English article practice worksheet with illustrated examples for grammar learning.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and choose the correct article: a, an, or – (no article).

Remember:
- Use a before words that start with a consonant sound.
- Use an before words that start with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
- Use – when no article is needed — like with plural nouns in general, uncountable nouns, or after “some”, “any”, etc.

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1. It was ______ cold day. → a (cold starts with consonant sound)
2. He is ______ honest man. → an (honest starts with silent ‘h’, so it sounds like “onest” — vowel sound)
3. I saw ______ elephant at ______ zoo. → an, the (elephant = vowel sound; zoo = specific place, so “the”)
4. She has ______ apple and ______ orange. → an, an (both start with vowel sounds)
5. They live in ______ big house. → a (big = consonant sound)
6. We need ______ milk and ______ bread. → –, – (milk and bread are uncountable — no article)
7. He plays ______ piano very well. → the (we use “the” for musical instruments)
8. There is ______ cat on ______ roof. → a, the (cat = first mention, roof = specific)
9. My sister is ______ teacher. → a (teacher = job, singular, not specified)
10. Can you pass me ______ salt? → the (salt is specific — the one on the table)
11. She bought ______ new dress yesterday. → a (new = consonant sound)
12. ______ sun rises in ______ east. → The, the (sun and east are unique things — always “the”)
13. He is ______ best student in class. → the (superlative — “best” needs “the”)
14. I have ______ idea! → an (idea starts with vowel sound)
15. They went to ______ cinema last night. → the (cinema = we usually say “go to the cinema”)
16. Do you like ______ chocolate? → – (chocolate = uncountable, general)
17. She is ______ European. → a (European starts with “yoo” sound — consonant!)
18. He works as ______ engineer. → an (engineer starts with vowel sound)
19. We visited ______ Louvre Museum. → the (Louvre is a specific museum — proper noun with “the”)
20. There are ______ books on ______ table. → some, the (books = plural, not specific → “some”; table = specific → “the”)
21. He gave me ______ useful advice. → – (advice = uncountable — no article)
22. She speaks ______ French fluently. → – (languages don’t take articles)
23. I want ______ ice cream. → some (ice cream = uncountable, but we often say “some” for quantity)
*Wait — looking back at options, maybe they expect “an” if it’s “an ice cream” meaning one scoop? But in context, probably “some”. Let’s check original task — actually, in many textbooks, “I want an ice cream” is acceptable if meaning one serving. But since “ice cream” is uncountable, better to use “some”. However, let’s see what fits the pattern. Actually, in this worksheet, likely they want “an” because it’s treated as countable here. Hmm. Wait — looking at question 23: “I want ______ ice cream.” Options are a/an/–. Since “ice cream” can be countable (one ice cream = one cone), and it starts with vowel sound → an. Yes, that’s common in British English.*
→ So: an

24. He is ______ only child. → the (“only” implies uniqueness → “the”)
25. We had ______ wonderful time. → a (wonderful = consonant sound; “have a good/wonderful time” is fixed phrase)
26. She is ______ most beautiful girl. → the (superlative → “the”)
27. He drives ______ car to work. → a (car = not specified, just any car)
28. They live near ______ sea. → the (sea = unique thing → “the”)
29. I need ______ pen. → a (pen = singular, not specified)
30. She is ______ university student. → a (university starts with “yoo” sound — consonant!)
31. He ate ______ egg for breakfast. → an (egg = vowel sound)
32. We saw ______ interesting film. → an (interesting = vowel sound)
33. She has ______ long hair. → – (hair = uncountable)
34. He is ______ kind person. → a (kind = consonant sound)
35. They built ______ school in village. → a, the (school = first mention → “a”; village = specific → “the”)
36. I love ______ music. → – (music = uncountable, general)
37. She is ______ actress. → an (actress = vowel sound)
38. He wrote ______ letter to his friend. → a (letter = singular, not specified)
39. We went to ______ park yesterday. → the (park = specific, or commonly used with “the” in some contexts — but actually, if it’s any park, it could be “a”. Wait — in American English, “went to the park” is common even if not specified. In British English too. Probably the is expected here.)
*Actually, let’s think: if it’s “a park”, it means any park. If it’s “the park”, it might mean the local one. Since no context, both possible. But in worksheets, often “the park” is used as a set phrase. Let’s go with the.*
→ the

