ARTICLESSet 1

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary.

1. Mrs Chou is _________ teacher.

2. Please buy _______ umbrella for me.

3. She drew ________ circle on the blackboard.

4. We saw ________ elephant at the zoo.

5. Draw _______ line across the page.

6. Look at ________ picture on the wall.

7. Do you like ________ dress I am wearing?

8. What _______ beautiful ring!

9. He is _______ best English teacher in school. 10. ________ moon is shining very brightly tonight.

11. Please turn on ______ television.

12. We need to buy some food. Let’s go to _______ supermarket.

13. We live in _____ old bungalow by _______ sea.

14. My sister is studying at _______ university in ________ United Kingdom.

15. Susmita is ______ nice girl. You must meet her.

16. This is _____ once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You mustn’t miss it.

17. I don’t like ________ colour of _______ door.

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ARTICLESSet 2

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary.

1. Ismail is ______ Malay boy.

2. Devan is_____ Indian boy.

3. Christine is ________ English girl.

4. ________ European comes from Europe.

5. My brother is _______ engineer.

6. Mei wants to be _______ nurse.

7. They live in ______ big house.

8. We live in ______ old wooden house.

9. Do you have ______ extra pencil to lend me?

10. May I borrow ______ pen from you?

11. Ismail is _______ boy who saved me from drowning.

12. Who is _______ form teacher of Form 1 Setia?

13. Where is ______ red pen I lent to you?

14. Is this ______ one you want?

15. Rahmat is _____ tallest boy in my class.

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Set 3

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary.

1. Lin is _____ prettiest girl in the school.

2. Raj is ______ most hardworking boy I have ever met.

3. Cover _______ food on _______ table.

4. I will never forget _____ day I first met you.

5. I read ______ interesting book last week.

6. _______ apples and ______ pears are sold in that shop.

7. The competition is open to both _______ boys and ______ girls.

8. ______ plants and _______ animals are living things.

9. Where can one buy _____ tables and ______ chairs?

10. ______ durians and _____ mangosteens are seasonal fruits.

11. ______ bananas and _____ papayas are non-seasonal fruits.

12. _____ bees gather pollen from _____ flowers.

13. _____ nurses take care of you when you stay in _____ hospital.

14. _____ doctors and ____ nurses in that hospital are all very caring.

15. Please wash up all _____ plates and _____ bowls in _____ basin.

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Set 4

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary.

1. Where are ____ tables and _____ chairs I ordered?

2. Many of ____ desks in that class need to be repaired.

3. ____ chopsticks are usually made of ____ wood. ____ chopsticks you bought are made of ___ plastic.

4. ____ rambutans from my grandfather’s orchard are very sweet.

5. ____ rambutans are generally sweet but _____ rambutans you bought yesterday were sour.

6. You need _____ flour, _____ sugar and ____ to bake _____ cake.

7. _____ cooking oil can be made from _____ palm oil.

8. ____ money cannot buy _____ happiness.

9. Sweep up all _____ rubbish and throw it into _____ dust bin over there.

10. Thank you for ____ sugar and flour.

11. There is _____ stranger standing outside _____ gate.

12. On certain nights, ____ moon is full and bright.

13. My doctor tells me that ___ apples are good for me.

14. Where is ____ letter I wrote yesterday?

15. Doctor, I have ____ cold and ______ running nose.

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ARTICLESSet 5

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary.

1. ____ giraffe is ____ very tall animal.

2. Why is ____ grass green and ______ sky blue?

3. Bangkok is _____ capital of ____ Thailand.

4. My hen has just laid ____ egg. It is _____ big egg.

5. He lives in ____ Australia. He is ____ Australian.

6. Please pass me ____ salt.

7. That shop sells only____ ladies’ and ____ babies’ clothes.

8. Motor vehicles like ____ cars and ____ buses run on _____ petrol.

9. ____ Malays celebrate ____ Hari Raya Puasa and _____ Hari Raya Haji.

10. _____ Chinese celebrate ____ Chinese New Year and ____ Moon Cake Festival.

11. ____ Pahang River is ____ longest river West Malaysia.

12. ____ sun rises in ____ east and sets in ____ west.

13. _____ carpenter is ____ person who makes things from ____ wood.

14. Which is bigger, _____ elephant or ____ rhinoceros?

15. In half ____ hour’s time, everything will be over.

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