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English Articles: Fill in the Blank

Instructions: Read each sentence carefully. Fill in the blank with the correct article (a, an, the) or leave it blank (X) if no article is needed. These sentences are about daily life activities.

Exercise 1: Complete the Sentences

  1. Every morning, I drink cup of coffee.
  2. My sister is engineer. She works for big tech company.
  3. We usually have breakfast at 7:00 AM.
  4. I saw interesting movie last night. movie was about history of jazz.
  5. Could you please pass me salt? It's right next to bread.
  6. sun rises in east.
  7. My neighbor bought new car. It's red sports car.
  8. I love listening to music while I clean house.
  9. She is best student in class.
  10. Do you want to go to park this afternoon?
  11. He is learning to play guitar.
  12. I need advice about my new job.
  13. birds sing beautifully in morning.
  14. We went to beach last weekend. water was cold.
  15. Can you recommend good restaurant in this area?

Exercise 2: Short Paragraph

Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks with "a," "an," "the," or "X" (no article).

Yesterday, I had busy day. First, I woke up early and ate quick breakfast. Then, I drove to office, which is located in city center. I had important meeting with client. After meeting, I had lunch with colleagues. In afternoon, I went to gym and did hour of exercise. When I got home, I watched TV for little while and then read book before going to bed. It was long day, but productive one.

Answer Key

Exercise 1: Complete the Sentences

  1. Every morning, I drink a cup of coffee.
  2. My sister is an engineer. She works for a big tech company.
  3. We usually have X breakfast at 7:00 AM.
  4. I saw an interesting movie last night. The movie was about the history of jazz.
  5. Could you please pass me the salt? It's right next to the bread.
  6. The sun rises in the east.
  7. My neighbor bought a new car. It's a red sports car.
  8. I love listening to X music while I clean the house.
  9. She is the best student in the class.
  10. Do you want to go to the park this afternoon?
  11. He is learning to play the guitar.
  12. I need X advice about my new job.
  13. X birds sing beautifully in the morning.
  14. We went to the beach last weekend. The water was cold.
  15. Can you recommend a good restaurant in this area?

Exercise 2: Short Paragraph

Yesterday, I had a busy day. First, I woke up early and ate a quick breakfast. Then, I drove to the office, which is located in the city center. I had an important meeting with a client. After the meeting, I had X lunch with X colleagues. In the afternoon, I went to the gym and did an hour of exercise. When I got home, I watched X TV for a little while and then read a book before going to bed. It was a long day, but a productive one.

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