A, an, the or no article – Exercise 6

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Choose a, an, the or — (no article) to complete the sentences. Practise choosing between the indefinite article, definite article and no article in a variety of contexts.

Need help? See the indefinite article (a/an) guide, definite article (the) guide and zero (no) article guide.

  1. Sorry we’re late. We stopped at petrol station on the way here because car was almost out of fuel.
  2. I bought umbrella because rain was getting heavier.
  3. traffic causes a lot of pollution in big cities.
  4. We usually have lunch at one, but today we had early lunch before the meeting.
  5. She signed up for one-year course in photography.
  6. Are books on the top shelf for children?
  7. She has allergy to nuts, so she always checks ingredients on anything she buys.
  8. We had to hire boat to cross Amazon, then travelled by bus to Manaus.
  9. We needed extra key because key for the back door was missing.
  10. roads near the village were closed because of snow.