Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. (5)
1. He returned after ----------- hour.
2. ---------- Punjab is a province of India.
3. The dog is ----------- faithful animal.
4. ----------- pen on the table is mine.
5. I saw ----------- European in the market.

Answer 1

1. an
2. the
3. a 
4. the
5. an

Answer 2

1. He returned after an hour.

2. The Punjab is a province of India.

3. The dog is a faithful animal.

4. The pen on the table is mine.

5. I saw a European in the market.

1. A,an,the are articles.
2. A, an are indefinite articles whereas the is a definite article.
3. A is used with words starting with a consonant or consonant sounds.
4. An is used with words starting with vowel or vowel sounds.
5. The is sometimes used with proper noun and sometimes with a definite object.