Online English grammar exercise|Article - Set:3 Fill In By Article

Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate article: a, an, or the.

"an" is used when the first sound of the next word is a vowel sound.
an eye
an umbrella
an hour
an English book...

Consonants can create a vowel sound, and vowels can create a consonant sound. The use of an is determined by the sound, not the letter.

E.g.
A horse
An honest man
an unidentified American soldier
a uniform

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1. He stayed at home last night and listened to ____ radio.

2. Mrs. Sally Jones is not at ____ office, she will be back soon.

3. You must write done, here is ____ pen.

4. I had ____ terrible headache yesterday.

5. He sent me ____ letter; the letter didn't arrive.

6. Paul's father works as ____ electrician.

7. His car does 150 miles ____ hour.

8. She has never been to ____ Alps before.

9. The little girl loves ____ flowers in my garden.

10. Chris is playing ____ trumpet.

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