Exercise on Definite and Indefinite Articles

تمرين على أدوات النكرة وأداة المعرفة 

Complete the following sentences by using a, an or the if necessary:

1. ____ moon goes round _____earth every 27 days.
2. Did you see the film on _____ television or at _____ cinema?
3. There is ____ beautiful garden behind my house.
4. Where did you have _____ dinner?
5. People in ____ Mexico speak ____ Spanish.
6. He arrived ____ hour ago.
7. John was ____only person I talked to at the party.
8. We make _____ butter and _____ cheese from _____ milk.
9. _____ life isn’t always easy.
10. What is ____ highest mountain in _____ world?
11. Look at ____ apples on that tree.
12. I prefer going by ____ sea to going by train.
13. They live in ____ old house.

Check answers:

1. the, the
2. no article, the
3. a
4. no article
5. no article, no article
6. an
7. the
8. no article, no article, no article
9. no article
10. the, the
11. the
12. no article
13. an