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Class 7 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.Sort each sentence by whether the gap needs "the" or no article at all.

    Groups: the · no article

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

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

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

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

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

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

  5. 5.Write "a", "an" or "the": She is ____ only girl in the team who can swim.

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

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

  7. 7.Put the words in order to make one correct sentence.

    • third
    • This
    • time
    • has
    • she
    • the
    • asked.
    • is

  8. 8.Almost nobody came: ____ people were interested in the talk.

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

Answer key — Class 7 English — Articles and determiners in use

  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. each
  3. 3. a) a little
  4. 4. c) Neither
  5. 5. the
  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. 1. This 2. is 3. the 4. third 5. time 6. she 7. has 8. asked.
  8. 8. b) few