Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Read these sentences carefully.
I ate an apple.
A boy is standing under the tree.
The sun rises in the east.
A and an do not point out any definite or particular person or thing whereas, the is used when we speak of some particular person or thing. A, an, and the are called articles. Remember an is used before words beginning with a vowel a, e, i, u.
Now fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.
- Hari was ______________ unpopular boy.
- The boys and girls went ______ to seaside for a picnic.
- He saw ______ big crab coming towards him.
- I found ______ empty bottle, floating in the water.
- ______ sea creatures ate his food.
Advertisements
Solution
- Hari was an unpopular boy.
- The boys and girls went to the seaside for a picnic.
- He saw a big crab coming towards him.
- I found an empty bottle, floating in the water.
- The sea creatures ate his food.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Make new words by adding/dropping a few letters from the root word. Some are done for you.
| -ed | -ing | -er | -est | |
| pound | × | × | ||
| try | tried | × | × | |
| large | × | × | ||
| new | × | × | ||
| tasty | tasted | tasting | tastier | |
| wise | × | × | × | × |
| stare | ||||
| clean |
Do any of these words use all of four endings?
The tree was the house of a flock of parrots.
Where was Robinson Crusoe?

Look at the footprint shown here.
What did Bhaiya do all day?
Mr. Sharma _______ Class VIII.
The old banyan tree in the village has been there ______ the last 200 years.
Match the words in the box with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.
| grizzled | astonished | foothills |
| stroked | familiar |
| near the lower part of a mountain | __________________ |
| with grey hair | __________________ |
| to rub gently | __________________ |
| to be very surprised | __________________ |
| known to you | __________________ |
The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion.
The Barber was shaving the Sultan’s beard.
Did the Sultan enjoy the Barber’s talk? Why do you say so?
The giant carried a reaping hook because.
Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver. The creature is now extinct.
The word begins with the letter D______.
A giant aeroplane ______.
Which of the following actions would make a friendly person? Write them down.
- Respecting other people.
- Eating a small child’s tiffin.
- Calling people rude names.
- Pushing a smaller boy and making him cry.
- Being helpful to everyone.
- Helping your classmates in school.
- Mocking at friends and hurting their feelings.
- Protecting a weaker person.
Actions which would make a friendly person.
Hari was pinched till he was black and blue. ‘Black and blue’ means
Describe what is happening in the picture. Use is/are and ____ ing to make your sentences. Clues are given in the box.

| swing, sit, climb, lick, slid, kick. |
For example, Krishna is swinging.
- Mary _____________ up the slide.
- Hari ______ and boxing her.
- Little Bitoo ______ a lollipop.
- Rita _______ down the slide.
Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.
A giant tree ______.
