Articles (a, an, the), possessives (my, your, his, her, their), demonstratives (this, that, these and those) and quantifiers (much, many, some, any etc.) are usually called determiners. They come at the beginning of nouns or noun phrases.

Can you use determiners correctly? Test your knowledge of determiners with this grammar worksheet.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner. This determiners MCQ is for term 1 of classes 8, 9 and 10.

Determiners MCQ For Term 1

1. He is ………………………….. honest man.

A. an

B. the

C. any

D. a

2. That was ………………………….. terrible situation to be in.

A. an

B. the

C. a

D. much

3. Is there ………………………….. that I can do for you?

A. everything

B. anything

C. enough

D. much

4. Though it was a cold day, there were ………………………….. people in the hill station.

A. much

B. more

C. many

D. few

5. …………………………… of them was selected for the match.

A. Some

B. Much

C. Little

D. None

6. There is …………………………… black car parked in front of your gate.

A. The

B. A

C. An

D. Any

7. …………………………….. Hindi is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

A. The

B. An

C. A

D. No article is required

8. …………………………….rich should be generous.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. Some

9. Can I have __________ piece of the cake?

A. more

B. another

C. enough

D. little

10. …………………………… student must write the exam.

A. several

B. many

C. every

D. all

11. I don’t like ……………………….. of them.

A. neither

B. both

C. either

D. much

12. ……………………………….. answer is correct.

A. neither

B. both

C. either

D. much

13. Is ……………………………. left?

A. many

B. few

C. several

D. anyone

14. They are ……………………………… waiting for us.

A. Everyone

B. Anyone

C. every

D. all

15. There aren’t ………………………….. mangoes on the tree.

A. much

B. some

C. many

D. most

16. ………………………………. of them was there.

A. No

B. None

C. All

D. Both

17. …………………………… knowledge of palmistry that he had helped him earn a living.

A. Some

B. The few

C. The little

D. A little

18. Only ……………………………… students participated in the program.

A. few

B. a few

C. little

D. the few

19. …………………………….. of our customers have complained about the lack of adequate seating in our reception are.

A. Many

B. Much

C. Enough

D. None

20. He is a man of ……………………………….. words.

A. much

B. few

C. some

D. many

Answers

1. an, 2. a, 3. anything, 4. many, 5. none (Much and little cannot be used with countable nouns; some is used with a plural verb; none is used with a singular verb.), 6. a, 7. Hindi (No article / determiner is used before the names of languages.), 8. The rich (The expression the rich means all rich people; the article cannot be omitted here.), 9. another, 10. Every (Every is used with a singular noun.), 11. either /both, 12. Neither, 13. anyone, 14. all, 15. many, 16. None, 17. The little, 18. a few, 19. Many, 20. few

Determiners MCQ 2

Fill in the blanks using an appropriate determiner.

1. I have lost ………………………. my money. (all / whole / each / every)

2. Not ………………………….. birds can sing. (all / every / each)

3. Not ………………………….. bird can fly. (all / every / some / each)

4. I was so thirsty that I drank the ……………………………. water. (whole / all / much)

5. You can take ……………………………. of these two shirts. (either / all / both). You can’t take them …………………………… (all / both / each)

6. He has two sisters. ……………………………… of them are married. (Both / All / Each / Every)

7. …………………………… citizen has some rights and responsibilities. (All / Every / Whole / Both)

8. I have invited ………………………….. Rahul and Priya. (both / all / either / neither)

9. ……………………………. Rahul nor Priya turned up. (Neither / Either / Both)

10. …………………………. key will open the door. (Either / Both / All)

11. She never had …………………………. interest in becoming an actor. (much / many / little)

12. Don’t ask him too …………………………… questions. (much / many / few)

13. Only ………………………….. students passed the test. (few / a few / a little)

14. ……………………….. child is unique. (Every / All / Some)

15. Have we got …………………………….. money? (some / any / few)

16. We don’t have …………………………. money to spend on vacations. (much / many / some)

17. Do you have …………………………………. information about the programme? (any / some / much)

18. He ate ………………………………… food and then went to bed. (a little / a few / many)

19. There aren’t ……………………………. good restaurants here. (many / much / few)

20. Very …………………………….. students passed the test. (few / a few / less)

Answers

1. all, 2. all, 3. every, 4. whole, 5. either, both, 6. Both, 7. Every, 8. both (Use both to speak of two people or things; use all for more than two), 9. Neither, 10. Either, 11. much, 12. many, 13. a few, 14. Every, 15. any, 16. much (Use much with uncountable nouns.), 17. any (Use any in questions and negatives), 18. a little (A little indicates a small quantity.), 19. many (Use many with a plural noun.), 20. few (Say very few or only a few; don’t say very a few)

Worksheet 3

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

Notes

Determiners are words like some, any, much, many, all, both, most, few and little. Articles (a, an, the), possessives (my, his, her, their, your, our) and demonstratives (this, that, these and those) are also determiners.

1. ……………………… my friends are atheists. (Some / Some of)

2. ……………………… them have arrived. (All / All of)

3. ………………………. children like mathematics. (Few / Little)

4. She ate very ……………………… (little / few)

5. She doesn’t have ………………………. Patience. (much / many)

6. They are ………………………. mangoes on the tree. (few / little)

7. ……………………….. knowledge is a dangerous thing. (Little / A little)

8. You have never given me ………………………… help. (any / some)

9. ……………………….. my friends are religious. (Most / Most of)

10. ……………………… my family live in Kerala. (All / All of)

11. She is friends with ……………………….. famous people. (many / much)

12. I earn ………………………… money than she does. (less / little / lesser)

Answers

1. some, 2. all of, 3. few, 4. little, 5. much, 6. few, 7. a little, 8. any, 9. most of, 10. all / all of, 11. many, 12. less