Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. the

  2. an

  3. a

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'Arab' begins with a vowel sound /æ/ or /e/ (depending on pronunciation), so it takes the indefinite article 'an'. The phrase is 'an Arab camel', referring to a camel from the Arab region. This follows the rule of using 'an' before vowel sounds, regardless of the spelling.

Multiple choice
  1. A, the

  2. The, the

  3. The, an

  4. A, an

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Both 'the Sun' and 'the east' require definite articles because they refer to unique entities - there is only one Sun in our solar system, and 'east' as a cardinal direction is a fixed concept. The pattern 'The [unique celestial body] rises in the [cardinal direction]' is standard.