EXERCISE 1

(Solved)

Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ ‘an’ or ‘the’:

1. ………… auditorium has been built in our school.

2. Honesty is ……………….. best policy.
3. The Ganges is ……………….. holy river.
4. Hari is ………………… honourable man.
5. I saw ……….. one-eyed sailor.
6. …………. sun is bigger than ……………….. earth.
7. ………..umbrella is ………………. useful thing.
8. This is ……………….. first time I have visited ……………….. big city.
9. This car can be driven at ……………….. speed of 180
kilometres ……………….. hour.
10. Mount Everest is ……………….. highest peak in ……………….. Himalayas.

Answers:
1. An 2. the 3. a 4. an 5. a 6. The, the 7. An, a 8. the, a 9. the, an 10. the, the

EXERCISE 2
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Fill in the blanks with suitable Demonstrative/Possessive Determiners—this,

that, these, those, my, our, your, his, her, their, one’s:

1. He is a good boy ………… father is a doctor.

2. Aditi wants me to lend her ………….. car.
3. All ………….. mangoes are rotten.
4. The child has broken ………….. toy.
5. Would you like to have book or ………….. one?
6. Are there any girls in ………….. class?
7. What was ………….. noise?
8. The gardener waters ………….. plants every day.
9. ………….. boys will soon join us.
10. Who is ………….. fellow?

Answers:
1. His 2. my 3. these 4. his 5. this, that 6. your 7. that 8. these 9. Those 10. that

EXERCISE 3
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Fill in the blanks with Numeral Determiners—one, two, some, any, little, few,
all, both, much, many, several, etc.:

1. How ………….. money do you want?

 2. Have you read ………….. stories?
3. I have read………….. short stories in Hindi but only ………….. in English.
4. I read the letter again and noticed that there were………….. mistakes in it.
5. How ………….. milk do you take every day?
6. There are………….. countries in the world where population is not growing
fast.
7. Would you lend me your watch for ………….. days?
8. Do you have …………. complaint against the clerk?
9. There are ………….. eggs in the basket, but there isn’t ………….. butter.
10. ………….. care could have prevented the accident.
11. ………….. of the boys has broken this window pane.
12. I have already spent the ………….. rupees you gave me.
13. ………….. the husband and wife are members of this club.
14. ………….. the customers insisted that the shopkeeper must provide them full
measure.
15. The story was published in ………….. the local newspapers.

Answers:
1. much 2. many/some 3. many/a lot of; a few/some/few 4. many 5. much 6. a
few/some 7. some/a few 8. any 9. some, any 10. A
little 11. one 12. few 13. Both 14. All 15. all.

EXERCISE 4
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Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners:

1. There was ………….. accident near …………. central market this

morning. ………….. car hit ………….. scooter and ………….. man
on ………….. scooter was killed.
2. …………..postman put ………….. letter under ………….. front door
just ………….. hour after you had left.
3. A cup of tea may seem ………….. ordinary thing to ………….. of us in India.
But drinking tea is ………….. ritual which is taken very seriously in …………..
Japanese homes.
4. ………….. king fought bravely but he was defeated by …………..
enemies. ………….. defeated warrior left ………….. battlefield and hid himself
in ………….. is cave.
5. ………….. people came to ………….. site where the revolutionary general
was to be hanged. When asked if he had ………….. desire, ………….. smile
ran on ………….. dry Ups and he nodded his head.
6. It was ………….. grand occasion for ………….. children ………….. of them
had won prizes and ………….. parents felt proud ………….. of them
introduced their parents to their teachers.
7. Game hunting was ………….. favourite pastime of ………….. officers
of ………….. British Raj. This resulted in decrease in ………….. number of
animals in ………….. wild. Recent environmental degradation and destruction
of natural habitats of wild animals have pushed them to ………….. brink of
extinction.
Answers:

1. an, the, A, a, the, the

2. The, a, the, an
3. an, some, a, many
4. The, his, The, the, a
5. Many, the, any, a, his
6. a, many, some, their, Some/A few
7. a, the, the, the, the, the.

9. ………….. a few packs of, There are some

10. How much …………..

EXERCISE 5
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1. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners:

Two friends meet in their school canteen. They are going to have their lunch.
Namit : You can share my lunch and I’ll share (a) ……………………. .
Vipul : Oh, that’ll be nice. I’ll have (b) ………………… good things to eat.
Namit : I’am afraid. I don’t have (c) ……………………. . to eat. There are only
two sandwiches and (d) ……………………. . apple. Here’s your sandwich.
And you can take half (e) ……………………. apple.
Vipul : Thanks. They look delicious. I have four puries and some pickle.
We can have two puries each. And we will order for (f) …………………… .
drink. What would you like tea or coffee ?
Namit : I’ll have tea.
Vipul : So shall I.
2. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners:
My aunt lived on (a) ………………….. ground floor of (b) ………………….. old
house on (c) ………………….. river Thames. She was afraid of burglars and
always locked up (d) ………………….. house carefully before going to bed.
She also took precaution of looking under (e) ………………….. bed to see
if (f) ………………….. burglar was hiding there.
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners:
(a) …………………. abbreviation is (b)…………………. shortened form
of (c)…………………. word or a group of words. It is used to save time and
space (d)…………………. abbreviations are also used while speaking. Most
of (e)…………………. dictionaries include (f)…………………. list of
commonly used abbreviations.
4. Complete the passage with suitable determiners:
My friend lived on (a)…………………. first floor of (b) ………………….
recently renovated old house on (c) …………………. river Beas. She was
afraid of burglars and always locked up (d) house carefully before going
to bed. She also took precaution of looking under (e)…………………. bed to
see if (f) …………………. burglar was hiding there.
5. Complete the following passage with suitable determiners:
I have met (a) …………………. people in my life but (b) ………………….
man who has influenced me (c) …………………. most is Mother Teresa. To
 me she has been (d) …………………. symbol of true
religion (e) …………………. people can do what she has done. If we
adopt (f) …………………. ideology, the world would become a better place to
live in.
6. Fill in the blanks with determiners:
(a) …………………. entire polling station seemed to be (b) ………………….
huge mass of humanity. It was (c) …………………. public
holiday (d) …………………. old man insisted on talking to (e)………………….
polling officer. He refused to show (f)…………………. identity slip.
7. Complete the following passage with suitable determiners:
All religions have (a) …………………. common goal. (b) ………………….
religion when followed faithfully, leads to God. (c) …………………. should be
free to follow (d) …………………. faith one believes in. There should not
be (e) …………………. compulsion. Tolerance should
be (f) …………………. guiding principle.
8. Complete the following passage with suitable determiners:
Our Principal is (a) …………………. man of honesty and integrity. He does not
accept (b) …………………. gifts from students, teachers or parents.
On (c) …………………. occasion of (d)…………………. Children’s Day, he
was rewarded (e)…………………. students for (f)…………………. honesty.
9. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners:
In my childhood, the teacher never appeared in public
without (a) …………………. cane in hand. I used to think that one’s guru was
bom clutching (b) …………………. cane in his right hand
while (c) …………………. left held (d)…………………. pinch of snuff
between (e)…………………. thumb and forefinger. He
took (f) …………………. deep inhalation before proceeding to fluck the cane
on my body.
10. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners:
(a) There are (i) …………………. broken chairs in (ii) ………………….
farthest corner of (iii) …………………. room.
(b) There is (i) …………………. egg on this plate and (ii) ………………….
dirty marks on (iii) …………………. table cloth.

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