Articles Test - 5

Here Usha is particularised or pointed at. Hence, article 'the' is required to mention the specification.

Here, 'cup of tea' neither refers to a specific object nor does 'cup' begin with a vowel sound word. Thus, option 1.

Word honest though starts with a consonant but makes a vowel sound. And for vowel sound, we use article 'an'.

Word 'island' not only starts with a vowel but also makes a vowel sound. Thus, option 2.

Here, the subject (captain) is neither specific nor a vowel word. Thus, option 1.

The sentence implies that Karamana is one of the rivers (and not the only river) flowing through Trivandrum. Option 1 fits the blank as the word Karamana does not begin with vowel sound.

'Map of Kerala' means map of a specific area. Thus, article 'the' is required.

Word 'better' represents comparative degree of verb of being. With comparative degree (followed by a common noun like 'poet'), we use article 'a'.

"Great saint" in the sentence does not begin with a vowel sound, so we must use the article 'a'. "The" cannot be used because there are more than one great saints that can be named. "An" cannot be used because "great saint" does not begin with a vowel.

Here, a specific person is referred to. In such cases, we use article 'the'.