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Articles (a/an/the/zero) Exercises PDFSet 2: Using A/An: Jobs, Descriptions & First Mention

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.Maria is ___ doctor. She works at a hospital.

a) ab) anc) thed)

2.I have ___ brother and two sisters.

a) anb) thec) ad)

3.What ___ beautiful day it is!

a) theb) c) and) a

4.Tom eats fast food about twice ___ week.

a) theb) ac) and)

5.There is ___ orange on the table.

a) anb) ac) thed)

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.a

2.a

3.a

4.a

5.an

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."a"(a)

We use 'a/an' before a job title after 'be'. 'Doctor' starts with a consonant sound, so we use 'a'.

2."a"(c)

We use 'a' to introduce something mentioned for the first time. 'I have a brother' tells us about one brother.

3."a"(d)

In exclamations with 'What', we use 'a/an' before a singular countable noun: 'What a beautiful day!'

4."a"(b)

We use 'a' to mean 'each' or 'per'. 'Twice a week' means 'two times each week'.

5."an"(a)

We use 'a/an' to introduce something for the first time. 'Orange' starts with a vowel sound, so we use 'an'.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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