CBSE Class 8 English Determiners And Articles Worksheet

Question. …………………………………. people participated in the program.
A. Several
B. Much
C. The few
D. Little

Answer. A

Question. We need …………………………… chairs for the guests.
A. little
B. either
C. more
D. some

Answer. C

Question. ……………………………. girl who answered the phone was a Punjabi.
A. A
B. The
C. That
D. This

Answer. B,C

Question. …………………………….. people came forward to help him.
A. Many
B. Nobody
C. Everybody
D. Somebody

Answer. A

Question. I wish I had …………………………. Money.
A. less
B. little
C. a little
D. more

Answer. D

Question. She told me that …………………………. yellow was her favourite colour.
A. a
B. the
C. this
D. No article is required

Answer. D

Question. You can take ……………………………. of these two bags.
A. many
B. more
C. either
D. some

Answer. C

Question. ……………………………… the guests have arrived.
A. All
B. Much
C. Enough
D. Some

Answer. A

Question. We haven’t got ……………………………… money.
A. some
B. many
C. more
D. much

Answer. D

Question. We looked for him ……………………………………, but we couldn’t find him …………………………….
A. somewhere, anywhere
B. anywhere, somewhere
C. everywhere, anywhere
D. nowhere, somewhere

Answer. C
 

Determiners

Question. Is there .......................... money in your wallet?
(a) any
(b) some
(c) a

Answer : A

Question. There were only .............................. apples on the tree.
(a) few
(b) a few
(c) the few

Answer : B

Question. ......................... children love toys.
(a) Most
(b) Much
(c) Less

Answer : A

Question. He has .............................. respect for his elders.
(a) little
(b) few
(c) many

Answer : A

Question. They scored as ............................. goals as us.
(a) many
(b) much
(c) more

Answer : A

Question. I want to adopt ................................ puppy.
(a) a
(b) some
(c) the

Answer : A

Question. ............................ my friends wished me on my birthday.
(a) All
(b) Some
(c) Many

Answer : A

Question. I don't have ............................... money on me.
(a) many
(b) much
(c) less

Answer : B

Question. She is ............................ European actor.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. I have ................................... knowledge of German.
(a) a little
(b) a few
(c) the little

Answer : A

Question. She has got very ............................... friends.
(a) few
(b) little
(c) a few

Answer : A

Question. Could you lend me ................................ money?
(a) some
(b) a
(c) little

Answer : A

Question. There aren't ............................... apples on the
(a) tree.
(b) much
(c) many

Answer : C

Question. I have .......................... interest in politics.
(a) no
(b) not
(c) any

Answer : A

Question. She doesn't have ............................. friends.
(a) many
(b) few
(c) much

Answer : A

Question. She scored .................................. points than
(a) me.
(b) fewer
(c) less

Answer : B

Question. I found her house without ................. difficulty.
(a) many
(b) much

Answer : B

Question. She has over ............................... million followers on social media.
(a) a
(b) one
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A, B

Question. I love ............................. music.
(a) all
(b) every
(c) each

Answer : A

Question. There is very .............................. sugar in the
(a) jar.
(b) little
(c) few

Answer : B

Question. ................................. knowledge of Chinese helped me when I was in China.
(a) Little
(b) A little
(c) The little

Answer : C

Question. I don't have ............................... money.
(a) much
(b) some
(c) many

Answer : A

Question. You can complete this course in as .............................. as six months.
(a) few
(b) little
(c) much

Answer : A

Question. I faced far ................................. problems than I was expecting.
(a) fewer
(b) few
(c) lesser

Answer : A

1. Fill in the blanks with determiners given in brackets :

1. Do you have ________ good news for me (a, both).
2. Do you have ________ information about the lost child (any/ more).
3. Here is ________ water in the jug for every one (a few/enough).
4. I shall be going to Bombay for ________ days (much/some).
5. How ________ sugar did you buy? (many/much)
6. He takes milk ________ day. (each/every)
7. The cake was very tasty. ________ of the girls ate two pieces each. (most/more)

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles (a/an/the).

1. We enjoyed our holiday. ________ hotel was very nice.
2. Jane is ________ interesting person. You must meet him.
3. You look very tired. You need ________ holiday.
4. Paris is ________ capital of France.
5. Can I ask ________ question?
6. London is ________ interesting city.
7. My brother is ________ soldier. He is in ________ army.
8. He is professor in ________ University.
9. Mohan is ________ honest boy.

The words a, an, and the are known as articles.
Articles are determiners and point out the noun. They are always placed before noun.
There are two types of articles:
* The indefinite articles as a and an.
* The definite article as the

USES OF ARTICLE 'A'

# Before common noun
Ex.-
a pen, a river, a girl, a table etc.

# Before consonant sound
Ex.-
a useful animal, a university, a hospital etc.

USES OF ARTICLE 'An'
# Before vowel sound ( a, e, i, o, u )
Ex.-
an orange, an hour, an eagle, an honest etc.
# Before abbreviations but have vowel sound
Ex.-
an M.L.A , an F.I.R. , an S.D.O. etc.

USES OF ARTICLE ' The '
# Before particular person or thing or one already referred
Ex.-
The lady whom I met on the way is no more.
# Before common noun in singular number which is used to indicate a whole class or kind.
Ex.-
The woman should be empowered.
# Before common nouns unique of their kinds.
Ex.-
The sun is the source of energy.

# Before Superlative degree of adjective.
Ex.-
Diamond is the hardest metal of all.

# Before the names of races or religions.
Ex.-
The Indian are proud of their culture.

# Before well known buildings.
Ex.-
We have visited the Hawa Mahal.

# Before the names of rivers, seas, oceans, gulfs, mountain ranges and group of islands;
Ex.-
The Ural mountains are in Russia.

# Before the names of holy books and newspaper ;
Ex.-
A) We read the Hindu.
B) The Quran is a religious book of Muslim.
# Before the directions.
Ex.-
Kanyakumari lies in the south of India.

OMISSION OF ARTICLES
' The' Article is not used in the following context :

# Before proper nouns;
( Names of states, cities, persons, mountain peak, days of the week and months of the year )
Ex.-
Patna, Sunday, Bihar, February etc.

# Before the names of languages, arts, subject, diseases; etc.
Ex.-
Malayalam, cancer, Hindi, painting etc.

# Before the names of material
Ex.-
Cotton, diamond etc.

# Before abstract noun
Ex.-
Honesty, health, beauty etc.

# before uncountable noun;
Water, tea etc.

Q.1 Insert articles wherever necessary
1) My uncle has acted in ..........one- act play.
2) Many children love to play............ cricket.
3) He found...........purse which he lost yesterday.
4) My uncle is..........M.L.A.
5) I saw a bag. ..........bag was new.
6) My saree is made of............. cotton.
7) ............earth moves round...........sun.
8) He plays ............tabla.
9) My birthday comes in............ October.
10) Rohan eats ........egg daily.

NOTE - Do this exercise in a separate copy or on paper.