Articles Worksheet For Class 8 CBSE
The words a, an and the are called articles. They come at the beginning of nouns or noun phrases. Use a/an with singular countable nouns.
When to use a/an
Use a/an with singular countable nouns when we are talking about a person or thing for the first time.
- I have a daughter.
- She is a teacher.
- It is a cat.
Use the in subsequent references to that person or thing.
- She has a son and a daughter. The boy is 15 and the girl is 12.
Learning how to use articles correctly is an important part of learning English.
Articles worksheet for class 8
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article. In some cases, no articles are required.
1. I was born in ……………………. 1979. (a / an / the / no article)
2. I have ……………………. kid sister. (a / an / the / no article)
3. …………………… cat chased …………………….. hen. (a / an / the / no article)
4. She opened ……………………….. book. (a / an / the / no article)
5. I visited ……………………… Australia last year. (a / an / the / no article)
6. They have ……………………….. big house in the country. (a / an / the / no article)
7. ………………………. girl who won ……………………….. first prize was congratulated by all.
8. …………………….. teacher asked …………………… boy to stand outside.
9. My mother bought me ……………………… bicycle for my birthday. (a / an / the / no article)
10. Let’s meet on ……………………… Monday. (a / an / the / no article)
11. I went to ……………………….. market and bought ……………………… coconut.
12. Which is ………………………. brightest star in ………………………… sky?
13. ……………………… government should help ……………………. poor.
14. He doesn’t eat ……………………… fast food.
15. There is something under ……………………… bed.
16. Don’t throw stones into ………………………. well.
17. I heard …………………….. story in ………………………. morning.
18. ………………………. man complained to ………………………… police.
19. They will close …………………………………. shop at 8pm.
19. Who is ………………………. man in …………………….. funny hat?
20. Don’t talk in such …………………………. loud voice.
21. Somebody is waiting at ………………………… door.
22. Have you paid ………………………………… bills?
23. I couldn’t start ……………………………….. car.
24. His untimely demise was rather ………………………….. shock.
25. I was having such …………………………… great time that I didn’t want to leave.
Articles worksheet with answers
1. I was born in 1979. (Articles are not used before years.)
2. I have a kid sister.
3. The cat chased the hen.
4. She opened the book.
5. I visited Australia last year. (Articles are not used before the name of countries; there are a few exceptions to this rule. For example, we say the United States of America and the United Kingdom)
6. They have a big house in the country.
7. The girl who won the first prize was congratulated by all.
8. The teacher asked the boy to stand outside.
9. My mother bought me a bicycle for my birthday.
10. Let’s meet on Monday.
11. I went to the market and bought a coconut.
12. Which is the brightest star in the sky?
13. The government should help the poor.
14. He doesn’t eat fast food.
15. There is something under the bed.
16. Don’t throw stones into the well.
17. I heard a story in the morning.
18. The man complained to the police.
19. They will close the shop at 8pm.
19. Who is the man in the funny hat? (We are talking about a particular man here; hence, the is used.)
20. Don’t talk in such a loud voice.
21. Somebody is waiting at the door.
22. Have you paid the bills? (The listener knows which bills the speaker is talking about. Hence the is used here.)
23. I couldn’t start the car. (The is used here because both the speaker and the listener know which car the speaker is talking about.)
24. His untimely demise was rather a shock.
25. I was having such a great time that I didn’t want to leave.
