Article Questions for All Competitive Exams

Option B is correct as ‘no article’ is used with names usually and ‘A’ is used with singular countable noun that are random in nature and has a consonant sound.

‘a’ should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and ‘an’ before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word ‘University’ has consonant sound ‘yoo’. Hence, ‘a’ is used.

An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound.
The blank shall take ‘an’ as it represents one of the English teachers.

The proper noun here ‘Wilsons’ refers to a specific family of the name Wilson. Hence article ‘the’ is most appropriate and option C is correct.

‘The’ is a definite article used before superlatives. ‘Loudest’ is the superlative degree of ‘loud’.

The indefinite article ‘a/an’ is used with the words ‘few, lot or little’ to show that the quantity of a thing is small or big but of importance.

Here, ‘sea’ is specific place known to the reader. Definite article ‘the’ will be used.

Indefinite articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. ‘Onion’ begins with vowel sound and takes ‘an’ article while ‘tomato’ begins with consonant sound and takes ‘a’ article.

Here, ‘Umbrella’ is a general thing and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. ‘An’ article will be used.

Here, a specific ‘black cap’ that was in the shop is being talked about. Definite article ‘the’ will be used.