40. He is ______ oldest boy in family. → the, the (oldest = superlative → “the”; family = specific → “the”)
41. She drinks ______ coffee every morning. → – (coffee = uncountable, habitual action)
42. They have ______ dog and ______ cat. → a, a (both singular, not specified)
43. He is ______ honest politician. → an (honest = vowel sound)
44. We need ______ information about trip. → some, the (information = uncountable → “some”; trip = specific → “the”)
45. She is ______ European citizen. → a (European = consonant sound)
46. He plays ______ guitar. → the (musical instrument → “the”)
47. I saw ______ accident on way home. → an, the (accident = vowel sound; way home = specific → “the”)
48. They live in ______ United States. → the (country name with “States” → “the”)
49. She is ______ MBA graduate. → an (MBA = em-bee-ay → starts with vowel sound “em”)
50. He gave me ______ good advice. → – (advice = uncountable)

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Now, let’s write the answers in order:

1. a
2. an
3. an, the
4. an, an
5. a
6. –, –
7. the
8. a, the
9. a
10. the
11. a
12. The, the
13. the
14. an
15. the
16. –
17. a
18. an
19. the
20. some, the → wait, options are only a/an/–. Oh! Problem — in question 20, it says “There are ______ books on ______ table.” And options are a/an/–. But “some” isn’t an option. So perhaps they expect “–” for books (plural general) and “the” for table. But “–” is allowed. So: –, the
21. –
22. –
23. an (as discussed)
24. the
25. a
26. the
27. a
28. the
29. a
30. a
31. an
32. an
33. –
34. a
35. a, the
36. –
37. an
38. a
39. the
40. the, the
41. –
42. a, a
43. an
44. –, the → again, “information” is uncountable, so no article → “–”, and “trip” is specific → “the”
45. a
46. the
47. an, the
48. the
49. an
50. –

But wait — in questions where two blanks are given, we need to list both answers. Also, in the original image, the right side has pictures with circles — probably matching exercises, but since the user didn’t ask for that, and the left side is the main task, we’ll focus on filling the blanks on the left.

Also, note: in some cases, like Q20 and Q44, if “some” is not an option, then for plural countable nouns in general statements, we use no article (–). For uncountable nouns in general, also no article.

So final answers per line:

1. a
2. an
3. an, the
4. an, an
5. a
6. –, –
7. the
8. a, the
9. a
10. the
11. a
12. The, the
13. the
14. an
15. the
16. –
17. a
18. an
19. the
20. –, the
21. –
22. –
23. an
24. the
25. a
26. the
27. a
28. the
29. a
30. a
31. an
32. an
33. –
34. a
35. a, the
36. –
37. an
38. a
39. the
40. the, the
41. –
42. a, a
43. an
44. –, the
45. a
46. the
47. an, the
48. the
49. an
50. –

Now, to present the Final Answer clearly, I’ll list them as numbered pairs or singles as needed.

Final Answer:
1. a
2. an
3. an, the
4. an, an
5. a
6. –, –
7. the
8. a, the
9. a
10. the
11. a
12. The, the
13. the
14. an
15. the
16. –
17. a
18. an
19. the
20. –, the
21. –
22. –
23. an
24. the
25. a
26. the
27. a
28. the
29. a
30. a
31. an
32. an
33. –
34. a
35. a, the
36. –
37. an
38. a
39. the
40. the, the
41. –
42. a, a
43. an
44. –, the
45. a
46. the
47. an, the
48. the
49. an
50. –