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Grade 7 English Language Arts — 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 word by the job it does in front of a noun.

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

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

  2. 2.Which sentence uses articles correctly?

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

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

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

  4. 4.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
    • not one and not the other of two
    • a thing we have already mentioned
    • one or the other of two
    • hardly any amount at all
    • hardly any at all

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

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

  6. 6.I bought a shirt yesterday. ____ shirt turned out to be too tight.

    • a) A
    • b) Some
    • c) The
    • d) An

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

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

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

Answer key — Grade 7 English Language Arts — Articles and determiners in use

  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. c) Honesty is the best policy.
  3. 3. b) a little
  4. 4. 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
  5. 5. b) few
  6. 6. c) The
  7. 7. 1. This 2. is 3. the 4. third 5. time 6. she 7. has 8. asked.
  8. 8. the