
2. 2.

   Use a or an to complete these proverbs.

   1. You can't tell ___________ book by its cover.
   2. All good things must come to ___________  end.
   3. To turn over ___________ new leaf.
   4. Two wrongs don't make ___________ right.
   5. Rome wasn't built in ___________ day.
3. 3.

   Fill in the blanks using a, an and the in this passage.

   This is a passage taken from the story, "How McGee Kept Christmas," by Katherine Paterson. McGee wants to avoid spending a lonely Christmas and so decides to bring home two orphans—a brother and a sister from a foster home and give them the best Christmas ever

   Next morning, as McGee entered ______(1)_____ room, he found both _____(2)_____ boy and _____(3)_____ girl sitting in Miss Trainor's office on high chairs, their short legs dangling. "This is _____(4)_____ boy, Edgar and this is _____(5)_____ girl, Genevieve Laughton," Miss Trainor introduced them.

   McGee knelt on _____(6)_____ floor. "Hi," he said gently not wanting to scare them.

   "_____(7)_____ hell you say!" _____(8)_____ girl said, glaring at him. McGee stood up abruptly. "What did she say?" Miss Trainor went red in _____(9)_____ face.

   "Genevieve, either you both go with _____(10)_____ kind gentleman, or you'll spend _____(11)_____ lonely Christmas at _____(12)_____ Foster Home."

4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. Cross out the blanks not required.

   1. Galileo Galilei was _____(1)_____ Italian physicist, _____(2)_____ mathematician and ______(3)____ astrologer. He was born at Pisa in Italy. Galileo's early education _____(4)_____ was in _____(5)_____ monastery. From there he went to _____(6)_____ University of Pisa. Galileo made ______(7)____ excellent telescopes. At _____(8)_____ time. there was _____(9)_____ belief that _____(11)_____ earth was the centre of _____(12)_____ universe and _____(13)____ sun went round it. However, it was _____(14)____ Galileo's theory that it was _____(15)_____ sun that was the centre of our universe and earth revolved around it. He had to undergo trial for this belief. When he died in Florence at 78. Galileo was _____(16)_____ completely blind.
   2. This book has _____(1)_____ mystery story which is my favourite. _____(2)_____ mystery stones are so exciting, I have quite _____(3)_____ collection of such books, especially Agatha Christie's and Sherlock Holmes'. I can  _____(4)_____ finish reading mystery book in  _____(5)_____ day.
   3. Did you keep _____(1)_____ dog when you were  _____(2)_____ child? No, I am afraid of  _____(3)_____ dogs. Dog needs lot of care. I am _____(4)_____ working lady. I have _____(5)_____ cat for _____(6)_____ pet _____(7)_____ cat needs no looking after. It only needs _____(8)_____ lot of milk, love and cuddling.
   4. I put bread out in my front lawn for _____(1)_____  birds. I love _____(2)_____ wildlife. I'd have loved to live in _____(3)_____ countryside. Being _____(4)_____ photographer, I travel quite _____(5)_____ bit on work. I was at _____(6)_____ wildlife sanctuary in _____(7)_____ Africa _____(8)____ month ago and I had _____(9)_____ time of my life clicking away at _____(10)_____ pride of lions and herds of other wild animals, all roaming free.
   5. My new neighbour is _____(1)_____ European professor who teaches at _____(2)_____ university. I welcomed him home with _____(3)_____ cup of tea and some hot pakoras. He is quite musical and plays _____(4)____ piano and enjoys going to _____(5)_____ cinema. He plans to visit _____(6)_____ Taj Mahal in _____(7)_____ coming month and so I told him _____(8)_____ history of this monument of love, Shah Jahan built for Mumtaz Mahal.
5. 5.

   Read aloud and tick the correct option.

   i. I have taken my lunch/bath. I have had my lunch/bath.	iii. I said her to leave. I told her to leave.
   ii. I have many works to do. I have much work to do.	iv. I started learning English since two years ago. I started learning English two years ago.