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TOEFL Structure - Articles (a/an) — TOEFL Questions & Practice

Practise 235 TOEFL Structure - Articles (a/an) questions from TOEFL for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on TOEFL Structure - Articles (a/an) — with answers

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1. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: She bought ___ camera for her project.

  1. Aa
  2. Ban
  3. Cthe
  4. Dno article
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Answer: A

'camera' is a singular countable noun being introduced for the first time and starts with a consonant sound, so it takes 'a'.

2. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: I saw ___ city at the store yesterday.

  1. Aa
  2. Ban
  3. Cthe
  4. Dno article
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Answer: A

'city' is a singular countable noun being introduced for the first time and starts with a consonant sound, so it takes 'a'.

3. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: There is ___ city on the desk.

  1. Aa
  2. Ban
  3. Cthe
  4. Dno article
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Answer: A

'city' is a singular countable noun being introduced for the first time and starts with a consonant sound, so it takes 'a'.

4. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: I saw ___ elephant at the store yesterday.

  1. Aan
  2. Ba
  3. Cthe
  4. Dno article
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Answer: A

'elephant' is a singular countable noun being introduced for the first time and starts with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'.

5. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: He wants to buy ___ hour-long meeting next month.

  1. Aan
  2. Ba
  3. Cthe
  4. Dno article
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Answer: A

'hour-long meeting' is a singular countable noun being introduced for the first time and starts with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'.

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