Article exercises worksheet for English learners to practice using "a," "an," and "the" correctly in sentences.

Task: Complete the sentences with the correct article ("a," "an," "the") or nothing.

#### Rules Recap:
1. "A" is used just before consonant sounds for singular words.
2. "An" is used just before vowel sounds for singular words.
3. "The" is used for specific words in the singular or plural.
4. For plural words that are not definite, we do not write anything before them.

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Solution:

1. Would you like ________ cup of tea?
- "cup" starts with a consonant sound.
- Answer: a

2. It's getting difficult to find ________ good clothes these days!
- "clothes" is plural and not specific.
- Answer: (nothing)

3. I'd like to buy ________ new pair of boots.
- "pair" starts with a consonant sound.
- Answer: a

4. My mother is ________ manager.
- "manager" is singular and specific (referring to a particular person).
- Answer: the

5. May I go to ________ room, please?
- "room" is singular and specific (likely referring to a particular room).
- Answer: the

6. He hates ________ exercises.
- "exercises" is plural and not specific.
- Answer: (nothing)

7. John found ________ wallet in ________ market.
- "wallet" is singular and indefinite.
- "market" is specific (likely a known market).
- Answer: a, the

8. My elder sister is ________ student in ________ college.
- "student" is singular and indefinite.
- "college" is specific (likely a known college).
- Answer: a, the

9. ________ young girls are keen on ________ make up.
- "young girls" is plural and not specific.
- "make up" is a general term (not specific).
- Answer: (nothing), (nothing)

10. My brother is scared of ________ cats.
- "cats" is plural and not specific.
- Answer: (nothing)

11. Anthony plays ________ guitar better than he plays ________ flute.
- Both "guitar" and "flute" are singular and indefinite.
- Answer: a, a

12. I have ________ shower every night.
- "shower" is singular and indefinite.
- Answer: a

13. They were born in ________ Italy but now they live in ________ Germany.
- Country names like "Italy" and "Germany" do not take articles when used as countries.
- Answer: (nothing), (nothing)

14. ________ humpback whale is ________ biggest mammal in ________ world.
- "humpback whale" is singular and specific (general knowledge about the species).
- "biggest mammal" is specific.
- "world" is specific.
- Answer: the, the, the

15. They play ________ baseball on ________ Sundays.
- "baseball" is a sport and does not take an article.
- "Sundays" is plural and specific (referring to all Sundays).
- Answer: (nothing), the

16. There is ________ woman waiting for you in ________ living room.
- "woman" is singular and indefinite.
- "living room" is specific (likely a known room).
- Answer: a, the

17. ________ children are interested in ________ video games.
- "children" is plural and not specific.
- "video games" is a general term (not specific).
- Answer: (nothing), (nothing)

18. Go past ________ school, then turn on your left, ________ real estate agent is just there!
- "school" is specific (likely a known school).
- "real estate agent" is singular and specific.
- Answer: the, the

19. We shouldn't use ________ margarine!
- "margarine" is a non-count noun and does not take an article.
- Answer: (nothing)

20. Lots of children love ________ fish and juices.
- "fish" can be both countable and non-countable; here it is likely non-countable.
- "juices" is plural and not specific.
- Answer: (nothing), (nothing)

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Final Answers:

1. a
2. (nothing)
3. a
4. the
5. the
6. (nothing)
7. a, the
8. a, the
9. (nothing), (nothing)
10. (nothing)
11. a, a
12. a
13. (nothing), (nothing)
14. the, the, the
15. (nothing), the
16. a, the
17. (nothing), (nothing)
18. the, the
19. (nothing)
20. (nothing), (nothing)

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Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\text{1. a, 2. (nothing), 3. a, 4. the, 5. the, 6. (nothing), 7. a, the, 8. a, the, 9. (nothing), (nothing), 10. (nothing), 11. a, a, 12. a, 13. (nothing), (nothing), 14. the, the, the, 15. (nothing), the, 16. a, the, 17. (nothing), (nothing), 18. the, the, 19. (nothing), 20. (nothing), (nothing)}
}
\]