Articles Practice
Part 1: A or An
Directions: Look at the phrases and fill in the blank with a or an.
1. _____ happy family 6. _____ illegible letter
2. _____ very small desk 7. _____ tentative schedule
3. _____ obedient student 8. _____ spotless floor
4. _____ loud pencil sharpener 9. _____ honest worker
5. _____ eldest daughter 10. _____ unisex t-shirt

Part 2 : Articles Review

Fill in the blank with an, a, the, and 0. Capitalize where necessary.

After being married for 2 years, my husband and I decided to look for 1) _____ new
house together. Our old house was too far away, and we had 2) _____ long drive to work.
For my husband, 3) _____ drive was about 1 hour. For me, it was about 40 minutes. We
both decided that we wanted 4) ____ house that was close to a highway. We finally found
one that was made in 5) _____ 1970s and is near 6) _____ lake. 7) _____ house is 2-story
and has 8) _____ balcony on the 2nd level. In the front, there is 9) _____ small garden
with
10) _____ poppy flowers. We can see 11) _____ lake from 12) _____ balcony. We fell in
love with it immediately. We talked to the seller and decided to move in on 13) _____
31st of April. We are excited to start living in the new home.

Recently, I read 1) _____ interesting book about a girl who studied abroad in 2) _____
Switzerland. It was her first time leaving her parents. 3) _____ girl lived with her aunt
and uncle in a big house that had a beautiful view of the town. 4) _____ uncle is the
headmaster of the school where she is studying at. The girl meets many new friends from
5) _____ different countries. She learns to explore by herself and also skis for the first
time. She realized that she was scared at first, but this experience taught her to be open to
6) _____ adventures and be brave.