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1. 1.

   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.
2. 2.

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

   Neeta			book
   Ramesh			orange
   Rahul	has	a	piano
   Gopi	have	an	oval table
   They			open cupboard

   1. Neeta has a book.
3. 3.

   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
4. 4.

   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.
5. 5.

   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.
6. 6.

   Complete these sentences with the + superlative form of the word in brackets.

   1. Mount Everest is _the highest__ mountain in the world. (high)
   2. Who is _________ member in your family? (young)
   3. Nitin is _________ runner in his school. (fast)
   4. This book is _________ one on the topic. (serious)
   5. Yesterday was _________ day of the year so far. (hot)
   6. I think that the one over there is _________ horse. (strong)
   7. Canada, China and Russia are big countries. But, Russia is _________. (big)
   8. My mother is _________ person I know. (careful)
   9. Which do you think is _________ language to learn? (easy)
   10. Which is _________ city in India? (large)