Complete these sentences with a or an.

1. My mother works in ___a___ hospital.
2. There is ________ big park near my home.
3. My aunt got me _________ beautiful dress for my birthday.
4. I saw _________ aeroplane when I was standing on the balcony.
5. Meena won ________ book as first prize in the elocution competition.
6. Nobody keeps _________ telephone directory these days.
7. What _________ pleasant day it is! I am going out for _________ hour.
8. Sunil is ________ well-behaved boy. Everybody likes him.
9. The horse is _________ domestic animal, but the lion _________ is wild animal.
10. I bought __________ old umbrella at the sale yesterday.

Choose a word from each column and write seven sentences. Use the articles a or an appropriately.

1. Neeta has a book.

Choose the correct answers to complete these sentences.

1. My mother gives me _______ glass of milk every morning.
   1. a
   2. an
   3. the
2. ________book on the table belongs to Preeti and Suresh.
   1. An
   2. The
   3. A
3. There is ________ new library near Nitya's house.
   1. a
   2. an
   3. the
4. Doctors say it is good to have _______ apple every day.
   1. an
   2. a
   3. the
5. The teacher made ________ important announcement in class today.
   1. a
   2. an
   3. the
6. There is ________ swimming pool near my house.
   1. an
   2. the
   3. a
7. ________ last train to Chennai leaves at 10 p.m.
   1. A
   2. An
   3. The
8. There is ________ good Gujarati restaurant near my home.
   1. an
   2. a
   3. the
9. There is ________ old house next to our school.
   1. an
   2. a
   3. the
10. ________ Parliament House and ________ Rashtrapati Bhavan are very important buildings in Delhi.
    1. A; a
    2. An; an
    3. The; the

Tick √ the sentences that are correct. Correct the others.

1. The ^A new bookshop has opened near our school.
2. She should have called me a hour ago.
3. The bread in our shop tastes good.
4. An Alps, Europe's greatest mountain range, is over 1000 km long.
5. I have two dictionaries-a big one and a small one.
6. We went to a circus on Sunday. We saw a elephant, the tiger and three lions there.
7. Indira borrowed the book from a school library. The book has many pictures.

Use the, where necessary, in these sentences.

1. We will study ∧^the history of India next year.
2. He is man who delivered this package.
3. Water from this well is not drinkable.
4. A lot of ships cross Indian Ocean every year.
5. I threw all rotten fruit out.
6. I asked teacher's permission to leave early.
7. They were sailing down Ganga, watching moon rise.
8. Lion is king of forest.