Article MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

Use 'an' before words such as "hour" and "honest" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".

Here, 'Nepali' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.

Here, 'European' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.

Here, 'friend' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.

Here, 'boy' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.

'A/an' is used with singular noun. 'An' article will be used here as the word begins with vowel sound.

In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with something only one (moon, sun).
In the second blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before individual adjective.
In the third blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with something unique (moon, sun).

Here, lamp is not something specific. It is used in a general way. Article 'a' is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound.

Here, it is specified where they love to sail over i.e. water. 'The' is the correct article to use.

We use 'A' before singular, countable nouns that are used in a general sense. Here, both 'camera' and 'photograph' are not specific (both are used in its general sense) and both begin with consonant sounds.