Fill in the blanks type questions Grammar Article a, an or the

Here is the set of 15 questions framed as fill in the blanks. The answers are provided at the end.

Fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an, or the):

1. This was ___ great occasion for me.

2. The principal of ___ school was absent.

3. Did you watch ___ sunset yesterday?

4. The Chennai Express was moving at the speed of sixty kilometres ___ hour.

5. The dress that I bought yesterday is ___ green.

6 ___ Ganga is an important river.

7. We went to Agra to visit ___ Taj Mahal.

8. I went to ___ shop to buy ___ eraser.

9. Mohit is ___ electrician but his father is ___ businessman.

10. A team of scientists has thought up ___ new technique for recycling old rubber tyres.

11. One autumn evening ___ man and ___ woman were sitting in ___ dusty road.

12. The President of India lives in ___ Rashtrapati Bhavan.

13. Not ___ sound was heard in the corridor all day long.

14. We went to New Delhi by ___ Rajdhani Express.

15. There is not ___ ounce of truth in this newspaper report.

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Answers

1. a

2. the

3. the

4. an

5. green (No article needed)

6. The

7. the

8. the, an

9. an, a

10. a

11. a, a, a

12. the

13. a

14. the

15. an