Question

quiz
a, an, the, or ∅
circle the correct article.
1 my friend has two daughters.
____ girls want bicycles for christmas.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
2 do you want ____ ice cream
cone from the store?
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
3 jim picked out ____ puppy
at the pet shop.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
4 she bought ____ new shoes.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
5 i bought ____ only
video game left in the store.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
6 kim got ____ doll for her birthday.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
7 did you buy ____ iphone?
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
8 he likes ____ action movies.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
9 mark chose ____ orange shirt,
not the blue one.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅
10 we want ____ swimming
pool in our backyard.
a) a b) an c) the d) ∅

Explanation:

1. Question 1:

• "My friend has two daughters. ____ girls want bicycles for Christmas."
• Here, "the" is used because it refers to the specific two girls mentioned earlier.

1. Question 2:

• "Do you want ____ ice cream cone from the store?"
• "An" is used because "ice" starts with a vowel sound.

1. Question 3:

• "Jim picked out ____ puppy at the pet shop."
• "A" is used as "puppy" starts with a consonant sound.

1. Question 4:

• "She bought ____ new shoes."
• No article is needed as "shoes" is plural and not specific.

1. Question 5:

• "I bought ____ only video game left in the store."
• "The" is used as it refers to the specific (only) video game.

1. Question 6:

• "Kim got ____ doll for her birthday."
• "A" is used as "doll" starts with a consonant sound.

1. Question 7:

• "Did you buy ____ iPhone?"
• "An" is used as "iPhone" starts with a vowel sound.

1. Question 8:

• "He likes ____ action movies."
• No article is needed as "action movies" is a general category.

1. Question 9:

• "Mark chose ____ orange shirt, not the blue one."
• "An" is used as "orange" starts with a vowel sound.

1. Question 10:

• "We want ____ swimming pool in our backyard."
• "A" is used as "swimming pool" starts with a consonant sound.

Answer:

1. c) The
2. b) an
3. a) a
4. d) 0
5. c) the
6. a) a
7. b) an
8. d) 0
9. b) an
10. a) a