CBSE Class 7 English Articles Worksheet Set 01

Answer: A man and a woman ... The man ... The woman.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use a at first mention and the when mentioning them again.
2. A man and a woman are first introduced.

Answer: Can you play the flute?

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the with musical instruments.
2. We say play the guitar.

Answer: Pratap is the cleverest boy in the class.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the before superlatives.
2. The class is one particular class.

Answer: The tiger is a very dangerous animal.

Teacher's Note:
1. The tiger names the whole species.
2. A very dangerous animal uses a because very starts with a consonant sound.

Answer: I will be back in an hour.

Teacher's Note:
1. Hour begins with a vowel sound because h is silent.
2. So we use an.

Answer: Will you open the window, please?

Teacher's Note:
1. Both speaker and listener know which window is meant.
2. Use the for a particular thing.

Answer: She is a nurse.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use a before a singular job title.
2. Nurse begins with a consonant sound.

Answer: I would like to speak to the principal.

Teacher's Note:
1. There is only one principal in a school.
2. Unique things take the.

Answer: I bought a shirt and a tie. The tie was very expensive.

Teacher's Note:
1. The first mention takes a.
2. The second mention takes the.

Answer: Twelve inches make a foot.

Teacher's Note:
1. A is used for one unit.
2. Foot begins with a consonant sound.

Answer: Who is the boy standing at the gate?

Teacher's Note:
1. Both nouns are specific and known to the speaker.
2. So use the.

Answer: Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the before ordinals such as first.
2. Also use the with the moon, the sun and the sky.

Answer: Breakfast: ×; lunch: ×. Meals take no article in general.

Teacher's Note:
1. Do not use an article before meals in general.
2. Use the only for a particular meal.

Answer: × tea (general). The Alps separate France and Italy.

Teacher's Note:
1. Mountain ranges take the.
2. General uncountable nouns take no article.

Answer: Where is the Amazon River? We play × football daily.

Teacher's Note:
1. Rivers take the.
2. Games take no article.

Answer: A stranger over there looks like a European.

Teacher's Note:
1. European begins with a y sound, so a is used.
2. Stranger is not specific.

Answer: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Teacher's Note:
1. Superlatives and unique things take the.
2. Only one world exists.

Answer: The first man on the moon was an American.

Teacher's Note:
1. American starts with a vowel sound.
2. So we use an.

Answer: × English is spoken in most parts of the world.

Teacher's Note:
1. Names of languages take no article.
2. World takes the.

Answer: The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres from the Earth.

Teacher's Note:
1. The Sun and the Earth are unique, so both take the.
2. Learn the moon and the sky in the same way.

Answer: I use the Internet nearly every day. × Gold is the most precious of all metals.

Teacher's Note:
1. The Internet is a fixed phrase.
2. A material in general takes no article, but superlatives take the.

Answer: A stitch in time saves nine.

Teacher's Note:
1. Stitch is a singular, countable noun.
2. Use a here.

Answer: The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Teacher's Note:
1. Both nouns are specific.
2. So the is correct.

Answer: The pen is mightier than the sword.

Teacher's Note:
1. The represents a whole class.
2. It is common in proverbs.

Answer: Honesty is the best policy.

Teacher's Note:
1. Superlative best takes the.
2. Honesty needs no article.

Answer: Necessity is the mother of invention.

Teacher's Note:
1. The refers to a specific idea in the phrase.
2. Learn the proverb as it is.

Answer: Fortune favours the bold.

Teacher's Note:
1. The before an adjective names a group of people.
2. Examples: the rich, the poor.