G6: Articles - Rules 1-10, Practice 1

G6: Articles Rules 1-10

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

This practice quiz asks you to choose the correct article (or no article) to go before a noun.
Please study the 50 rules for articles to help you with this exercise, and make sure you know count and noncount nouns.

If you choose a wrong answer, you'll see an explanation to help you learn from your mistake.

Eve is eating ___ apple.
1. an
2. the
3. - (no article)
Eve is eating an apple. ___ apple is delicious.
1. An
2. The
3. - (no article)
Carol wants to go to ___ university in California.
1. the
2. an
3. a
It’s raining. I need ___ umbrella.
1. a
2. an
3. the
Little Nancy has to have ___ uniform for her new elementary school.
1. a
2. an
3. the
Henry is ___ honest man.
1. a
2. an
3. the
___ honesty is an important trait that everyone should practice.
1. - (no article)
2. An
3. The
Mr. and Mrs. Smith want ___ home that is safe and comfortable.
1. a
2. an
3. - (no article)
That class meets ___ hour a day, five days a week.
1. a
2. an
3. the
___ rain is expected in Denver later this week.
1. A
2. The
3. - (no article)
I have ___ homework for reading-writing class tonight.
1. a
2. - (no article)
3. the
Look! There is ___ owl sitting in that tree.
1. a
2. the
3. an
Ben Bernanke’s name begins with ___ “B”.
1. a
2. - (no article)
3. an
Laura Linney’s name begins with ___ “L”.
1. a
2. an
3. - (no article)
Mercury Morris’s name begins with ___ “M”.
1. a
2. the
3. an
Sadie got ___ “80” on the last quiz.
1. a
2. an
3. - (no article)
___ “11” is impossible to get on a 10-point scale.
1. The
2. An
3. A
Organic eggs can cost as much as $5 ___ dozen in Colorado!
1. a
2. the
3. - (no article)
His Ferrari can go 200 miles ___ hour!
1. a
2. an
3. the
There are ___ deer in my neighbor’s yard right now!
1. a
2. - (no article)
3. the