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Year 8 English — Articles and determiners in use

Choose the, a, an or no article at all, and pick between few and a few, little and a little, either and neither.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Write "each" or "every": ____ of the four children was given a different badge.

  2. 2.Which sentence uses articles correctly?

    • a) Honesty is the best policy.
    • b) The honesty is the best policy.
    • c) Honesty is a best policy.
    • d) A honesty is best policy.

  3. 3.I need ____ information about the trip before I decide.

    • a) few
    • b) a few
    • c) an
    • d) a little

  4. 4.Sort each sentence by whether the gap needs "the" or no article at all.

    Groups: the · no article

    • They came to the station by ____ bus.
    • I would like ____ same drink as yesterday.
    • He is ____ cleverest boy in the class.
    • Please shut ____ door behind you.
    • This is ____ third time I have rung the bell.
    • Everyone knows that ____ sun rises in the east.
    • My uncle speaks ____ Japanese fluently.
    • We went back to work after ____ lunch.

  5. 5.Sort each word by the job it does in front of a noun.

    Groups: Article · Quantifier — how much or how many · Demonstrative — which one

    • much
    • this
    • few
    • a
    • several
    • those
    • an
    • the
    • that

  6. 6.Match each determiner to what it tells you.

    • the
    • a few
    • few
    • a little
    • little
    • either
    • neither
    • a small number, but enough
    • a small amount, but enough
    • a thing we have already mentioned
    • one or the other of two
    • not one and not the other of two
    • hardly any amount at all
    • hardly any at all

  7. 7.There is still ____ milk in the jug, so you can have your tea.

    • a) a few
    • b) few
    • c) little
    • d) a little

  8. 8.____ of the two answers is correct — both of them are wrong.

    • a) Neither
    • b) Both
    • c) Each
    • d) Either

Answer key — Year 8 English — Articles and determiners in use

  1. 1. each
  2. 2. a) Honesty is the best policy.
  3. 3. d) a little
  4. 4. Please shut ____ door behind you. → the; He is ____ cleverest boy in the class. → the; This is ____ third time I have rung the bell. → the; Everyone knows that ____ sun rises in the east. → the; I would like ____ same drink as yesterday. → the; We went back to work after ____ lunch. → no article; My uncle speaks ____ Japanese fluently. → no article; They came to the station by ____ bus. → no article
  5. 5. a → Article; an → Article; the → Article; few → Quantifier — how much or how many; several → Quantifier — how much or how many; much → Quantifier — how much or how many; this → Demonstrative — which one; those → Demonstrative — which one; that → Demonstrative — which one
  6. 6. the → a thing we have already mentioned; a few → a small number, but enough; few → hardly any at all; a little → a small amount, but enough; little → hardly any amount at all; either → one or the other of two; neither → not one and not the other of two
  7. 7. d) a little
  8. 8. a) Neither