Worksheet Solutions: Articles | English Marigold Class 5 PDF Download

A singular countable noun always takes an article.
I have a pet dog. (NOT I have pet dog.)
She has written a story. (NOT She has written story.)
Have you got a brother? (NOT Have you got brother?)
If you are hungry, you can have an orange. (NOT --you can have orange.)
A plural noun can be used without an article.
Spiders have eight legs. OR A spider has eight legs.

Q1: Rewrite the following sentences correctly using suitable articles.

(i) Bring me glass of water.
Ans: Bring me a glass of water.

(ii) I have idea.
Ans: I have an idea.

(iii) She is great writer.
Ans: She is a great writer.

(iv) It was interesting story.
Ans: It was an interesting story.

(v) She has brother and sister.
Ans: She has a brother and a sister.

(vi) Tell me joke.
Ans: Tell me a joke.

(vii) Nile is longest river in world.
Ans: The Nile is the longest river in the world.

(viii) Doctor was examining patient.
Ans: The doctor was examining the patient.

(ix) Pyramids are in Egypt.
Ans: The pyramids are in Egypt.

(x) My mother is good cook.
Ans: My mother is a good cook.

Q2: Complete the following sentences using appropriate articles.

(i) There is ---------- spider on ---------- roof.
Ans: There is a spider on the roof.

(ii) Rohan can play ---------- guitar.
Ans: Rohan can play the guitar.

(iii) ---------- fan has stopped working.
Ans: The fan has stopped working

(iv) Please open ---------- window.
Ans: Please open the window.

(v) Can you shut ---------- door, please?
Ans: Can you shut the door, please?

(vi) Who spilt ink on ---------- carpet?
Ans: Who spilt ink on the carpet?

(vii) I have borrowed ---------- book from ---------- library.
Ans: I have borrowed a book from the library.

(viii) She has ---------- daughter.
Ans: She has a daughter.

(ix) Could you lend me ---------- pen?
Ans: Could you lend me a pen?

(x) She lives in ---------- nice big house.
Ans: She lives in a nice big house.

Q3: Complete the following sentences using 'a' or 'an'.

(i) I ate --------- apple in the morning.
Ans: I ate an apple in the morning.

(ii) She was --------- ugly duckling.
Ans: She was an ugly duckling.

(iii) She is --------- European.
Ans: She is a European. (The word 'European' begins with the vowel 'e' but it is pronounced with the consonant sound 'u'.)

(iv) -------- elephant has a trunk.
Ans: An elephant has a trunk.

(v) They are building --------- house.
Ans: They are building a house. 

(vi) She has got --------- dog.
Ans: She has got a dog.

(vii) They cut the tree with --------- axe.
Ans: They cut the tree with an axe.

(viii) I would like to eat -------- ice cream.
Ans: I would like to eat an ice cream.

(ix) If you are hungry you could eat -------- orange.
Ans: If you are hungry you could eat an orange.

(x) Please get me ------- glass of water.
Ans: Please get me a glass of water.